Firm Management

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October 1, 2013 

How Accountants and Tax Pros Can Manage Business Risk

Summer may seem like a time where accountants can take a breath. They’re just past the April tax rush and still a ways ahead of end-of-year planning. But that timing makes August and September the optimum time to work on managing your practice – an essential part of which is managing business risk.

 New York Accounting Firms Announce Merger

September 30, 2013 

New York Accounting Firms Announce Merger

Two prominent CPA firms in Buffalo have reached an agreement to merge. The Bonadio Group and Gaines Kriner Elliott LLP (GKE) will finalize their new arrangement on November 1, and will operate under the Bonadio name.

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September 30, 2013 

Payroll – To Be or Not To Be

Both accounting firms and industry accountants ask me regularly about opportunities for their firms. One area that has been avoided by industry and public practice CPAs alike is payroll. We’d prefer to transfer the work, liability, risk, schedule commitment and governmental reporting to someone else.

Randy Johnston

 Secure Communications Provider Ziptr to Cease Operations on September 27th

September 26, 2013 

Secure Communications Provider Ziptr to Cease Operations on September 27th

Secure communications provider Ziptr, who we covered in our April 2013 review of Client Portal Products, has notified customers that they will cease operations at noon on Friday, September 27th. Founder and CEO Firdaus Bhathena sent a message earlier this week to users, which included the following message:

 Thomson Reuters Expands CPE Courses and Management Tools

September 26, 2013 

Thomson Reuters Expands CPE Courses and Management Tools

Thomson Reuters recently released Checkpoint Learning’s enhanced Premier Plus CPE Package for tax, accounting, audit, and finance professionals. It offers more than 500 Webinars and 450 online/downloadable courses covering legislative and industry changes in a cost-effective bundled subscription package

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September 24, 2013 

Report Shows Slow Growth for Private Companies

Privately held companies are growing sales at an annual rate of less than 4 percent in 2013, according to financial statements, according to preliminary estimates in the latest Sageworks Private Company Report today, a quarterly update on the health and state of privately held U.S. companies.

Isaac M. O'Bannon