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December 9, 2021 

Before March comes and we feel overwhelmed, an hour of effort now can save 100 hours when it really counts. While you may not be able to find more people, you have options to intentionally navigate this path forward and have a successful busy season.

Garrett Wagner

December 8, 2021 

AICPA News is a roundup of recent announcements from the institute.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

December 8, 2021 

One of the challenges associated with team learning is that everyone is at a different level. Some people are great with technology; others know everything about compliance. And sometimes, people don’t want to let others know they’re struggling with a ...

Paul McDonald

December 7, 2021 

Like 2020, the year 2021 is ending in the midst of a pandemic. Though recovery is in sight, and many businesses have long since adjusted to the chaos brought forth in 2020, there are still some challenges faced by taxpayers, and by accountants and CPAs. The question is, how should you best prepare for this...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

December 7, 2021 

According to a survey, finding qualified staff was the top issue for every firm-size segment except sole practitioners, and most expect staffing to continue being a top issue in the next five years.

Mike D'Avolio

December 7, 2021 

Canopy, a cloud-based practice management platform for accounting professionals, has received $35 million in Series BB funding, led by Ten Coves Capital along with significant investments from current investors NewView Capital, Pelion Partners, Tenaya ...

December 7, 2021 

Notice 2021-65 applies to employers that paid wages after September 30, 2021 and received an advance payment of the Employee Retention Credit for those wages or reduced employment tax deposits in anticipation of the credit for the fourth quarter of ...

December 7, 2021 

Your clients that survived the pandemic did so by pivoting, adapting and downright changing in ways they may have never expected. While their core model or values may be the same, there’s something new about them, influenced by their experiences over ...

December 6, 2021 

If you specialize in tax, this has probably not been far from your mind. If you provide other services, tax time is a great time to promote them because people are already searching for CPAs and accounting firms.

Becky Livingston

December 4, 2021 

By Jim Guarino, CPA, PFS, CFP®, MST. I was recently asked if I thought the upcoming tax season will represent a return to normal for tax advisors and their clients. To be honest, I thought, “What’s normal anymore?” If normal can be defined as adapting to perpetual change, then the answer is an emphatic “YES!”...…

December 3, 2021 

Cloud accounting software maker AccountantsWorld, which provides technology for professional accounting firms, was recently featured on an episode of ION Television’s World’s Greatest. The segment gave an overview of the people behind AccountantsWorld, and how their technologies help firms be more productive and efficient.

December 3, 2021 

BKD CPAs & Advisors is poised to further enhance the ways in which it serves its clients across the country in 2022, CEO Tom Watson said in a keynote address to employees at the firm's recent annual Leadership Conference held in St. Louis. Watson, who ...