
Women in Accounting Are Redefining What Leadership Looks Like
We reached out to three women leaders at different stages of long careers in accounting to get their perspective on what drew them in, what kept them, and what they see changing.

Two Ways to Add Cybersecurity Services to Your CPA Firm Without Starting from Scratch
A recent Count Managing Partners' Roundtable featured Mark Burnette, Chief Growth Officer at LBMC and one of the architects of the AICPA's cybersecurity standards. The conversation focused on a question managing partners raise consistently: how to add cybersecurity services without overextending the practice.

Insights from BDO Evolve 2026
The BDO Alliance USA EVOLVE conference brought 2,100 attendees to the Fontainebleau Las Vegas this May. It is the largest annual gathering of the BDO Alliance community, which now spans 250 firms across 718 locations. For Count, it was three days of conversations with the exact group we exist to serve: managing partners and CEOs of middle-market and Top 300 accounting firms trying to figure out the next ten years.

How Middle-Market Firms Can Compete Without Matching Big Firm Scale
Scale brings advantages and trade-offs. How middle-market accounting firms can build a competitive position without matching Big Four reach.

The Real CPA Shortage Problem Is Capacity, Not Headcount
Many accounting firms keep hiring but still hit capacity limits. See how manual work, partner bottlenecks, weak systems, and inconsistent processes reduce throughput.

The Processes That Broke During Tax Season and What to Automate First
The five tax season workflows that break most often, ranked by automation return, with guidance on where human review still matters.

From Average to Amazing: Elevating Your Accounting Firm Amidst Industry Disruption
The accounting profession is undergoing a seismic shift. 2025 began with a bang and promises to bring even greater changes than in the past two years.

Kickstarting Your AI Journey – Going from Average to Amazing
Over the past year, accounting firm leaders have invested significant time and energy engaging with peers, gurus and vendors to immerse themselves in AI. As tax season ends, now is the time for learning and deciding pathways to take firms forward.

