October 20, 2014
It’s that time of year when everyone is out shopping accounting services. While most of us would like all new business opportunities to be referrals where we’re the only person or firm competing for the business, the reality is that it doesn't happen ...
October 20, 2014
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has presented Frank K. Ross, CPA, the Institute’s 2014 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Service.
October 14, 2014
Customers everywhere demand more personal attention in their shopping and service experiences, and accounting services are no exception. With so many ways to rate and rank the customer experience at their fingertips...
October 14, 2014
When partners retire, it goes without saying that they want to cash in their share of the firm’s value. But they want to do this in a way that enables the firm to continue as a successful, viable entity.
October 12, 2014
Risk mitigation when your practice is attacked is an economic consideration. What will breach reporting cost? What will recovery cost and time lost be? Although we are not likely to be terminated by our clients or our firm, even this type of loss ...
October 9, 2014
Recent NLRB actions and court decisions have taken the issue of joint employers, independent contractors, and leased employees far beyond a single industry.
October 8, 2014
Online accounting software maker Xero has passed $100 million in annualized committed monthly revenue and has achieved a 95 percent year-over-year growth rate in subscription revenue, the company announced on Wednesday.
October 8, 2014
With water risk rising in some companies and basins as a more urgent problem than climate change, University of Michigan researchers have worked out a way to measure how it affects stock volatility.
October 7, 2014
Every day, new technology services are being launched that help professional services firms better engage with prospects and clients in cost effective ways. Filtering through all the possibilities and effectively leveraging the technologies is becoming key to firms’ success. While not all inclusive, here are a few focus areas to maximize the impact of your...…
October 6, 2014
The Advisory Board is partnering with the Association for Accounting Marketing to provide executive-level marketing sessions at the 2015 Winning is Everything Conference. The sessions are designed to ...
October 3, 2014
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
October 2, 2014
Tenenz, Inc., which makes products and technologies for tax and accounting firms, has expansed its email marketing suite of products. Professionals can now choose from a variety of customizable, branded designs for digital client newsletters, memos, appoi