Firm Management April 24, 2026
Professionals on the Move – April 2026
Professionals on the Move is a periodic round-up of recent promotions, leadership changes, awards, and other staffing announcements from aroundt he accounting space.
October 8, 2013
Cloud-Based Accounting System Offers Free Data Conversion from QuickBooks
New ‘Ditch Your Desktop’ Service Brings Xero's Online Accounting System to Millions
October 7, 2013
4 Tips to Improve Firm Workflow Processes
Process improvement has been a stated goal in most firms for some time now. Looking for ways to do more with less became even more important during the economic downturn. And the concepts of Lean Six Sigma that started in manufacturing are now making their way into professional services firms, including accounting.
October 7, 2013
Death By Toolbar
Sadly, most consumers have almost no idea where these changes came from, or how to get back to the search engines and toolbars they actually wanted.
October 7, 2013
Will New Healthcare Laws Hurt the CPA-Client Relationship?
As this column goes to print, provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as the “ACA,” or ObamaCare) will change accountants and tax preparers from “trusted advisors” to a more derogatory status:
October 2, 2013
Blog: Re-Visiting PC-Matic
A long time ago…at least in terms of the life of a blogger…I did a quick overview of the PC-Matic utilities for personal computers. I wasn’t overly harsh, nor overly kind, and did mention that that in my mind the best service they provided was their newsletter.
October 2, 2013
Accounting firm settles $35M lawsuit
Firm had served as city's auditor until discovery of $54M embezzlement by city comptroller.
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.
October 1, 2013
Government Shutdown Begins- What it Means for Small Business
On Monday night, the U.S. Congress rejected the U.S. Senate's version of the House bill for a debt limit increase, which effectively shuts down some of the non-critical operations of the federal government.
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.
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.
September 30, 2013
How to Avoid the Top 4 Household Employment Tax Mistakes
When families become employers, they take on many of the same responsibilities that business employers do – although many of the forms, deadlines and labor laws for household employers are unique.
September 30, 2013
Mastering the Art of Technology
How a tech-savvy firm owner leverages his experience with advanced technologies to create a lucrative new service offering