Firm Management

April 29, 2014 

It doesn’t have the glamor of Hollywood stars for clients, nor the rapid-growth cache of accounting for the new marijuana trade. But if your accounting firm is looking to build a national reputation and a loyal client base that is largely ignored by the rest of the industry, I will once again say…become experts in…

Dave McClure

April 29, 2014 

The International Accounting Group (TIAG) is continuing to experience growth, recently adding several new members to its alliance of independent accounting firms. The new firm members give TIAG an increased presence in critical commercial and financial centers in the United States, Europe and Africa. The newest member firms to join TIAG include:

April 29, 2014 

By now you have discovered the sad and silly trick that Microsoft played on you during the last days of tax season. Windows XP has been killed, and you have to upgrade to Windows 8.1 or leave your accounting computers both unprotected and in violation of federal law.

Dave McClure

April 28, 2014 

1 HOUR FREE CPE CREDIT — Wednesday, May 14, 2014 – 2:00 PM ET – 11:00 AM PT As an accounting professional, you do all that you can to help your clients create better processes and save time and money…shouldn’t you do the same?  Don’t let another week go by continuing to operate your businesses...…

April 28, 2014 

Learn how a firm's value is increased when practice management solutions are employed. Discover how your team can provide exceptional client service. Explore methods that improve efficiencies and increase billable time.

April 23, 2014 

Big Four accounting, audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP has appointed Conor Moore as national co-leader of the firm's Venture Capital practice.

April 22, 2014 

As the space for practice management applications has changed over the last year, we have changed the applications which we cover as part of this review to reflect the desire of many mid-sized and large firms to implement staff scheduling tools.

Brian Tankersley

April 21, 2014 

The nominees for the 2014 CPA Practice Advisor Tax & Accounting Technology Innovation Awards have been chosen. As the pinnacle of recognition for technology vendors serving the tax and accounting profession, the awards recognize exceptional product development, breakthrough technologies, state of the art design and implementation, and cutting edge concepts that help accounting professionals and…

April 21, 2014 

It is impossible to think too much about protecting your data. If you are the business owner, responsible for Information Technology or an IT professional, protecting data has to always be top of mind. Backup and recovery is not an area you can leave to chance. The January installment of this column spoke about alternative…

Randy Johnston

April 21, 2014 

Is your firm leveraging technology as a strategic asset or is it viewed as simply a cost of doing business? Successful firms view it as an asset and build an IT leadership and governance model that helps harness the power of technology as an accelerator toward improved performance, profitability and growth. There are five aspects…

Jim Boomer

April 21, 2014 

For the past several decades, the function of marketing has been focused on selling consumers about the benefits of a particular service or product. Most companies, accounting firms included, have tried to create “hype” about their wares using mass media to generate sales.

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

April 21, 2014 

You may have heard it before, or you may have actually uttered these words, “Why did we wait so long to let an underperforming employee go?" In some firms today it may actually be called the underperforming epidemic or the underperformer drag, but no matter what words you are using to describe the problem, the…

Sandra Wiley