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Technology February 13, 2020 

While most of our firms have transitioned away from paper-based records, many of us still struggle to digitize the business processes in our firms. As I write this, we are in the late stages of conducting the 6th Annual CPA Firm Operations and ...

Brian Tankersley

February 13, 2020 

Do you know how often you need to deposit federal income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes? You can’t deposit the taxes whenever you feel like. Your deposit frequency is based on a lookback period. So, what is a lookback period?

Mike Kappel

February 12, 2020 

In the accounting profession’s annual tax marathon, you don’t want your people to hit the wall. Burned out workers will be less focused, more irritable, less healthy, more likely to exhibit negative attitudes and more prone to mistakes.

Paul McDonald

February 10, 2020 

Most impressive at CES this year were hardware solutions to real world problems. We’ll discuss each of them, but I was particularly impressed by new generation laptops, monitors (including a second portable monitor), scanners, keyboards and mice.

Randy Johnston

February 7, 2020  Sponsored

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February 6, 2020 

Our mindset shapes whether we can learn and change and grow. The good news is that anyone can adopt a growth mindset, think differently and become more open to innovation and growth.

Jim Boomer

February 3, 2020 

Have you ever thought about the difference between the words “value” and “values”? If you’re laughing and thinking, “Yeah, it’s the letter ‘s’,” well, you’re not wrong, but that’s not what I mean. When we talk about “value,” a word we usually use in a professional context, we’re usually referring to providing benefit to clients....…

Amy Vetter

January 30, 2020 

Read more, exercise, take up a new hobby — you've got New Year's resolutions for yourself, but what about for your accounting firm? With 2020 fast approaching and a new decade on the horizon, now's the perfect time to position your firm for success in ...

Jodi Chavez

January 29, 2020 

In 2020, no matter what generation you hail from, you are no doubt familiar with asking questions of a digital assistant. What is today’s weather? When is that movie starting? Play my favorite song.

Garrett Wagner

January 28, 2020 

Financial services organizations have been among the biggest targets for hackers in recent years, and it's easy to see why. As keepers of sensitive personal and financial information, CPA firm databases are enticing treasure troves for tech-savvy ...

Jodi Chavez

January 20, 2020 

The Series A funding builds on an outstanding year for OnPay that includes becoming a Xero certified app partner, releasing a complete set of HR tools, and being named as the exclusively endorsed payroll partner for American Dental Association members.

January 16, 2020 

Attempting to refine and contain current nebulous rules for independent contractors, California’s new AB5 requires a new test be used to determine whether workers in California fall under employee or independent contractor status.

Nellie Akalp