Firm Management

 Deloitte Partners with Accenture Duck Creek to Help Insurers

April 28, 2015 

Deloitte Partners with Accenture Duck Creek to Help Insurers

The Big 4 accounting and business consulting firm Deloitte has established a strategic alliance with Accenture Duck Creek to help US property and casualty insurers prepare for the dynamic changes that are reshaping the insurance industry.

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April 24, 2015 

KPMG U.S. Names Lynne Doughtie as CEO

Lynne Doughtie has been elected to serve as the next Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG U.S. Doughtie currently leads KPMG’s Advisory business, and has distinguished herself in numerous leadership positions since launching her career ...

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April 23, 2015 

Best Practices for Accounting Firm Profitability

Management and leadership. This is the first item on the list because it makes everything else possible. Adopt a corporate governance structure that allows most decisions to be made by the MP and a small management team. Keep partners out of ...

Marc Rosenberg

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April 23, 2015 

Report Looks At Effects of Audit Quality on the CPA Brand

The Illinois CPA Society has published a digital feature exploring the issue of audit quality, its impact on the CPA brand and profession in both the public and private sectors, and potential solutions to this high-profile problem.

 AICPA Urges IRS to Increase Safe Harbor Threshold

April 22, 2015 

AICPA Urges IRS to Increase Safe Harbor Threshold

AICPA says the de minimis safe harbor threshold amount under the tangible property regulations for small business taxpayers without an applicable financial statement (AFS) be increased from $500 to $2,500.

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April 17, 2015 

The Top Technologies for Accounting Firms

A firm's management programs and client offerings have to match its strategies. During your annual retreat, you should consider the business you are in today, the business you’d like to be in in the future, and who your clients are.

Randy Johnston

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April 17, 2015 

10 Real Ways to Make Your Computer Run Faster

It seems as though no matter how hard we try to speed up our computers – more RAM, faster processors and better hard drives – they still take forever to do what we want them to do. Web pages load like sludge. Applications take forever to run.

Dave McClure