Accounting August 4, 2026
Nominations Open for Innovation Awards and 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
February 27, 2013
Outsourcing the Finance Function: Smart Bet or Risky Business?
For years, small- to medium-sized companies have outsourced specific niche functions of their businesses, such as tax preparation, legal assistance, financial portfolio management and actuarial services.
February 27, 2013
2013 Review of SaaS and Installed Small Business Accounting Systems
Finding a suitable small business accounting application continues to be a challenge for many practitioners. While some choose to install a single solution for all clients, many accounting professionals are moving clients into cloud-based accounting applications, whether they are true Software as a Service applications (SaaS) or hosted versions of on-premises software. The summaries of...…
February 27, 2013
Is your mission statement a warning sign about the future of your firm?
Business owners are advised to craft their mission statement. Yet once developed, few refer to them, fewer live them, and worse, some mission statements hurt your position more than help it.
February 27, 2013
Disaster Recovery in the Cloud
The cloud continues to be the center of great debate. Supporters focus on the long list of benefits ranging from freeing up internal resources to focus on more strategic initiatives to smoothing the monthly IT budget.
February 27, 2013
CES 2013: New Tech Concepts In Your Firm’s Future
Roman gives his update on technology from the 2013 CES trade show.
February 27, 2013
SaaSy Accounting: Online Accounting Systems are Abundant and Capable
I’ve had the privilege of helping developers of many of the mainstream accounting software products in use in the U.S. market and the opportunity to follow many more over the last 30 years.
February 27, 2013
4 Apps for Small Business Accounting
The ability to check on the status of cash, receivables, and payables from anywhere is a critical business need.
February 27, 2013
Business Segment Planning for the Long Run
Picking the right software platform is an exceptionally important decision in every accounting firm. As you may know, I am the managing partner of an 11-person CPA firm in Bloomington, Indiana.
February 27, 2013
Intacct offers SaaS option for mid-sized and larger businesses
From the March 2013 review section of small business accounting systems. Intacct is a SaaS accounting product which really doesn’t fit the definition of a small business accounting application. Although it can be used for small businesses, it is more of a mid-market product, with features and pricing which make more sense for a larger...…
February 20, 2013
Tax professionals offer tips to avoid IRS audits
During the past decade, the IRS has gotten more business-like about the taxpayers they select to audit. Like all smart businesses, the IRS wants to turn a profit these days. Currently, tax returns are selected for audit based on the chance that the IRS will find enough errors or missing income to generate additional taxes…
February 14, 2013
Here Comes the Baby Boomer Bubble – Valuing Your Practice for Partner Retirements
61 percent of CPA firm partners are now over age 50 and succession planning is one of the top issues of almost every firm.
February 12, 2013
24 more states considering sales tax on accounting and tax services in 2013
The AICPA's Advocacy program states that as many as 24 states "anticipate that their 2013 legislature will consider a proposal to tax accounting services."