http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com CPAPracticeAdvisor.com http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10963486/blog-which-browser-is-the-safest If you are still relying on a firewall and anti-virus programs to protect your computer from malware and other problems, your security is about 10 years behind the bad guys. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10963486/blog-which-browser-is-the-safest http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10963483/the-new-controller-checklist Anyone who has been hired into the controller position for the first time may feel overwhelmed, since the job description involves an enormous range of responsibilities. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:46:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10963483/the-new-controller-checklist http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10961138/the-rise-of-practice-management If there were ever a Hall of Fame for accounting software executives, I would not be inducted. That honor will be reserved for guys like Scott Cook of Intuit, Clyde Drake, Rene LaCerte and executives of a dozen other software companies. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:09:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10961138/the-rise-of-practice-management http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10958896/are-millions-of-americans-tax-cheats-most-who-buy-online-probably-are Tax professionals know it. Most accounting professionals know it. When it comes to businesses, most follow at least the letter, if not the spirit, of the law. But most other Americans still dont seem to understand that they are probably a tax cheat. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10958896/are-millions-of-americans-tax-cheats-most-who-buy-online-probably-are http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10957211/firm-staffing-is-the-term-quotbest-and-brightestquot-just-an-illusion In recent conversations about leadership training the words best and brightest slip off the tongue of firm leaders like a battle cry. We want to teach and motivate our best people to the highest level in the firm and we do not want to lose them to... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:19:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10957211/firm-staffing-is-the-term-quotbest-and-brightestquot-just-an-illusion http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10957207/hard-times-for-the-gps-market These are not easy times for the commercial GPS marketplace. That may seem peculiar to those who have grown up with these devices. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:31:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10957207/hard-times-for-the-gps-market http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10956687/irs-alert-irs-retiring-two-e-services-incentive-products-on-aug-11 The IRS announced today that it plans to retire two major e-Services incentive products used by CPAs, attorneys and enrolled agents to file authorizations and resolve IRS account problems. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:02:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10956687/irs-alert-irs-retiring-two-e-services-incentive-products-on-aug-11 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10943365/how-distributed-scanning-helps-streamline-accounting-workflow Ive been doing a lot of work writing and consulting on the topics of document management and workflow, and had seriously written off the hardware side of those critical accounting functions. After all, what more could be said about buying printers... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:19:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10943365/how-distributed-scanning-helps-streamline-accounting-workflow http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10951491/hey-irs-get-off-my-cloud In the wake of the resignation of the IRS Commissioner for the agencys alleged targeting of conservative organizations, there is this chilling IRS policy position that the ACLU recently discovered: Thu, 30 May 2013 11:39:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10951491/hey-irs-get-off-my-cloud http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10951056/the-disadvantages-of-budgeting A budget is based on a set of assumptions that are generally not too far distant from the operating conditions under which it was formulated. Wed, 29 May 2013 15:08:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10951056/the-disadvantages-of-budgeting http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10949967/four-steps-to-bill-more-for-practice-and-procedure-work Like most practitioners, I had trouble successfully billing for post-filing work. The reasons are complicated. Its often an issue of back-and-forth time with clients or the IRS/state taxing authorities. Tue, 28 May 2013 10:05:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10949967/four-steps-to-bill-more-for-practice-and-procedure-work http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10875878/the-high-price-of-quotfreequot In the very early days of the PC revolution, untold thousands of hobbyists and programmers spread their fledgling programs across the seven major online services (The Source, The Well, CompuServe, AOL, ZDNet, Prodigy and MSN) and thousands of Bulletin... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:13:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10875878/the-high-price-of-quotfreequot http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10947610/oklahoma-tornado-victims-receiving-help-from-across-the-us-and-globe It may be tax-deductible, but that's not why Americans give to charities that help other Americans hit by tragedies. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10947610/oklahoma-tornado-victims-receiving-help-from-across-the-us-and-globe http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10945049/how-important-is-data-security-this-accounting-firm-was-hacked A recent data breach at a local accounting firm in Connecticut should serve as a warning to firms who take the threat risk too lightly. