Firm Management

September 20, 2018 

Moss Adams, one of the largest accounting, consulting and wealth management firms in the nation, has agreed to combine with AsTech Consulting, a cyber risk management firm that specializes in application and network security, secure development and security training. Effective Nov. 1, 2018, the combination enhances the Moss Adams cybersecurity consulting practice, adding new capabilities in...…

September 14, 2018 

As we set out on our recent hike near Beaver Creek, Colorado, the first mistake I made was reading the hiking map. I informed CeCe that it was just three miles roundtrip so we should be able to do this easily in two hours. Thankfully, I did point out ...

September 14, 2018 

Anyone can make mistakes, and pretty much everyone does. But we had a fighting chance before email and smart phones. In the good old days an office assistant typed documents and memos, and then they were read over once or twice before they got signed ...

Gail Perry

September 13, 2018 

Hurricane Florence remains a powerful major hurricane, but has been downgraded to a Category 3, as its sustained winds have decreased to 115 mph. The forecast track of Florence has the storm making landfall near Wilmington, N.C. around midday Friday ...

September 10, 2018 

Thomson Reuters has released a white paper to help firms protect themselves from a cybersecurity breach at a time when IT security concerns permeate internal control at even the smallest companies. The paper, How Small and Mid-Sized Entities Can ...

September 10, 2018 

With several hurricanes hitting the U.S. in the last couple of years, including Hurricane Florence in just the last few days, the IRS is reminding people and businesses to take time now and create or update their emergency preparedness plan.

September 10, 2018 

Often, when profanity is used in the workplace, managers and supervisors are reluctant to address it for fear that they will be seen as prudish or part of the speech police. However, employers need to carefully consider their response to profane or ...

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

September 10, 2018 

The point of this article isn’t the age old question of billable hours vs. value pricing. The focus today is the value our people provide to our firms and how we measure that value in a way that doesn’t drive them away.

Garrett Wagner

September 10, 2018 

The concept of personal preference is an integral part of everything we do with firms. Personal preferences have a negative impact on morale and overall process efficiency. They impact internal customer service, and we all know we can’t provide ...

Michael Wherry

September 10, 2018 

Building a World-Class Marketing Culture in Your Firm – Part II This article continues the series on creating a world-class marketing culture in your firm. In Part 1, we explored the definition of marketing and its centrality in the life of a firm. In Part 2, we examine the firm’s brand—what it is, what it...…

Firm Management September 10, 2018 

If your firm is focusing on the fishing industry vertical, accessing these potential clients requires a diversified, marketing tackle box. In fact, according to the 2017 Labor Force Statistics, nearly 25 percent of the employees in this industry are women, which could be a new niche for your firm that could suggest a different approach...…

Becky Livingston

September 10, 2018 

Big data has become a buzzword in the accounting profession, but like other trending topics such as blockchain, AI and machine learning, it’s one that CPAs really need to understand.

Jim Boomer