December 1, 2012
W-2 and 1099 Programs Make Year-End Reporting Easier
Every year, tax and accounting professionals and their clients are faced with the often daunting task of year-end wage and information reporting.
October 29, 2012
Thoughts on Building Your Business…From Someone Who’s Been Through It
I’ve spent the last 30 years running my accounting firm. During many of the early years, I worked as a technician, performing a lot of the day-to-day work myself. When I took over the position of Executive Editor for the CPA Practice Advisor and simultaneously launched the consulting arm of my firm, I knew I…
October 29, 2012
How the Cloud is Affecting Client Write-Up
How the Cloud is Affecting Client Write-Up It would be hard to miss the major shift that small businesses have made toward cloud accounting over the past few years. Although there have been totally web-based accounting and business management systems since about 1998-1999, when NetSuite and Intacct debuted, these solutions were primarily focused on mid-sized...…
October 29, 2012
Meeting the Special Accounting Needs of Non-Profits
Nonprofit organizations, perhaps more than any other business structure, must keep a close rein on their finances, including revenue streams, such as donations or annual appeal funds.
October 29, 2012
Do Your Backup Strategies Involve the Cloud?
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.
October 29, 2012
Plan for Marketing Success
Marketing requires planning. The jump-in-head-first approach rarely works because it does not make room for thoughtful up-front preparation. A little concentrated focus and adequate planning of any marketing initiative will save you the frustration associated with a poor response rate.
October 29, 2012
The Born Entrepreneur – How Andrew Poulos Built His Dream
Andrew Poulos has never had a regular office job... Fortunately, technology and the rest of the professional world caught up with his
October 29, 2012
Partnering for Success: How a Property Manager Saved Time and Money
What does a property management company do when the technology they use to manage their property is causing them more headaches than it’s relieving? This is what Lynn Charles faced in 2008 as the general manager of 160-unit apartment property in Northeast Philadelphia.
October 22, 2012
Awesome Applications for 2013
Announcing the 2013 Sleeter "Awesome Applications" Awards.
October 18, 2012
Workflow-The Fact, The Myth, The Legend
Workflow remains one of the biggest incremental opportunities in most firms to improve realization. Using the right workflow tools can make a paperless implementation work so much better.
October 10, 2012
6 Simple Tips for Decreasing Spam & Phishing Emails
How many email addresses do you have or do you manage? You certainly have at least one for work, hopefully with your firm name as a part of the email address...