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CPA Practice Advisor

U.S. trade/professional — accounting industry

Owned byOwned by Rightworks (formerly Right Networks), a cloud software platform for accounting firms backed by BV Investment Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. The publication was acquired by Rootworks in 2021, which was itself absorbed into Right Networks in 2020; Right Networks rebranded as Rightworks in October 2023.
FundingFunded primarily through B2B advertising sold to accounting technology vendors, software companies, and service providers marketing to accounting professionals. Content is free to readers; revenue comes from digital ads, newsletters, webinars, and sponsored research.
On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

The publication was founded in 1991 by Cygnus Business Media under the name The CPA Software News, targeting accounting professionals interested in practice technology. It was renamed CPA Technology Advisor in 2004 and again renamed CPA Practice Advisor in February 2011 to reflect a broader focus on practice management beyond software. Cygnus Business Media sold its portfolio, including this title, to SouthComm, Inc. in December 2014, and it later passed to Endeavor Business Media. In 2021, accounting-firm consulting company Rootworks acquired the publication to expand its professional education ecosystem; Rootworks had already become part of Right Networks in 2020, which rebranded as Rightworks in 2023. No significant editorial controversies or retractions appear in its record. Major bias-tracking organizations (Ad Fontes Media, AllSides, Media Bias/Fact Check) do not rate the outlet, consistent with its narrow trade focus. Its editorial approach is technical and informational: it covers IRS guidance, tax legislation, accounting software, and regulatory developments, with Gail Perry, CPA serving as editor-in-chief.

Sources

  1. Rootworks Acquires CPA Practice Advisor — Business Wire
  2. Right Networks Rebrands as Rightworks — CPA Practice Advisor
  3. Right Networks Acquires Rootworks — Business Wire
  4. Right Networks changes name to Rightworks — Accounting Today
  5. About — CPA Practice Advisor
  6. CPA Practice Advisor — Wikipedia
  7. Ground News — CPA Practice Advisor bias profile

Profile compiled 2026-09-14; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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