July 29, 2013
PwC appoints new leader for U.S. Advisory Services
Everson succeeds former U.S. Advisory Leader Dana Mcilwain, who is now PwC US Services Leader
July 29, 2013
Five Core Principles to Work By…
As many of you know, I co-authored a book a few years ago with acclaimed author Michael Gerber titled The E-Myth Accountant – Why Most Accounting Practices Don’t Work and What to Do About It. This proved to be a great experience for me.
July 25, 2013
Firm Staffing – Is the term “Best and Brightest” just an illusion?
In recent conversations about leadership training the words “best and brightest” slip off the tongue of firm leaders like a battle cry. We want to teach and motivate our best people to the highest level in the firm and we do not want to lose them to other firms or companies.
July 25, 2013
PwC’s M&A outlook shows deal makers focus on execution
PwC's M&A Outlook Reveals Dealmakers' Increasing Focus on Quality Execution in Competitive M&A Market
July 25, 2013
Survey: NY Area Employers Say Hiring Not Affected By Health Reform
A new employer health insurance survey from HealthPocket and HealthCareReform.com finds that 87 percent of businesses located primarily in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will not change their hiring decisions in response to health reform.
July 25, 2013
Ohio Worker’s Comp system denies that it overbilled employers
Backed by business and labor groups, the state agency for injured workers has filed new legal documents in its fight to overturn a judge's ruling that some employers were overcharged $860 million in workers' compensation premiums from 2001 to 2009.
July 24, 2013
New York Accounting Firm Wins Top Advertising Award
WeiserMazars LLP, accounting, tax and advisory services firm, received first place in the Ad Campaigns with a Spend of Over $25,000 category for its “Exactly Right” campaign.
July 22, 2013
Prestigious New York accounting firms announce merger
Effective August 1, 2013, the long established highly regarded firm of Schoenfeld Mendelsohn Goldfarb LLP (“SMG”) has merged into the firm of Janover LLC with offices in Garden City and Manhattan, New York.
July 18, 2013
Tapping into a Raging Payroll Revenue Stream
How one CPA turned the ‘headache’ of payroll into a highly profitable service by building the right model
July 18, 2013
Intuit builds on its new Practice Management system with acquisition
Intuit announced earlier this week that it has aquired Fifo, a cloud-based workpaper management system for accounting and tax professionals. The system is a part of Intuit's continuing development of it's Practice Management Suite,
July 15, 2013
Avalara partners with accounting firm alliance
Avalara and AGN International-North America have announced the formation of a new strategic alliance that will enable AGN-NA member firms to access critical sales and use tax (SUT) and value added tax (VAT) information and related resources to better meet member firm clients’ needs.
July 15, 2013
Men and women look for different things when choosing an employer
Employer survey examines gender differences around what makes an employer attractive