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February 19, 2020 

2020 Review of Zoho CRM

Zoho CRM www.zoho.com From the 2020 reviews of CRM systems for accounting firms. Zoho CRM is a solid online CRM application well designed for businesses of all kinds, including accounting firms, although it is better suited for businesses that sell products. Zoho CRM offers four plan levels, with a basic plan available at no cost....…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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February 19, 2020 

David Cieslak, CPA.CITP, CGMA, GSEC Inducted into Accounting Hall of Fame

The members of the Accounting Thought Leader Symposium have elected David Cieslak, CPA.CITP, CGMA, GSEC, accounting technologist and chief cloud officer and executive vice president with RKL eSolutions, into CPA Practice Advisor’s Accounting Hall of Fame. The announcement was made during a presentation at the 2020 meeting of the Thought Leader Symposium, an accounting think tank...…

Gail Perry

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February 18, 2020 

Apps We Love: Feb. 2020 – Meeting & Calendar Apps

We live in an era of convenience, and that goes for meetings as well as everything else. There’s simply no excuse to insist that everyone gather in person for a meeting, nor is there reason to be frustrated with the chaos of a conference call when too many people are on the line, like the...…

Gail Perry

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February 17, 2020 

3 Secrets to Ensure Successful (and Profitable) Client Meetings

We are in the business of building relationships. No matter how advanced technology becomes, at the heart of the accounting profession, we are people of our people—our clients. That means face-to-face meetings with clients are still (and will likely always be) a mainstay component of a firm’s business model. And now well into busy season—the...…

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

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February 12, 2020 

5 Tips to Prevent Staff Burnout During Tax Season

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

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February 12, 2020 

Now’s the Time to Secure Client Data

Preparing client data has always been the job of a CPA – but protecting it has only recently become law. Learn what the IRS has stated firms must do to stay in compliance, and how you can get enterprise-level data security for them in 24 hrs.

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February 10, 2020 

Do You Have a Clear Technology Vision

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

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February 6, 2020 

6 Steps for Adopting a Growth Mindset

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

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February 4, 2020 

Yale Turns to CPA Firm for Innovative Business Guidance

OCR collaborates with a number of outside firms that new ventures may need to call upon for legal, accounting, marketing, or other services. FML is excited to support rising OCR innovators in a myriad of ways including: tax and accounting matters ...