Ryan Lazanis

AUGUST 2, 2023

In this article, you’re going to get a ton of inspiration plus a whole bunch of tips for picking amazing accounting firm names. Table of Contents How to Choose a CPA Firm Name? Choosing an accounting firm name is all about branding and how you want the outside world to perceive you.

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Ryan Lazanis

MARCH 14, 2023

If you’re curious how much your firm is worth and how to increase your firm’s valuation, you’ll want to read this article on how to value a CPA firm. I’ll also draw on my personal experience from selling my online accounting firm just a few years ago. Let’s go!

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Three of the firms also joined industry efforts to designate accounting as a science, technology, engineering, and math—or STEM—field, according to federal lobbying disclosures. My buddy from undergrad works office security at one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Midtown.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Talent The new math in recruiting at accounting firms [ Puget Sound Business Journal ] You have to scroll way too far down in this article to see a mention of salary. It’s part of a larger trend of accounting firms trying to find young talent as the industry wrestles with staffing shortages.

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Going Concern

MAY 3, 2024

That PwC Thing Senate caravan not moving on from PwC [ The Mandarin ] Accounting firm PwC Australia has still a lot of work to do before it can move on from the tax leaks scandal, according to two members of a Senate committee looking into government procurement. Practice The PCPS CPA Firm Top Issues Survey is open!

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In Australia, EY is still bungling this one up : EY accidentally leaked the personal details of current and former employees while trying to launch a massive review into the firm’s workplace culture. Yet that is what the IRS deals with every day.” From FloQast : Six in ten (63%) U.K. From FloQast : Six in ten (63%) U.K.

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ThomsonReuters

JULY 13, 2023

If you’re part of a small or medium-sized tax and accounting firm, you may think artificial intelligence (AI) solutions are solely designed for large organizations – but think again. To learn more, let’s take a look at three ways accounting firms can use AI as a competitive advantage.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 12, 2023

The primary role of an accountant is to handle a variety of tasks including tax preparation, financial planning and audits. . With advanced technology shifting the way accountants work, many are looking to expand into specialized services that can give them a leg up on the competition.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 8, 2023

Due to the increasing demand for bookkeeping, taxes, compliance, consulting, and audits, especially with more people and businesses in the United States, tax season becomes increasingly difficult for short-staffed firms across the U.S. One of the most significant benefits of financial automation for CPAs is saving time.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 26, 2024

Long Read Corporate Self-Oversight [ The American Prospect ] Four auditing firms examine the books of nearly every big U.S. AI Is your firm keeping pace? How AI is transforming audit [ Thomson Reuters ] In the past, auditors have heavily relied on manual processes to uncover risks in financial statements and business operations.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 5, 2024

Big 4 Big Four Reshape Consulting Workforce, Strategy With Rare Layoffs [ Bloomberg Tax ] The Big Four accounting firms have leaned into their tech advisory work and data analytics services—areas ripe for revenue growth—as interest rates and the artificial intelligence boom reshaped demand for consulting services.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 18, 2023

After reading former MLB manager Joe Maddon’s recent book, The Book of Joe – cowritten with Tom Verducci –it struck me: The plight of the public accounting industry is not unlike that of Major League Baseball. Let’s look at some of the parallel problems facing both public accounting and MLB. Advanced technology.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 21, 2023

SUMMARY KEYWORDS people, audit, ai, trends, talking, folks, practice, year, prep, vendor, products, tax, brian, firms, aicpa, understand, thompson, accounting, companies, engaged SPEAKERS Randy Johnston, Brian F. Welcome to Technology Lab. Podcast Transcript (Add apx 10 seconds to time stamps due to intro.)

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 20, 2023

CPA at UHY Group Mark Welsh tells 47ABC that recruiting slowing down has meant firms are turning to AI, Bots, and international workers to help fill demand, raising prices as much as ten percent for end-users. TowerBrook and Eisner plan to continue acquiring regional accounting firms or partnerships. Welsh said.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 15, 2024

accounting firm that has secured a substantial investment from a private equity group, after Chicago-based Grant Thornton—the seventh-biggest firm in the nation by revenue—said on Friday it will receive “a significant growth investment” from New Mountain Capital “to accelerate [our] business strategy.”

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Sadly, I had to argue with them over their own language in black and white on how… — Eric Pierre, CPA (@yourfavecpa) February 22, 2024 Deloitte’s Adam Powick wrestles with the complaints of former staff and directors about the pressure to perform in a gruelling corporate culture. The IRS is really inefficient and inadequately trained.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, have a chat about firm technologies, and which upgrades they see as beneficial to firms, allowing them to accomplish more even if facing talent shortages. Transcript (Note: There may be typos due to automated transcription errors. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, have a chat about firm technologies, and which upgrades they see as beneficial to firms, allowing them to accomplish more even if facing talent shortages. Transcript (Note: There may be typos due to automated transcription errors. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA.