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:57:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10945049/how-important-is-data-security-this-accounting-firm-was-hacked http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10859865/10-awesome-inbound-marketing-tactics Even Reluctant Rainmakers Can Create Irresistible Personal Brands That Deliver More Site Traffic, Leads and New Business Mon, 13 May 2013 11:41:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10859865/10-awesome-inbound-marketing-tactics http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10940897/irs-admits-targeting-conservative-groups-before-2012-election In an awkward and unprecedented announcement this week, the Internal Revenue Service admitted that it targeted non-profits with Tea Party and Patriot in their names during the 2012 election year. The agency admitted they held up non-profit... Fri, 10 May 2013 18:37:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10940897/irs-admits-targeting-conservative-groups-before-2012-election http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10921761/the-client-is-not-always-right Ill be the first to admit I have had a checkered career. From 18 years running the national trade association for the Internet in Washingtonto eight years with the space shuttle program for BFGoodrichto my years as a business consultant working... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:10:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10921761/the-client-is-not-always-right http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10937437/strategies-for-social-media Heres your next best strategy for social media: Go home, go to bed, and try to forget you ever got suckered into spending untold thousands of dollars to some nitwit marketing firm to develop your Social Media Strategy. Mon, 06 May 2013 10:20:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10937437/strategies-for-social-media http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10816594/the-sad-state-of-cybersecurity Small and mid-sized businesses are failing at security. This puts them in peril and, if they're your clients, you could suffer, too. Wed, 01 May 2013 21:06:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10816594/the-sad-state-of-cybersecurity http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10928085/windows-81-is-a-yawn Seeing Apple and Google rake in oodles of cash with crippled cell phone apps and ringtone downloads, Microsoft decided to go them one better and convert their entire Windows operating system to something that looks and works like a cell phone screen. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:20:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10928085/windows-81-is-a-yawn http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10929865/taxing-internet-sales-is-wrong-and-doesnt-help-main-street The U.S. Senate has passed a law to allow states to steal even more money out of your pocket by forcing web sites to charge you a sales tax, no matter where you live. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:26:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10929865/taxing-internet-sales-is-wrong-and-doesnt-help-main-street http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10920112/how-much-do-you-value-your-employees-as-much-as-they-contribute I'm about to reach the 11 year mark of working for the same employer. Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:02:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10920112/how-much-do-you-value-your-employees-as-much-as-they-contribute http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10916137/licensing-tax-preparers-its-necessary-and-its-going-to-happen-soon More than half of all tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service are prepared by professionals. Thats a substantial number of returns, so it is sad to see the number of preparers who make significant errors. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:51:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10916137/licensing-tax-preparers-its-necessary-and-its-going-to-happen-soon http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10919932/accountings-disability-niche The simple fact is this: disabled Americans represent a segment of the population with serious needs for tax and accounting services. Their needs are unique, and cannot be easily met with a cookie-cutter approach to these services. But for the firms... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:17:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10919932/accountings-disability-niche http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10888850/working-from-home-quite-simply-rocks-for-employees-and-the-business Read everything you can get your hands on about companies allowing their team to work from home. Read with an open mind and ask yourself how can this work for my firm. Then, talk to your team and find out why working remotely is exciting to them... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:07:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10888850/working-from-home-quite-simply-rocks-for-employees-and-the-business http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10911550/how-to-obtain-penalty-relief-for-clients-affected-by-delayed-irs-forms Because of last-minute tax changes this year, 31 IRS forms needed for filing were delayed. Some taxpayers who had to wait for these delayed forms may file an extension. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:20:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10911550/how-to-obtain-penalty-relief-for-clients-affected-by-delayed-irs-forms http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10896310/is-facebook-becoming-obsolete Americans, the largest group of Facebook users and the highest generators of per-user revenue, are showing signs of Facebook fatigue. Though nearly 2/3 of online American adults use Facebook, a Pew Internet study release on February 5, 2013, shows: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:33:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10896310/is-facebook-becoming-obsolete http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10895774/cutting-your-internet-bill-part-iii So you have done your homework, cut your bills for some things, but are you really done squeezing the fat out of your communications bills? Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:08:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10895774/cutting-your-internet-bill-part-iii http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10893285/smartvault-debuts-in-intuit-appcenter SmartVault is the first to offer integrated online document management for QuickBooks Online customers, which is now available in the Intuit AppCenter. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:03:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10893285/smartvault-debuts-in-intuit-appcenter http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10893090/tax-season-scams-that-tax-preparers-need-to-worry-about The last thing you need in the middle of tax season is to be hit by scammers trying to plant malware on your computer and force you to make payments to them. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:05:00 -0500 http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/blog/10893090/tax-season-scams-that-tax-preparers-need-to-worry-about