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August 19, 2018 

I recently spoke at a BDO Alliance conference where the theme was identifying traits of high performing firms and their leaders. One speaker used a bell curve to describe ‘best in class’ firms, with the majority of firms falling in the middle or ...

Marc Rosenberg

August 19, 2018 

Change vs. Old School is something the accounting profession has had to deal with in recent years too, and while that theme isn’t new to these pages, I’d like to give it a bit of a different twist.

Gail Perry

August 18, 2018 

How to Smoke the Competition When Marketing to Cannabis Clients By Becky Livingston, Penheel Marketing (https://penheel.com) As of August 2018, 31 states and D.C. have laws that broadly legalize the use of marijuana. What does that mean for accounting firm’s looking to increase clients in this area? Opportunity! As with any new industry, accountants have...…

August 17, 2018 

Big Changes for the New W-4 Form By James Paille, Thomson Reuters The pre-draft 2019 W-4 has been released, and it’s a major change from previous versions of the W-4. The new W-4 doesn’t have a way to number allowances — instead, four new boxes that instruct the taxpayer to predict income and deductions replace...…

Firm Management August 17, 2018 

As with any new industry upstart, accountants have an opportunity to increase revenue within this niche by providing tax, accounting, audit, and business services, like bookkeeping, internal controls, workflow, payroll, and cloud-based solutions.

Becky Livingston

August 16, 2018 

  Entrepreneurs Optimistic About Business Outlook By Isaac M. O’Bannon, Managing Editor Business owners have a generally positive business outlook, feel good about their ability to find new customers, and are relatively optimistic about the state of the U.S. economy. That’s according to data from the first Paychex Business Sentiment Report, which polled 500 randomly...…

August 15, 2018 

It is time for you and your firm to start understanding the millennial mindset, address these issues, and engage top talent of your choice. In order to do so, step one, is to understand the mindset of these millennials, which is different than your own.

Garrett Wagner

August 15, 2018 

When any article on sales tax is above the fold on the first page of any printed or online publication, it’s either a very slow news day or a very big deal. In late June, the business and tax community witnessed a case that made headlines coast to coast.

Shane Ratigan

August 14, 2018 

These days, clients will turn off the second they feel you’re trying to sell them something and you are not being authentic. The growth of native advertising and influencer marketing attest to the fact that people don’t respond favorably to a more ...

Amy Vetter

August 13, 2018 

Here is news from several states. I don't think most states will strive to collect below the thresholds of the South Dakota law, but you never know. I think we'll hear from more states soon and perhaps even from a few in Congress.

Annette Nellen

Firm Management August 9, 2018 

How do you explain your cannabis clients to your non-cannabis clients? Good question, but we should start with two assumptions that need to be made. One, you are working with State licensed companies. Two, your client’s starting point of view on ...

Joseph Bailey

August 8, 2018 

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in June 2018, South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. turned sales tax on its head. Now, businesses selling online and/or remotely will no longer enjoy the same sales tax relief they did in the past.

Scott Peterson