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Tax Season Survival Index Measures the Human Cost of Tax Season on Professionals
The TSSI measures the cost to sleep, to health, to relationships, and to the professionals who run the engine of public accounting.
August 9, 2016
The Procrastinator’s To-Do List
Most people procrastinate. It’s in our nature to have ebbs and flows of productive time, the time when we can really dig in and get our projects completed. I contend that procrastination is in the eye of the beholder. After all, think about how your ...
August 9, 2016
Why Your Firm Should Partner With A Cloud Consultant
Cloud has become a primary component in the evolution of information technology, especially when considering online accounting.
August 8, 2016
Workers Want To Know How They Affect Their Company’s Bottom Line
The findings uncovered different sentiments among age groups. Fifty-nine percent of professionals 55 years of age and older consistently see how their work contributes to the company's bottom line, but just 38 percent of those 35 to 54 years old agreed.
August 8, 2016
Book Offers Guidance on CPA Firm Mergers
Sellers, owned primarily by aging Baby Boomers, see merging up as their most likely exit strategy. Relatively few buyers or sellers have much merger experience, yet these deals will require some of the most important decisions in their professional ...
August 8, 2016
Ohio State, Villanova and KPMG Develop Data and Analytics Masters Degree
This KPMG program will pay the full tuition, room and board for 50 students who will enter the universities' graduate programs in the fall of 2017 and will work between semesters as KPMG audit interns, applying what they learn in the coursework ...
August 2, 2016
The 9-5 Job is A Thing of the Past for U.S. Workers
A typical work day historically involved eight consecutive hours of effort for full-time workers, but today, most don’t stop working when the clock hits 5 p.m. According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, nearly 3 in 5 workers (59 percent) believe ...
August 2, 2016
Is Your Firm Really Different Than Your Competition?
Virtually everyone agrees that being able to differentiate your firm is cool. Yet, very few local CPA firms are in fact, different. To be fair, the nature of what CPAs do naturally makes them look more alike than different.
August 2, 2016
Epson Releases New Cartridge-Free Printers
Printer and scanner maker Epson America, Inc. has released the newest additions to its Supertank category of EcoTank printers – the WorkForce ET-16500 wide-format model and Expression ET-3600. The printers deliver cartridge-free printing with ...
August 2, 2016
Survey: Most Firms Cover Cost of Professional Credentials and Certification
Most workers today are getting support from their employer to grow their skill set, according to recent research from staffing firm Robert Half. A majority of CFOs interviewed (72 percent) said their company covers some or all of the cost for staff to obt
August 1, 2016
Citrin Cooperman Acquires KAF Accounting Group
“Citrin Cooperman had been focused on coming into the Boston market for several years but ultimately passed on every firm they looked at," said Allan D. Koltin, CEO of Koltin Consulting Group, who advised both firms on the merger.
July 28, 2016
Oracle Acquires NetSuite
Oracle has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NetSuite, one of the first cloud companies. The transaction is valued at $109.00 per share in cash, or approximately $9.3 billion.
July 27, 2016
Don’t Let Scope Creep Lead You Out Of Bounds
Almost every sport uses a defined boundary. The playing area, whether it is a football field, basketball court, or baseball diamond, is clearly defined and understood by all athletes who play the game. It is pretty easy to ascertain whether you are ...