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4 Accounting Tips to Run a Profitable Professional Services Company

Basis 365

It doesn't matter if you run a marketing agency or a management consulting firm when it comes to managing a profitable consultancy business. It is only half of the job to provide your consulting services. These four accounting tips will increase your consulting company's profitability.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Unintended Audit Consequences; The IRS Needs Experienced Accountants; PwC AI | 9.18.23

Going Concern

‘There is no work to balance’: how shrinking budgets, Covid and AI shook up life in consulting : Andrew* is a 63-year-old partner in a small consultancy in England who finds himself with too much free time and too little cash. Sierra, a 23-year-old associate in New York is feeling “horrible” pressure to perform so she is not laid off.

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Key Accounting Challenges Facing Professional Services Businesses

Basis 365

Service-based businesses, such as marketing agencies or management consultants, face several accounting issues that are unique to their industry. The overall accounting issue revolves around the matching of project-related revenue with the corresponding costs. The number one question we receive is “Can I afford to hire?”.

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Cherry Bekaert Adds Chicago-Area CPA Firm PKF Mueller

CPA Practice

Top 30 accounting firm Cherry Bekaert has acquired PKF Mueller, a full-service CPA firm based in Elgin, IL. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but as part of the transaction, Cherry Bekaert also receives Mueller dotKonnect, a business process outsourcing firm that specializes in finance, accounting, tax and payroll functions.

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Why Hiring a Tax Pro Boosts Your Small Business (and Saves You Money)

MyIRSRelief

Your tax professional will guide you through tasks like payroll tax deposits, estimated tax payments, and state and local tax regulations for your chosen business structure (C corporation, S corporation, or partnership), ensuring smooth sailing with tax authorities. Compliance Navigation: Tax compliance goes far beyond just filing.

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The Importance of a Month-End Close Process

Withum

Now that we are halfway through the new year, most companies have wrapped up their books and records for 2021 and sent them to their accounting professionals for tax and audit preparation. Having up-to-date account balances summarized on the financial statements can indicate to management if there is adequate cash to cover future needs.

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Cost Overruns in Construction Projects And How to Manage Them

Steve Feinberg

One of the main construction bookkeeping differences from other industries is the use of record keeping for “job costing,” wherein managers consult previous prices on materials, labor, insurance, repairs, and other fees to create an informed estimate of how much a job of a similar size will cost to complete.