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July 24, 2025

AICPA & CIMA Business Resilience Toolkit — levers for action

The toolkit from the AICPA & CIMA includes ways to build supply chain resilience, actions on product innovation and customer diversification, and more.

May 29, 2025

Tariffs back in force after appeals court ruling

A federal appeals court temporarily restored President Donald Trump’s power to impose tariffs. The Thursday ruling followed a district court’s nationwide injunction Wednesday curtailing that authority.

February 1, 2025

Generative AI’s toughest question: What’s it worth?

Finance leaders struggle to determine generative AI’s costs and benefits, but there are suggestions on how to tackle the problem.

January 15, 2025

Economic optimism rises among CFOs

Almost three-fourths of CFOs in a Deloitte survey think the economy will improve over the next year. That sentiment, among finance leaders at companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue, is up sharply from the previous quarter.

December 5, 2024

A change in optimism about the US economy

Projections for revenue and profit growth for the coming 12 months are notably higher than recent previous quarters, according to a new survey. Why is that? Learn more about the results by listening to the podcast episode or reading the Q&A.

December 5, 2024

CPA executives upbeat about domestic economy in 2025, survey says

Optimism about the U.S. economy rebounded significantly among finance decision-makers, according to a new AICPA & CIMA survey. Revenue and profit forecasts are up, along with expansion and hiring plans.

March 21, 2024

The reasons economic sentiment about the coming year is on the rise

The quarterly survey of U.S. business and industry leaders shows rising optimism about the next 12 months. Why? Listen to the survey breakdown in this podcast episode, or read the Q&A.

June 1, 2023

How a CPA saved a state millions in health care costs

Marilyn Bartlett, CPA, changed the conversation about health care policy when her penchant for numbers saved Montana’s state employee health plan millions without increasing member or employer contributions.

February 9, 2023

How CPAs focused on advisory services can answer several common questions

A leader in client advisory services shares strategies for growing your CAS practice by delighting clients in this podcast episode with transcript.

September 21, 2022

CFO optimism is declining as cost concerns rise

US CFOs have grown more pessimistic about the economy — thanks to increasing costs of goods and services, increasing energy costs, and supply chain challenges — according to a quarterly survey by Grant Thornton.

August 18, 2022

Hiring managers in finance have their work cut out

Nearly four in five hiring managers in finance “expect to have to work hard” to attract and retain talent over the next year after three-fourths dealt with retention issues over the past year.

July 27, 2022

Business leaders may consider cuts to M&A, ESG budgets

If economic challenges continue, a survey finds that mergers and acquisitions could be the first area that CFOs and CEOs target for budget cuts, followed by environmental, social, and governance.

April 1, 2022

Elisabeth Sandersfeld, CPA, CGMA

Elisabeth Sandersfeld, CPA, CGMA, the CFO at Continental Western Group, Berkley Agribusiness, and Berkley North Pacific, talks about risk and planning for the unexpected.

March 3, 2022

Positive for now, CPA executives wary of inflation and other headwinds

Inflation and the search for talent top the list of known challenges; Ukraine is one of the unknowns at this point.

December 14, 2021

CPA leader takeaways: Listening, self-awareness, flipping the pyramid

Four CPAs reflect on lessons learned from a recent summit and point out areas of focus relevant to the finance function of the future.

December 9, 2021

Inflation and talent: 2 top headwinds facing business in 2022

Hear about a new top challenge facing businesses and one finance executive’s outlook for 2022 and beyond.

December 2, 2021

Finance experts’ outlook softens amid supply chain, labor challenges

The CPA Outlook Index dipped slightly but remained in positive territory.

December 1, 2021

Persevering through supply chain disturbances

Lumber prices skyrocketed as a result of the pandemic. One homebuilder’s CFO explains how the company navigated those tough and unpredictable waters.

September 2, 2021

Inflation worries and a tight labor market lead to a slight dip in optimism

This episode takes a look at the AICPA Business and Industry Economic Outlook Survey findings and what they mean for companies, and an Outstanding CPA in Government award winner shares insights on how finance professionals and accountants can lead strategic change.

July 1, 2021

Vacation and sick pay accruals resulting from the pandemic

Travel restrictions led to a buildup of compensated absences and a corresponding liability that has implications for financial reporting, auditing, and management.

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