9th Annual Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey Now Open to Professionals

Randy Johnston, Chairman Emeritus, Network Management Group, Inc. and Brian Tankersley, President of Adept Practices, Inc., have announced the launch of the 9^th Annual Accounting Firm Operations and Technology (AFOT) Survey. The AFOT Survey will remain open through September 1, 2023. The survey results eBook, to be released in November 2023, will continue to remain a free resource delivered to practicing accounting, tax and bookkeeping professionals who complete the survey.

“We are always pleased to understand the technology in use by CPA firms across the United States. The survey provides operational information to CPA Firm Leading or Managing Partners while revealing new trends,” said Johnston.

The AFOT Survey continues to lead the profession as the nation’s most valid and complete, professional, and insightful presentation of data impacting decisions being made centered on technology budget spend, software adoption and practice management. “I’ve learned something of note every year of the survey,” continued Johnston.

Take the survey now: https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/tCCzb1

The 9^th Annual Survey eBook will feature a familiar design, trend lines and consultative commentary from Johnston and Tankersley. “The survey’s validity is hugely important to us; we take this aspect seriously due to critical operational and technology decisions being made by practitioners based on the trend lines our survey reveals,” said Tankersley. “This survey is the premier benchmarking tool for practitioners nationally.”

Facts about the 9^th Annual AFOT Survey

Take the survey, and get the Survey Results eBook ($495 value), free of charge when it is released.
Only one survey respondent per firm is required; the survey respondent will receive the AFOT Survey eBook via email on or before December 1, 2023.

Who is the best person to take the survey in your firm? The person most familiar with operations, practice management and technology and how decisions in the firm are made.

Survey areas include:

Demographics
Practice Management
Technology Management
Operating Systems
Computer Hardware
Application Software
File and Data Storage/Management
Remote Access/Internet/Telecommunications
Technology Spending, Decision-making
Annoyances and Trends

Randy Johnston is Chairman Emeritus of Network Management Group, Inc. (NMGI), a company he helped to create in 1983. Johnston is renowned throughout North America for consultation he provides on CPA Firm on their operations and technology, while also serving hundreds of CPA firms by proactively managing their technology. Johnston provides insight and guidance for firms of all sizes interested in growth, profitability, mergers and acquisition.

Brian Tankersley, CPA,CITP, CGMA is President of Adept Practices, Inc. Tankersley is a consultant, an author, and a speaker with K2 Enterprises who specializes in accounting technology issues. Tankersley has spoken in 48 US states, and multiple Canadian provinces, and writes for major accounting press outlets. Brian has over 30 years of experience working with firms and software publishers on accounting and technology-related issues.