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Climate reporting legislation: What it means for small businesses and accountants

Xero

The requirements for small businesses and their accountants are due to be phased in over 2026 and 2027. What this means for accountants Accountants can play a crucial role in supporting businesses as they comply with the new climate reporting requirements. In the end, it’s just maths. There’s something for everyone.

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Gen X? Never Heard of Them! Accounting Firms Are Overrun by Millennials and Gen Z

Going Concern

TLDR: Boomer numbers at accounting firms appear to be dwindling, more than half of staff at firms are under 40, Gen X gets ignored as usual as if they don’t exist. See if you agree: Employees aged 60 and older account for 11% of staff across all revenue bands, down from 12% last year. You’re used to it. Never Heard of Them!

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Another L For 150 Hours: Illinois Might Have Two New CPA Pathways Soon

Going Concern

Natalie Manley, CPA (D-Joliet), and Amy Elik, CPA (R-Edwardsville), sign on to introduce House Bill (HB) 2459, which amends the Illinois Public Accounting Act to create two additional pathways to CPA licensure in Illinois and enhance CPA practice privilege mobility. To be clear, HB 2459 will not alter the states existing route to licensure.

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Why eComm Companies Should Outsource Accounting

GrowthForceBlog

6 min read E-commerce sales accounted for 18.9% of total retail sales in 2022, they've been on the rise in 2023 , and e-commerce sales are estimated to reach 23% by 2027.

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79% of Tax and Accounting Firms Expect Significant GenAI Integration by 2027

CPA Practice

The 2025 Generative AI in Professional Services Report found the percentage of tax firms already implementing GenAI technology has nearly tripled year-over-year.

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This Accounting Job Will Become Scarcer in the Next Five Years, WEF Predicts

CPA Practice

One of the most interesting parts of the report looks at the jobs market outlook for the next five years (2023-2027). During that time, 69 million jobs are expected to be created—but 89 million jobs are expected to be lost. That’s a net loss of 14 million jobs, or 2% of the ones available today.

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FASB Seeks Feedback on Clarification to Interim Effective Date for Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses Standard

CPA Practice

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has published a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that, for public business entities that do not have an annual reporting period that ends on December 31, clarifies the interim effective date of Accounting Standards Update No.