Firm Management

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October 13, 2016 

Is Your Audit Practice Ready to be Uberized?

More than two decades ago, industry auditing staples such as GoSystem Audit, Fast-Governmental, and Accountant’s Trial Balance were quickly replaced by a new generation of more robust audit engagement binders including CaseWare and CCH Engagement ...

Roman Kepczyk

Firm Automation

October 12, 2016 

Unintended Consequences of Firm Management Decisions

Sometimes people and organizations launch a new philosophy, policy or approach with the best of intentions, but fail to consider an unintended consequence that threatens to negate the purpose of the original initiative.

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October 11, 2016 

Getting Your Partners “On Board”

Passengers and flight attendants had a common goal – get to our destination safely and on time. But for that to happen, we needed two critical people. Those two key people had the same goal as the rest of us – get to our destination safely and timely.

Dustin Hostetler

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October 6, 2016 

Illinois CPA Day of Service Gets Record Participation

Making a difference in their local communities was the main mission for accounting and financial professionals who participated in The Illinois CPA Society’s 7th annual CPA Day of Service on September 23rd. A record total of over 1,350 volunteers ...

 Voting Starts for Intuit’s Global Firm of the Future

October 3, 2016 

Voting Starts for Intuit’s Global Firm of the Future

Before casting their vote, the public can watch a video of each firm that highlights how they embody the attributes of being a future-ready firm. The attributes of a Global Firm of the Future include adopting online technologies, implementing fixed ...

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September 27, 2016 

Wipfli Joins Chamber of Digital Commerce

The Chamber of Digital Commerce represents the world’s leading innovators, operators and investors in the digital asset and blockchain technology ecosystem, including start-ups, software companies, global IT consultancies, financial institutions and ...

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September 27, 2016 

Small Firms Face Big Challenges with Partner Compensation

The most difficult and complicated partner compensation scenario may surprise you – it’s firms with 2-3 partners. Why? Because regardless of the system used to allocate income, at the end of the day, each partner has to look the others in the eyes ...