Income Tax June 3, 2026
The IRS’s “New” Syndicated Conservation Easement Settlement Offer: Deja Vu All Over Again?
According to the IRS, this settlement initiative is a great deal, and taxpayers should jump on it. But is it deja vu all over again?
Technology May 15, 2015
Great Storytellers Get The Girls
The folks telling these captivating stories aren’t holding some great secret. The fact is that anyone can tell a story. Yes, anyone. And that includes accounting professionals. The greatest of storytellers have simply taken the time to define what ...
May 15, 2015
How To Help Your Clients Plan for Retirement
While your clients know that their employees will eventually leave their business – either for another company or retirement – it may not be a reality they are prepared for. With your help, they can properly plan for employees’ retirement.
May 13, 2015
How To Help Your Not-For-Profit Clients
The NFP segment of the U.S. market has historically been 5% of all businesses. This market share has grown to over 10% in the last decade. While business may be doing charitable, human interest or targeted work, this does not mean that the ...
May 12, 2015
Is Your Firm Using Electronic Signatures?
So you think you’re a progressive firm, right? You’re committed to going digital and eliminating, or at least minimizing, paper. Your engagement letters are all electronic and are emailed to clients and prospects for signature.
May 12, 2015
“Where Do I Start?”
I recently attended the New York Accounting Show put on by Flagg Management, generally acknowledged as the annual kickoff event for nationally recognized accounting conferences that provide continuing professional education and networking opportunities fo
May 7, 2015
Six Easy Tips to Help You Network Like a Star
Believe it or not, most successful business people I know dread networking. It just doesn’t come naturally to a majority of people. Instead, it feels awkward and uncomfortable. For many years, I avoided networking all together.
May 7, 2015
How to Market to Payroll Clients
Running a successful payroll practice is about more than just the services you provide; it’s also about selling those services. A great marketing campaign will consist of both digital and print collateral and target existing and prospective clients.
May 6, 2015
May SALT Checklist
What should you be doing in your state and local tax practice this month? Here's your SALT checklist for May.
April 17, 2015
The Top Technologies for Accounting Firms
A firm's management programs and client offerings have to match its strategies. During your annual retreat, you should consider the business you are in today, the business you’d like to be in in the future, and who your clients are.
April 17, 2015
10 Real Ways to Make Your Computer Run Faster
It seems as though no matter how hard we try to speed up our computers – more RAM, faster processors and better hard drives – they still take forever to do what we want them to do. Web pages load like sludge. Applications take forever to run.
April 17, 2015
Intuit Realigns QBO Vision with Recent Strategic Partnerships
It’s been more than a year since Intuit first announced it would create an online ecosystem centered on its QuickBooks Online solution. Since then, the financial solutions provider has seen tremendous growth on the QBO platform.
April 17, 2015
How to Do Billing and Accounts Receivable Better
Whether you're managing the cash flow of your own accounting firm or helping your clients solve their receivables problems, these tips from the experts might give you some ideas for getting the job done more effectively.