Randy Johnston

Firm Management July 14, 2022 

The first half of the conference season is behind us. We have had a chance to look at new strategies, tactics, and offerings from most major publishers.

Randy Johnston

June 2, 2022 

The past two years have been anything but simple. So, it may seem ironic that simplification is the new way to navigate the increasing complexity of the business. Automated, digital solutions provide a pathway to alleviate this pressure while helping ...

Randy Johnston

May 11, 2022 

Prepare to replace all your end-user hardware. The value proposition became clear when presenting at a conference in the past week. 2022 is the start of a massive wave of technology innovation. I have seen this type of wave a few times in my career.

Randy Johnston

April 12, 2022 

Having a somewhat "normal" tax season behind us certainly feels good. While it would be nice to have COVID behind us and the IRS caught up, these issues may be part of our "new normal." Unfortunately, staffing issues also seem to be part of the new ...

Randy Johnston

February 25, 2022 

Many of us have used our skills and expertise to keep clients in compliance with tax and audit regulations. Others have expanded by reducing clients’ workload handling transactional accounting through Client Accounting Service offerings.

Randy Johnston

December 2, 2021 

Most CPAs I know are incredibly smart, hard-working, have high integrity, and genuinely care about their clients. While these attributes result in a lot of hard work, the rewards continue to be great. We want you to have the resiliency and stamina ...

Randy Johnston

November 3, 2021 

From the November 2021 Issue. Technology changes constantly. We must make decisions about what works for our clients, our firms, and ourselves. Additionally, we must make the effort and take the time to update our skills on products we use regularly and on solutions that we should consider for our practices. This education is beyond...…

Randy Johnston

October 6, 2021 

Software publishers are trying hard to make a difference. The accelerated change noticeable in the last two years in accounting software, accounts payable, payment systems, human resources, and payroll is astonishing.

Randy Johnston

September 6, 2021 

It is nice to see the last few stressful years fade in the rearview mirror. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), handling the pandemic, PPP, PPP2, and the changes in tax deadlines, most practitioners report that these years have been among the ...

Randy Johnston

July 31, 2021 

Pundits in the profession continue to promote the thinking that audit and tax compliance are gone and that your firm needs to pick a new service line to survive. But, did you look at your firm’s financial success last year? And the year before that?

Randy Johnston

July 7, 2021 

Few topics are as near and dear to me as Client Advisory Services. Those of you who have followed both my teaching career around the world for decades, and this column for almost 20 years, know that I’ve tried to bring you the latest in software and ...

Randy Johnston

June 9, 2021 

The technology tools available to assist in this area led me to prepare my first estate plan. When I ran my first personal financial planning models and estate plans in the Kettley Publishing and Back Room Technician, now Advisys solutions with over ...

Randy Johnston