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Going Concern

MAY 5, 2023

Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. Accountingfly is connecting audit professionals at all experience levels with forward-thinking firms for strictly REMOTE audit roles. Pajamas forever!

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Audit Comments Raise Concerns About PCAOB’s Proposal To Expand the Scope of Audits and the Role of Auditors [ JD Supra ] In June 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed sweeping amendments to its auditing standards. Following is a summary of the key areas of comment.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. a Top 60 independent Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm has expanded the leadership team in its Tax Advisory practice through the addition of several new hires.

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CPA Practice

JULY 27, 2023

A Top Technology Initiative Article – August 2023, With so much coverage of Artificial Intelligence (AI), ChatGPT, and many trying to be “the expert,” I thought it was past time to turn to help you with your AI strategy. How can AI make you a more effective and efficient accountant? What’s a strategy to get that job done?

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CPA.com announced its 2023 Startup Accelerator cohort at a kick-off meeting held at AICPA headquarters in New York. This year’s participants include five early-stage companies pursuing a variety of solutions in audit, accounting, tax and e-commerce.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 21, 2023

LeaseCrunch LLC , a maker of lease accounting technologies, has nearly doubled its team as the company achieves record growth. LeaseCrunch now supports over 500 CPA firms (including 43% of the top 400 CPA firms as ranked by Inside Public Accounting ) and 15,000 companies across the nation on its lease accounting software.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss the latest trends in practice management for accounting firms. Transcript (Note: There may be typos due to automated transcription errors. Randy Johnston 00:02 Well, welcome to the Technology Lab. Use the podcast player below to listen.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 17, 2023

Atlanta-based top 200 accounting firm Smith + Howard said today that it has merged in Chattanooga, TN, accounting firm Market Street Partners as of Aug. It was important for us to find a firm that shared that view,” Taylor said. 103 in the top 500 accounting firms in the U.S.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 6, 2023

A wealth management firm, which had more than $210 billion in combined assets under management and advisement as of Dec. 31, 2022, went shopping recently and bought itself one of the 100 largest accounting firms in the U.S. Yesterday’s] deal is a first of its kind in the accounting profession!

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CPA Practice

JUNE 6, 2023

A wealth management firm, which had more than $210 billion in combined assets under management and advisement as of Dec. 31, 2022, went shopping recently and bought itself one of the 100 largest accounting firms in the U.S. 3 on Barron’s Top 100 Registered Investment Advisor Firms for 2022 , acquired St.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 16, 2023

Technologists Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss client data security and the new FTC Safeguards Rule: IRS Pub 4557. Transcript (Note: There may be typos due to automated transcription errors.) Welcome to the Technology Lab. Okay, NIST is the National Institute of Standards and Technology. j away FTC.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. a Top 60 independent Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firm has expanded the leadership team in its Tax Advisory practice through the addition of several new hires.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 9, 2022

It is understood that the forensics firm will be tasked with conducting “asset-tracing” to identify and recover the missing digital assets and will complement the restructuring work being undertaken by FTX. The Justice Department has accused Rikesh Thapa of defrauding his startup tech firm of more than $1 million in U.S.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Big 4 EY considers handing retired US partners cut of proceeds from spin-off [ Financial Times ] EY has told retired US partners it is considering giving them a cut of the proceeds from a spin-off of its consulting arm, after complaints that the firm’s leadership is cashing in on a business built by previous generations. Mazars do a good job.

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CPA Practice

MAY 1, 2023

a SaaS software company with a next-generation tax and accounting automation platform, raised its Series A investment round, which was led by Nashville Capital Network (NCN) and included other highly-strategic industry veterans. HubSync Co., We could not be more thrilled to work with NCN. Everything in one place.

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Going Concern

MARCH 17, 2023

Johnson continues, “If accounting firms want to venture deeper into the world of financial planning or wealth management, I suspect they would not be able to find enough CPAs with the necessary skill set to easily step into the role. Practice 3 trends that will reshape accounting and finance in 2023 [ Journal of Accountancy ] 1.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 21, 2022

KPMG flunks US overseas audit inspections twice as often as rivals [ Financial Times ] US regulators were twice as likely to find flaws in audits conducted by the overseas affiliates of KPMG than those of any other Big Four accounting firm, an analysis of inspection data shows. Accounting Firm Mergers.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 25, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. The accounting industry is in a state of transition. The influx of private equity, labor shortages, and remote/hybrid work have all impacted accounting firms to varying degrees.

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Ryan Lazanis

APRIL 10, 2022

In this guide, I’m going to outline what the future of accounting looks like for accounting firms and how to best prepare for it in 2022. This guide will cover trends that are happening at this very moment and specific strategies that you can use right now to better prepare you and your firm for the future.

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