Firm Management November 4, 2026
How Small CPA Firms Can Create Polished Marketing on a Budget
For small accounting firms, marketing often becomes the thing that gets squeezed between client work and deadlines.
July 25, 2017
Tax Court Denies Deduction for Donation of 20,000 Household Items
Although your clients can claim valuable write-offs for gifts of property to charity, they should not get greedy. If a taxpayer doesn’t have the proper records to back up the claims, most or all of the deduction may be denied. Take the couple from West Virginia in a new case. They claimed to have donated...…
July 25, 2017
Diversity. It’s (Past) Time To Step It Up
According to the latest American Institute of CPAs “Trends” report only seven percent of students enrolled in accounting programs are black/African American, another seven percent are Hispanic/Latino. Eleven percent are Asian/Pacific Islander.
July 25, 2017
How Women In Leadership Roles Can Change The Workplace
A study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics found that firms with women in the C-suite were more profitable. Meanwhile, the number of women-owned businesses grew 45 percent from 2007 to 2016 compared to just a 9 percent growth in the ...
July 25, 2017
Baby Boomers vs. Millennials in the Workplace
The partnership between millennials (tech-savvy, idealistic generation of today) and baby boomers (their worldly counterparts) can be a very healthy and beneficial one. Learn how this relationship can add value to the accounting industry.
July 24, 2017
Survey Shows Nonprofits Most Concerned with Staffing and Funding Cutbacks
Staff retention and recruitment ranks as the number one challenge for nonprofits, according to the first annual BDO Nonprofit Standards, a benchmarking survey designed in partnership with The NonProfit Times. More than 70 percent of respondents cited ...
July 24, 2017 Sponsored
AccuFund Helps Alaskan Nonprofit Make Dreams Come True
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Alaska turned to AccuFund to help them meet their mission, and it has helped them even more by improving the organization’s efficiency and accuracy, and giving remote access to vital staff, even those in a location like ...
July 24, 2017
The Power of Female Networks
When looking at your priorities, both at home and at work, networking likely falls somewhere near the bottom of the list. Time spent on career development is also time that could be spent with loved ones. But if you can spend just 10% of your week ...
July 24, 2017
New Book Shares Experts’ Tech Roadmap for CPAs and Business Advisors
A new book shares the insights of 11 thought leaders in accounting and business advising to provide practical strategies for helping firms make technology decisions that will propel their growth in today’s environment.
July 24, 2017
Boosts in R&D Spending Drive Biotech Innovation, BDO USA Analysis Finds
Fueled by a desire for innovation and new medical breakthroughs, the biotech industry continues to enjoy substantial growth due to increased investment in research and development (R&D), according to the sixth annual study from BDO USA, LLP.
July 21, 2017
Best Practices for Managing Nonprofit Finances
To avoid financial problems or the failure of a nonprofit, it is imperative to monitor the organization’s financial health - by employing good corporate governance. Governance is defined as the process of providing strategic leadership and exercising ...
July 21, 2017
Financial Basics for Nonprofit Boards
Many people consider a position on a nonprofit board a recognition of their financial contributions and other efforts to support the organization. But it goes well beyond that. One of the main fiduciary responsibilities of a board member is helping ...
July 21, 2017
17 Surprising Facts About Women and Retirement
Recent research sheds light on unique vulnerabilities and considerations that women face when planning for their retirement.