Column: Tricks & Tips From the April/May 2011 Issue As the technology editor for this publication for nearly nine years, I’ve witnessed many significant, and even a few monumental changes in the technologies and workflow practices of tax and accounting firms. From the transition to the paperless office, to automated tax documents, the ongoing SaaS […]
Small and mid-sized businesses are failing at security. This puts them in peril and, if they're your clients, you could suffer, too.
As more and more firms assess whether the cloud is the right strategy for them, one of the first areas that is often looked at is backup.
Ron Zarin’s home and practice, www.Zarincpa.com, are in Pennsville, New Jersey, which is the direct target of the brewing “megastorm” that meteorologists predict will be combining with a cold front and a low pressure system to cause significant problems on the Northeast coast, from Virginia to Maine.
Over the years, tax and accounting firms thrived during the boom times and made it through tough, economic slumps based on a traditional business model: converting prospects into clients, retaining clients, offering value-added services, and staying updated on the latest accounting and tax law. Why, then, is it so difficult for a firm to create […]
Does your firm carry errors and omissions or professional liability insurance? Are you properly insured in the event a malpractice suit arises?
Five Reasons Cloud-Based Backup is Better than Local.
By the time you read this, I will have delivered a new presentation, “Crisis Communications: What Would You Do if BP Happened to You?” for the Kansas Society of CPAs. I was fortunate to be invited to speak during the KSCPA’s Business & Industry Expo in August to an audience of tax and accounting professionals […]