Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA, is Growth Strategist for Rightworks, where he delivers value to accounting firms every day via current, relevant thought leadership. Having managed his own CPA firm for more than 30 years, Darren’s vast accounting experience is rivaled only by his passion for helping firm owners modernize and transform their practices into thriving, sustainable enterprises. Darren’s real-world experience and innovative ideas incite both clarity and excitement among our customers as they work to build their own modern, highly profitable and technologically savvy firms. Over the years, Darren has earned numerous awards as an influencer and continues to add to the profession’s broad knowledge base via books and podcasts: Top 100 Most Influential People award Top 25 Thought Leader award Author of The Intentional Accountant Co-author of The E-Myth Accountant
July 21, 2011
For years, the profession has thought of practice management as simply time and billing. This is no longer a sufficient definition. True practice management encompasses the flow of all data in a firm—including contact information, scheduling, project due dates, document management, phone messages, and, yes, time and billing. Today’s leading solutions are designed to help...…
June 22, 2011
As much as we try, we can’t be experts at everything. When we need to find the right answer and find it quick, the updated version of Thomson Reuters’ Checkpoint research system makes the task substantially easier. With its contemporary, fresh new design, piloting through Checkpoint is a breeze. You have access to all the...…
June 9, 2011
A CPA Trendlines article reported earlier this year that tax professionals were showing an increased concern for the 2010 tax season, as the result of ill-prepared clients, a scurry of tax code modifications, and the IRS’s general performance. As the door has closed on another busy season, one industry giant is claiming victory over the...…
May 16, 2011
July 9-15 Gaylord National in Washington DC. For the first time, Sage is offering unprecedented interaction between partners, customers, product experts, Sage executives, exhibitors, and industry thought leaders—all under one roof, at one time. Conference attendees will be privy to insightful dialogue and interactive discussion on current industry trends and key issues facing the accounting...…
April 27, 2011
New River Innovation is a new entrant into the accounting space, offering SaaS technology that promises to change how firms handle IRS issues and notices after the April 15th deadline. The application, Beyond415, is SaaS-based and designed to help accounting professionals quickly address IRS issues and respond to notices for clients. Beyond415 automates post-filing...…
April 12, 2011
Bill.com, a premier online bill payment service, recently announced the official release of Bill.com Mobile. The mobile app enables users review and approve bills, schedule payments from authorized institutions, and access their Bill.com accounts from a single dashboard on their smart phone or other web-based mobile device. As with any mobile version, users will appreciate...…
March 22, 2011
The E-Myth Accountant was released last month and has sold thousands to date. The book was written with the core intent to inspire and motivate firm leaders to begin their transition into a Next Generation Accounting Firm™ by offering real-life examples and giving you a first-hand glimpse into my own firm. The E-Myth Accountant...…
February 28, 2011
With new upgrades and system enhancements within the UltraTax CS and NetClient portal products, Thomson Reuters continues to forge a path down the paperless trail. In recent months we’ve seen many changes, and they all point to creating a true paperless tax process. Consider what Thomson is doing to make this happen: · Collapsed multiple...…
February 18, 2011
With new upgrades and system enhancements within the UltraTax CS and NetClient portal products, Thomson Reuters continues to forge a path down the paperless trail. In recent months we’ve seen many changes, and they all point to creating a true paperless tax process. Consider what Thomson is doing to make this happen: · Collapsed multiple...…
December 2, 2010
Intuit recently announced a sweepstakes campaign that awards one year of free Lacerte Tax and ProSeries Tax software. This equates to about 10k in value, so not a bad deal for the winners. Intuit has indicated that two winners will be named, and all you have to do to enter is register for and attend...…
