May 2009

October 22, 2009 

Column: The Bleeding EdgeAn Online Exclusive Column

May 27, 2009 

Let’s face it. Accountants are great business advisors, but lousy bill collectors. Whether it’s a lack of follow through to get an unpaid invoice paid, or the paranoia that asking for the money will damage the client relationship, one of the most often-discussed topics in any forum is how to ensure a bill is paid...…

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

May 22, 2009 

Imagine a world with no computers. We might be there again someday soon, but not in the 1850s pastoral sense of “no computers.” Instead, more along the line that we won’t need boxes near or around our desks to perform all of the tasks that we currently rely on such boxes to do. With the...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

May 22, 2009 

Special Feature

May 16, 2009 

By Hugh Duffy When firms adopt a systematic approach to marketing and selling, the results are far more effective than if using a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants-approach. The logic is simple: A systematic approach is far more predictable and consistent in delivering the results desired. Systematic Approaches Are Used Everyday Consider leading athletes. The best athletes use a...…

May 12, 2009 

BizActions’ joins an impressive list of sponsors comprised of the profession’s leading vendors

May 11, 2009 

In a very crowded marketplace, CPA firms are doing what they can to differentiate themselves from their competition. As a result, CPAs and financial professionals are always asking my opinion whether they should advertise in their local newspapers and business journals. My stock answer is usually “no,” unless you’re going to advertise on a very...…

Scott Cytron

May 7, 2009 

We’re all doing our part to help the planet last longer, but are we doing enough? A recent article on GreenerWorking.com reminded me of the “hardware” side of the equation. In addition to paperless processes, document management and virtual office/SaaS solutions, “sustainable computing” involves extending the lifecycles of desktop and laptop computers. According to the...…

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

May 7, 2009 

San Francisco Location is 3rd in U.S. for Financial Software Developer

May 7, 2009 

ALEXANDRIA, (Va.) — The National Society of Accountants suggests that professionals who are planning to take the IRS Special Enrollment Examination (SEE) to become an Enrolled Agent this year should consider attending the Enrolled Agent Exam Review and Income Tax Refresher Course offered by the National Society of Accountants (NSA). The course will be held...…

May 7, 2009 

ICAEW Software Accreditation Gives Peace of Mind to Multinational Companies Using NetSuite for Financial Management in the UK

May 6, 2009 

In late April, an Los Angeles office building was hit by burglars who stole computers from 60 of the 80 businesses in the building, including a CPA whose computer had the tax documents of 800 clients. What would you do if this happened to you? Panic? Sure. Rely on the backups you should have had?...…

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

May 3, 2009 

DENVER — The Series4000 suite from Real Asset Management International (RAMI) has been selected by Engineering-Environmental Management (e²M) to manage and track the company’s 1,500 assets, while also providing a comprehensive and centralized fixed asset register on which to store and manage data relating to its extensive portfolio of fixed assets. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado,...…

May 1, 2009 

I’m Scottish by heritage and nature, and we denizens of the Highlands have a certain reputation for frugality to the extreme. In simple terms, we tend to be cheap. This means that I am always on the scout for sources of good technology, hardware and software at lower-than-you-could-expect rates. It is a difficult quest, because...…

Dave McClure