Accounting is the function you only notice when it breaks. Right now, it’s breaking for many U.S. companies. Roles sit open for months. Salaries keep climbing. The work doesn’t go away, though.

“I have no use for bodyguards, but I have very specific use for two highly trained certified public accountants,” Elvis Presley once said. And who can argue with the man, knowing what we now know ...

Economic confidence among accountants in North America rebounded dramatically in the fourth quarter of 2023, after a steep drop in Q3. But that boost didn't happen in most other parts of the world: ...

Gen Z is stepping in as America confronts a severe accountant shortage, with hundreds of thousands leaving the field and most ...

The news comes after a review by Deloitte covering fiscal 2023-25 identified accounting issues at its North America unit.

The U.S. faces a severe accounting shortage: fewer graduates, CPA exam declines, and a large portion of the existing talent pool retiring have made qualified accountants harder and more expensive to ...