Firm Management

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January 25, 2016 

When Do You Have To Pay Terminated Employees?

Each state has its own laws that dictate when employees are to be paid and this extends to terminations. While many states allow payment for voluntary termination to occur on the next scheduled pay date, several states have accelerated timelines even for

James Paille

 How Firms Can Optimize Staff Productivity During Tax Season

January 20, 2016 

How Firms Can Optimize Staff Productivity During Tax Season

How many returns can your firm prepare during tax season? Adding staff hours during busy season is problematic for the firm and filing extensions is problematic for customers. In the absence of these two options, what else can you do?

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January 20, 2016 

5 Tips For Flextime In CPA Firms

A major benefit for CPAs working in public accounting is the ability to work flextime. What is flextime? While the definitions vary firm to firm, flextime can mean that you work flexible hours, have compressed work weeks or follow seasonal scheduling.

 How Accounting Firms Can Benefit From The ACA

January 19, 2016 

How Accounting Firms Can Benefit From The ACA

The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought major change to the accounting profession as individuals and companies are increasingly turning to accountants and tax preparers for help in complying with new health care mandates and ...

Jon Baron

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January 19, 2016 

AICPA To Combine Tech+, PCPS And Other Conferences In 2017

Participants will be able to cross-attend sessions and gather with their peers for high-end keynote and panel presentations at the event, which will be held June 12-15, 2017, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The all-in-one format permits financial ...

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January 18, 2016 

Report Shows Opportunity Loss for Women-Owned Businesses

Women own 9.9 million U.S. firms representing 35.76% of all firms and generate $1.4 trillion in revenues annually. But, women-owned firms produce only 4.23% of all U.S. revenues. 70% of women-owned firms have less than $25,000 in revenues annually.

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January 16, 2016 

SmartVault Acquired by Reckon

Under the agreement, SmartVault will continue operating as a separate business unit with the same brand, employee base and Houston offices, and will retain its U.S. management team, led by founder Eric Pulaski. Financial details of the acquisition were...

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January 15, 2016 

BDO Acquires Boston Accounting Firm Feeley & Driscoll

The firm serves privately-held businesses in various industries, with a strong concentration of clients in the construction, healthcare, professional services, manufacturing and distribution industries. The combination of BDO and Feeley & Driscoll ...

 5 Hiring Trends to Watch in 2016

January 14, 2016 

5 Hiring Trends to Watch in 2016

Workers can also expect to see higher starting salaries, more teens in internships, more women and minorities in leadership, and more opportunities to move from low-skill to high-skill jobs, among other trends.

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January 14, 2016 

How to Evolve Your Accounting Firm In 2016

It’s the start of another year and resolutions abound. While laying off the cookies and hitting the gym top nearly everyone’s list, what about making a resolution to transform your firm’s identity by providing advisory and consulting-based services to ...

Jon Baron