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November 9, 2020 

Nobody knows how long the pandemic will last or what will happen next. But firms that have been able to update their hiring processes, harness the full potential of their remote workforce and create meaningful, lasting change can position themselves to...

Paul McDonald

November 6, 2020 

For all of us in the accounting profession, December doesn’t just mean that the holidays are around the corner. It means that this is the time to cram a full years’ worth of CPE into 31 days or less. We all know the drill.

Garrett Wagner

November 5, 2020 

As the tax and accounting profession shifts more towards advisory services, leading firms are leveraging technology to automate low value work like data entry, categorization, file exchange and cleanup. The following article discusses some of the top too

Mike D'Avolio

November 5, 2020 

When firms were forced to work remotely in March of this year, the pandemic exposed the places where “paperless” processes were just “less paper.” Many firms were still sending employees into the office to open mail, scan documents, send invoices and ...

Arianna Campbell

November 4, 2020 

Paid family and medical leave has been a topic of discussion and near the top of the wish list of employee advocates since the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in 1993. Paid leave has had the support of numerous ...

November 3, 2020 

As the holiday season approaches, do you have a plan to thank clients for working with you this year? If not, here are 11 memorable ways to connect with them throughout the season. Pick one or two. Add them to your action list. Then get ready for ...

Becky Livingston

November 3, 2020 

During the last half of this year alone, we've seen outages from Microsoft, Wolters Kluwer, Intuit, and many other applications that are critical for our profession. Are they only ones? Certainly not! If we look back two years, the list becomes onerous.

Randy Johnston

November 2, 2020 

Why the escalating cybersecurity threats for finance and accounting firms? For one, you likely have sensitive customer data, in addition to key information about their employees, vendors and customers.

Greg Dyer

October 28, 2020 

If you’re a firm owner or a member of a leadership team, you’re probably starting to worry about the long-term ramifications of everyone working from home. While trepidation is warranted, it shouldn’t be overblown.

Amy Vetter

October 27, 2020 

The statute of limitations period for IRS collection enforcement is generally ten years from the date the tax is assessed.[1]Tax Practitioners who are new to IRS collection representation may not be fully aware of the impact the statute of limitations (SOL) can have on a case and dismiss its relevance because the statute of limitations...…

Arnold van Dyk

October 26, 2020 

There are historical references from the 19th century supporting an origin of the word, deadline, indicating a line or ditch created around the perimeter of a prison, over which if a prisoner crosses he (or she) will be shot dead.

Gail Perry

October 21, 2020 

Windowed work means breaking up your business day into two or three separate time slots, or windows. Traditionally, this hasn’t been possible. When people have a long commute to the office, it’s not practical to work multiple daily shifts.

Paul McDonald