September 12, 2014
Conflict. Whether it is related to decisions about firm management, technology or personnel, most of us try to avoid it like the plague. After all, wouldn’t life be easier if we could just make decisions in a vacuum and not worry about what others thought?
September 12, 2014
Audit re-engineering has been around for decades and delivered significant increases in firm productivity and is now making another quantum leap in improvement by integrating the key tenants of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) into today’s digital audit workflows.
September 12, 2014
Payroll is not a four letter word. Human Resources (HR) is an additional opportunity to help clients and tie them closer to your firm and services. While many CPA firms use outsourced services for payroll and HR, technology has made providing these services easier and more profitable.
September 12, 2014
We seem to have reached a point in the accounting profession where accounting firms that want to grow and continue to be successful have embraced the need for technology. In doing so, they are turning over many of the mundane footing and ticking and balancing and reconciling and data entry activities to the software that…
September 12, 2014
As summer draws to a close, kids and young students aren’t the only ones who need to think about heading back to school. Your employees — even your top performers — can become stronger contributors by enhancing their abilities and expertise through professional development opportunities.
September 12, 2014
Each year, the 40 Under 40 program seeks to honor a diverse array of professionals who are helping to shape the profession they work in. How does one shape a profession? For these unique professionals, that question is answered in a variety of ways. For some, this is achieved through ardent support for and evangelizing...…
September 12, 2014
Fall is usually a calm, relaxed time of the year – the business of the summer activities are coming to a halt and the madness of the year-end hasn’t quite started up yet. This makes it the perfect time to examine your firm’s payroll solutions and services. Companies, including your existing clients and potential clients,...…
September 11, 2014
Cloud document storage provider FileThis has released its new FileThis Document Portal for Professional Services system, which is designed to help streamline the gathering, organizing and sharing of financial documents from clients for time-crunched accountants, CPAs, bookkeepers, and other busy tax and finance professionals.
September 8, 2014
Americans love a deal, and despite the increasingly digital economy, they still rely on coupons, according to a new study shows that reports that 96 percent of Americans are coupon users.
September 8, 2014
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
September 5, 2014
Accountants have long had a reputation as being somewhat reclusive, perhaps even seen as professional hermits, because of the nature of many of the traditional services they provided.
September 5, 2014
Ah, the good old days. Back in the ’70s, tax season meant being in the office by 7:00 a.m., a 12-hour work day, then home to see the family. Add nine hours on Saturday and a few on Sunday afternoon, and it toted up to a respectable 70+ hour work week. And then, along came...…