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July 26, 2016 

The most important discovery I’ve made, however, is that what works for one woman might not work for another. While many accounting firms correctly recognize the need for female talent in their practice, too many treat related recruiting and retention ...

Amy Vetter

July 25, 2016 

One of the most chronic complaints of clients that leave their CPA to find another is their former CPA’s lack of communication. So if there is a tool that can both help you communicate more in a leveraged, time-saving way while also warming up ...

Sandi Smith Leyva

July 25, 2016 

If there’s one thing we all have in common, it’s that no one enjoys filing taxes. But, according to recent studies, millennials feel particularly anxious about the annual process.

Jon Baron

July 22, 2016 

There have been a number of red-letter changes to date in 2016, most notably with respect to state sales tax rates, eliminating exemptions, and remote sales tax laws. More are sure to follow during the second half of the year.

Gail Cole

July 21, 2016 

Small and mid-sized businesses added 63,000 jobs in April and 173,000 in May, according to ADP, but many business owners and managers find that their most talented staff – finding, nurturing, and keeping them – is one of their most challenging concerns.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 21, 2016 

Technical debt is now a common term in the software development industry. Companies spend money assessing, controlling and “paying down” their technical debt in order to keep their products agile enough to compete in an environment where slow to market or

Jim Boomer

July 19, 2016 

There are several measures CPA firms can take to mitigate data risk and manage their security. CPA firms are responsible for tax identification numbers, social security numbers, financial account numbers, and additional data which can threaten the ...

Patrick Wiley

July 18, 2016 

The firm serves mostly smaller businesses, including Sch. Cs, partnerships and S-Corps, along with a sizable client base of individual tax returns, many from the active and retired military community in the area. To meet the needs of her clients, she ...

July 18, 2016 

Intuit’s third annual QuickBooks Connect, taking place October 24-26, 2016 in San Jose, features an exciting schedule designed to help accountants take their clients and themselves to the next level.

July 18, 2016 

In website design, like is so many other things, less is more. A simply designed website will likely have a higher conversion rate simply because no one likes confusion and clutter. Spending precious browsing minutes trying to figure out where to ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

July 18, 2016 

Photos and graphics are a huge piece of the content of your website as well as social media. Here are some tips in case you want to start using graphics on your own on your website and in social media.

Sandi Smith Leyva

July 15, 2016 

Bringing back former employees can shorten the time it takes to vet candidates, as you already know much of their work history and fit with your corporate culture. As a “known quantity,” you reduce the chances of making a bad hire.

Paul McDonald