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Forging ahead: Leading an accounting firm into the future
Accounting Today
AUGUST 2, 2022
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Accounting firms and sales and use tax advising: Perfect together?
TaxConnex
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
In our blog last week, we looked at how sales and use tax advisory services might be a good new field for CPAs and accounting firms. Accounting and CPA firms looking to expand their services into the sales and use tax niche, often have pent-up demand within their own client base.
Rethinking the Concept of the Employee: How Outsourcing Can Help Grow Your Accounting Business
Speaker: Dixie McCurley, Principal, Digital Advisory at Cherry Bekaert LLP
The very mention of the word "Outsourcing" is enough to send shivers down the employee spine. However, this gut reaction - while understandable - is merely based on misconceptions. Outsourcing does not necessarily mean mass layoffs and transplanting offshore. Rather, it could be utilized as an employee-friendly way to assuage an overburdened staff, relieve productivity bottlenecks, and stimulate growth. Join Dixie McCurley, Principal, Digital Advisory at Cherry Bekaert LLP, for this enlightening discussion on the ins and outs of outsourcing, and what it can do for your practice.
Can accounting firms move into sales tax advising?
TaxConnex
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Many certified public accountants (CPAs), enrolled agents and other tax preparers and professionals that run accounting and tax preparation firms are constantly looking for new advisory avenues to service clients.
Developing Your Accounting Firm’s Plan
CTP
JANUARY 23, 2023
What are your accounting goals? Many firms want to grow and expand. Ideally, you’ll delve deep into the last year to better understand what’s working and what’s not for your firm. One recommendation is to: Create an annual goal for one major area of your firm.
Top cybersecurity considerations for accounting firms
Accounting Today
DECEMBER 8, 2022
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7 Signs It May Be Time to Switch Accounting Firms
IgniteSpot
DECEMBER 7, 2021
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Accounting Firms Are Embarrassing Themselves on the Talent Dating Market
Going Concern
DECEMBER 2, 2022
It’s December 2022 and we’re now a good year into “The Great Accounting Shortage,” the depth of which won’t truly be known until the fines start rolling in for p**s-poor audit work performed by skeleton crews.
5 Pain Points Every Small to Medium-Sized Accounting Firm Experiences
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Marketing for accounting firms: individuals vs. small businesses
ThomsonReuters
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
the potential market available to tax and accounting firms is massive. Here are a few ways you can market your firm’s services to individuals and small businesses. How to market tax and accounting services. With more than 144.3 million individual taxpayers and 31.7
Don’t Be Surprised to See Accounting Firms Aggressively Merging in the Next Year or Two
Going Concern
AUGUST 1, 2022
There’s an accountant shortage! Firms are trying all sorts of tricks to find and retain talent but the problem may be deeper than not having the right set of perks but rather an actual shortage of qualified talent. due to the natures of the current accounting marketplace.
The next business model for accounting firms
Accounting Today
AUGUST 29, 2022
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CliftonLarsonAllen is Still the Constructioniest of All Accounting Firms
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
You may or may not be aware that there is such a thing as Construction Executive magazine, and you may or may not be aware that Construction Executive magazine has ranked accounting firms with construction practices for the past four years. You can see which firms were ranked Nos.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Online Accounting Firm
IgniteSpot
AUGUST 2, 2022
Efficient online accounting services don’t take shape overnight. The difference is that an employee spends 90 days learning the ropes, whereas an accounting team uses the time to set you up for success. Accounting FirmStart with Robust Onboarding.
Be an Odd Duck: Work on, Not in Your Public Accounting Practice
Speaker: Tom Bowman, CPA of Bowman & Company
It is possible to run an Accounting Firm and never do tax returns or financial statements! Tom Bowman, Owner of Bowman & Company, CPA, PC shares his journey and 10 step process for going from Technician to Business Owner.
Rapidly Growing an Accounting Firm: An Interview with Glenn Hetzel
PANALITIX
AUGUST 9, 2020
Rapidly Growing an Accounting Firm: An Interview with Glenn Hetzel. Hetzel & Associates, CPAs spoke frankly and clearly on the many challenges and opportunities related to growing an accounting business. The idea is to distinguish yourself from accountants.
Accounting firm that vetted Binance's reserves halts all crypto work
Accounting Today
DECEMBER 16, 2022
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The Smartest Service Businesses in the Country Are Accounting Firms, Says Some Lawyer
Going Concern
JANUARY 9, 2023
Heller takes some of his strategy cues from Big Four accounting firms—which law firm leaders increasingly view as potential competitors. The smartest service businesses in the country are accounting firms,” Heller said.
Local Accounting Firm Baffled That Desperate Laid Off People Don’t Want to Work There
Going Concern
JANUARY 21, 2023
When big layoffs began in tech last year, accountants everywhere justifiably celebrated for having chosen a career that may not be the most prestigious (or exciting or lucrative…) but will always be in demand.
10 Pragmatic Guidelines to Inspire Trust in Your Accounting Firm During COVID Times
Speaker: Javier Goldin, Managing Partner at Goldin Group LLC
The accounting profession has been moving from transactional to advisory work. Advisory work is based on relationships and an ongoing dialogue. The pandemic has forced many firms into a remote environment. The implicit trust of a face-to-face interaction is gone. So how do you rebuild or reproduce that trust, key to a relationship, in a remote environment. Can it be done and if so how to best execute? Join Javier Goldin, Managing Partner at the Goldin Group, LLC, for this enlightening discussion on the elements of engendering trust.
