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October 28, 2011
Effective Asset Management is More than Depreciation
If you’re reading this review, then you have more than a passing interest in fixed assets … if such a thing is possible. After all, in the glamorous world of tax and accounting, few things may inspire more eye rolls from clients than talking about effective depreciation strategies and methods such as MACRS, ACRS, straight-line,…
October 28, 2011
The ‘Soul’ of Your Service
“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.” –…
October 27, 2011
Help Clients Avoid “Intaxication”
It’s November, and hopefully your clients are doing what they can to mitigate tax liabilities by the end of the year. If not, they may end up suffering from: Intaxication: A condition of confusion, denial and frustration brought on by attempting to understand the tax code. Symptoms can include insomnia, headaches, nausea, rage and depression....…
October 27, 2011
How Self-Service Portals Can Create a Higher Level of Client Service for Accounting Firms
Tax & Accounting thought leaders Doug Sleeter, Jon Baron and Kim Hogan explain how client portals and self-service offerings can actually raise client service levels by providing clients with access to data when and how they want it. >>> Watch the video
October 26, 2011
Rethinking Security
I had the opportunity to spend some time with Don Codling, unit head for the FBI’s CyberCrime Division, talking about the state of computer and network security around the globe. It was an interesting conversation, not because there was any real news in the current trends but because the state of cybercrime makes it clear…
October 26, 2011
The Top 5 Mobile Marketing Mistakes
Two years ago, there was no such thing as an iPad. Five years ago, nobody had a smartphone. Before 2007, the year of the iPhone, mobile marketing was mostly about text-messaging and selling ringtones. The bottom line is that everyone is new at this thing called mobile marketing. So, it should be no surprise that…
October 26, 2011
Seven Habits of Highly Successful Firms
In recent years, the accounting profession has undergone tremendous change in the way practitioners run their businesses thanks to the accelerated pace of technology adoption. Is your firm among the first to adopt new technology? Do you regard technology strategy as a competitive advantage? A recent study conducted by Bay Street Group, LLC compares distinguishing…
October 25, 2011
Why The Flat Tax Won’t Happen
But as much as I love the concept, I think we have to file it away with those other warm and fuzzy but ultimately unworkable ideas like world peace or men and women being able to share a bathroom.
October 24, 2011
How Electronic Confirmations Enable More Accurate Responses, While Saving Time and Money
A case study with Schaffner, Knight, Minnaugh & Company, P.C.
October 24, 2011
How to Build a Better Workflow by Blending Cloud & Premised-Based Solutions
Wednesday, October 26 – 2:00 p.m. EDT Join Darren Root and Mark Ryburn as they discuss how to build a better workflow. Don’t miss this valuable webcast, where you will learn: Why firms of all sizes can benefit from an automated workflow process How firms can blend Cloud solutions with on-premise solutions in order to...…
October 22, 2011
How an Integrated Bill Management Solution, Combined with a Solid Financial Accounting System, can Improve Efficiencies Within your Firm
A case study with LarsenAllen, LLP
Technology October 20, 2011
Barcoding: It’s Not Just For Retail Anymore
From Oct. 2011 - Barcodes are breaking out of their retail mold. They’re finding new ways to help businesses of all kinds build more efficiency into their operations, even enhancing marketing and training efforts.