Over breakfast, a group of CPAs at last month’s AIPCA Engage conference, discussing remote work, said there was no substitute for in-person work when it comes to training young accountants. Later that day, Jennifer Wilson, a partner with Convergence Coaching, said the objection is off base because training at most firms just isn’t that good.

Revenue for Thomson Tax & Accounting grew by 10 percent organically year-over-year for the second quarter ended June 30. The company said that is normalizing the numbers to remove the impact of the extension of the tax deadline in the United States to May 15 this. year and to July 15 last year.

Wolters Kluwer reported revenue for the first half ended June 30, rose by 6 percent in constant currency and 5 percent organically, year-over-year. The total was roughly $2.68 billion for the most recently ended period, down one percent as currency took a bit out of results.