The Largest Accounting Firm in Kentucky Thinks a Tower Will Win the Talent War
Going Concern
JANUARY 20, 2023
You ever been in a position where you’re juggling a few different offers from roughly equivalent firms? did not fact check this, just going to trust the press release because if you can’t trust accounting firms who can you trust ya know?
Increasing productivity and flow in tax and accounting firms
ThomsonReuters
MARCH 23, 2022
The key is to foster an environment and culture conducive to productivity and flow at your accounting firm. Change the physical environment of your tax and accounting firm. Allow flexible schedules and remote accounting work. Make accountants feel engaged.
How an Accounting Firm Can Help a New Small Business
PASBA
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
According to a 2018 survey conducted by Palo Alto Software, the owners of start-ups expressed interest in having an accountant assist them with a variety of tasks. All of this adds up to a lot of opportunity for you as an accountant or owner of an accounting firm. Sometimes it takes only a single session of sitting down with an accountant experienced with business start-ups to help get them back on track.
Davis and Whitley Get Shafted in Latest Accounting Firm Merger
Going Concern
JUNE 16, 2022
The details: The leading accounting firms of Whitley Penn LLP and Elliott Davis, LLC announce today that they will join forces and merge to form Elliott Penn LLP, a business solutions firm with approximately $400 million in revenue at the time of combination.
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Forbes Names Anders One of America’s Best Tax and Accounting Firms
Anders CPA
DECEMBER 20, 2022
For the fourth year in a row, Anders has been named to Forbes’ America’s Best Tax and Accounting Firms List for 2023. With thousands of firms recommended in tax and accounting, Anders is one of 160 firms in the country to be named on both lists.
Anders Named to Best Accounting Firms List by St. Louis Small Business Monthly
Anders CPA
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Anders celebrated being named a Best Accounting Firm at SBM’s Best in Business Awards luncheon on November 1, 2022. The Best Accounting Firms were nominated by St. Louis area businesses and voted to have the top accountants in St.
The Importance of Client Management Software for Accounting Firms | Canopy
Canopy Accounting
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Canopy recently commissioned an independent research firm to survey 150 US-based accountants. Practice Management
Accounting firm automation: Elevation over elimination
Accounting Today
OCTOBER 17, 2022
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No, Robots Are Not Taking Over Your Job: A Discussion on Balancing People and Tech in Automation
Speaker: Michael Ly, CEO of Reconciled, and Chris Elmore, UNCC Professor and Chief Evangelist of AvidXchange
Like it or not, automation is here to stay; as history shows, propelling efficiency is always in vogue. But technology is only as good as the people it serves. Join Michael Ly, Author and CEO of Reconciled, and Chris Elmore, UNC Professor and Chief Evangelist of AvidXchange, for this illuminating discussion on the intersection of people and accounting automation.
Are Accounting Firms Really Sending 30% of Their Work Offshore?
Going Concern
AUGUST 11, 2022
Doing a quick search pulled up a 2011 Accountancy Age article which mentioned PwC wanted to send 20% of its core audit hours to India by 2014 , this would have been a leap from the 1-2% of work being outsourced at the time that article was written 10+ years ago.
Accounting Firm Mergers Require Attention to Tech
Accounting Web
MARCH 23, 2022
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Few accounting firms use social media
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
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Accounting Firm Website: 7 Must-haves
Patriot Software
MAY 6, 2022
There are 46,000 public accounting firms in the United States. And let’s say that at least half of those firms (23,000) have an accounting firm website. Accountant ProfessionalThere are over one billion websites in the world. Scrap that.
By the Numbers: The Accounting Firms That Received $635 Million in PPP Loans
Going Concern
DECEMBER 2, 2022
” Remember all the layoffs and pay cuts at accounting firms we were meticulously tracking in early 2020? The full analysis from OpenTheBooks is in Scribd below, including details on revenue vs. loans and statements from a few firms that received these loans.
Why Accounting Firms Need More DEBI Advocates
Accounting Web
APRIL 19, 2022
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Friday Footnotes: Higher Salaries Lead to Higher Fees; EY Auditors Quit; Senator Rags on Greedy Accounting Firms | 1.27.23
Going Concern
JANUARY 27, 2023
Under German law, Apas can only probe and sanction potential misconduct by active accountants who are enrolled in the country’s register of public accountants. Collins left the ‘big four’ firm in October 2022. Congratulations to this public accountant.
An Accounting Firm Is Hiring an Honest-to-God Actor to Perform in a Client Onboarding Video
Going Concern
JANUARY 5, 2023
The ad also includes what appears to be the script should any rival accounting firms want to steal this client onboarding for themselves. Hello and welcome to our accounting firm! Before we get started, let me tell you a little bit about our firm.
Accounts payable automation: the ultimate game changer for accounting firms
Accounting Insight
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Accounts payable automation, also known as AP automation or invoicing automation, is the process of automating accounts payable processes and activities while collecting the critical data required to make smart decisions, improve efficiency, and grow your business.
Hear Me Out, Accounting Firms Should Add PvP and Achievements to the Metaverse
Going Concern
OCTOBER 25, 2022
It’s 2022 and accounting firms are proudly buying up “real estate” in the metaverse, putting out self-congratulatory press releases about it like it’s supposed to make us think they’re ahead of the curve on technology. Get on this immediately, firms.
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