ThomsonReuters

MAY 4, 2023

The importance of setting a client scope agreement cannot be understated. For CPA firms, having clear expectations and boundaries with their clients can help avoid misunderstandings, scope creep, and other potential risks. How do you know you are lacking in client scope? How do you define a successful scope agreement?

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PANALITIX

JULY 21, 2020

Distinguishing your Accounting Business. For one thing, they got your attention and you sampled the product. Maybe you will tell your friends and maybe you will consider buying next time. That’s better than your having no exposure to their products whatsoever. We encourage accountants to reveal their uniqueness.

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ThomsonReuters

JUNE 29, 2023

As most of us know, tax and accounting automation involves s treamlining and standardizing tax inputs and workflow processes using technology. The result is more accurate results in less time — and more time for rewarding, high-value work that engages staff and wows clients. How do APIs help with automation?

Technology 98

Technology accounting firms Tax Account 98

ThomsonReuters

MAY 5, 2022

Each year, tax time is an opportunity to expand your accounting firm’s client base. How did your firm fare this year? That is a question firms should consider as they reflect on the tax season. This includes growth — more clients, more revenue — and bringing more value to the client relationship.

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accounting firms Tax Real Estate Account 96

Ryan Lazanis

MAY 24, 2022

You may be wondering if social media for accountants is a good marketing tool for your firm. There are many reasons why accountants should use social media to market their firms. In this blog post, I will discuss the seven reasons why having a social media presence is important. The answer is yes!

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Why is overall accountant wellness important? Making occupational wellness a priority Tax and accounting professionals are known for working hard, especially during tax season. That’s why firms need to pay attention to wellness and support their employees in achieving it. Why is overall accountant wellness important?

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Tax Account accountant accounted 52

ThomsonReuters

APRIL 4, 2022

Whether you’ve read about it in industry publications, heard about it at trade conferences or discussed it with your peers, you know that more and more firms are shifting away from compliance-based practices in favor of higher-value advisory services. You see the value in investing in the solution, but will your boss?

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tax preparation Tax accounting and finance Education 97

Mark Lee

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Historically most clients stay with their accountant for many years. They generally move only when they feel their accountant doesn’t care enough about them, puts their fees up significantly or messes up. My advice in this blog post about safeguarding your practice largely concerns only what I might call ‘simpler’ clients.

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Xero

MARCH 30, 2023

Over recent years, the world of accounting and bookkeeping has evolved with the times. From advancing business models to offering expanded services to be able to meet new client demands; change has been a constant for the industry. Proposing (or re-negotiating) the terms of your agreements. The biggest shift, however?

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Non-Profits bookkeeping Start-ups Account 100

ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

How is accounting automated? Accounting automation involves streamlining accounting processes and standardizing tax inputs and workflows using technology. At face-value, automating accounting can be a scary thought: robots can do it better? How do I automate accounting? Improve firm value.

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Technology tax return Account accountant 80

ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This profound shift has created a pathway to improving operational efficiency, seamlessly achieving compliance, and fostering more meaningful relationships with clients. . How is information technology used in accounting? Today, technology has changed the accounting industry. Understanding your tax workflow.

Technology 98

Technology Account accountant accounted 98

ThomsonReuters

AUGUST 29, 2023

Like many industries, the accounting profession is in the midst of profound change. The impetus behind this transformation is technology—and the firms who are moving fast to leverage it are boosting productivity, strengthening client relationships, and staying ahead of the competition. Let’s take a look.

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Technology Account accountant accounted 52

ThomsonReuters

JUNE 22, 2022

Most business owners have a traditional understanding of what an accountant does. But are your clients asking you for more? She hired an accountant and eventually went back to work full-time and had two more kids. I didn’t realize that an accountant could do it.”. File taxes. Prepare financial statements.

bookkeeping 98

bookkeeping tax preparation tax return Start-ups 98

Ryan Lazanis

MAY 17, 2022

If you’re looking for the best marketing for accountants’ strategies, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, I’m going to outline 18 of the top strategies working well right now to help you attract clients. Marketing for Accountants 101. 1 Get Blogging. #2 4 Viral Marketing for Accountants. #5

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Account accountant accounted accounting firms 98

ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 21, 2022

Like all healthy relationships, strategic partnerships thrive through give and take. For many accounting firms, this could lead to new services being delivered or access to alternative market segments — both vital at a time when average revenue growth has slowed to 5.7% — the lowest in eight years according to the latest Rosenberg Survey.

accounting firms 95

accounting firms Account accountant accounted 95

ThomsonReuters

APRIL 13, 2023

If you have satisfied tax return clients, in many ways you’ve already taken a step towards recurring income. But while this certainly adds a dose of predictability to your revenue stream, retainer clients take your income consistency to another level. You get predictable, periodic income.

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tax return Tax accounting and finance accounting firms 59

ThomsonReuters

DECEMBER 17, 2020

With the recent rash of public company fraud issues that were missed both internally and by external auditors, there has been a lot of negative news coverage for the accounting industry. But what does this mean for small CPA firms who don’t perform audits? In this episode of Pulse of Practice “Should a Small Firm Care?”,

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 23, 2021

In 2020, tax and accounting professionals found themselves amid a major disruption in their daily firm life. We needed a duplication of a workspace: a similar setup at home to what you have in your office. For a number of years, if we had 4 or 5 touch points with a client in a year, maybe 2 of them were in person,” notes Paul.

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CPA cpa firm Tax tax return 105

Ryan Lazanis

APRIL 4, 2022

Do you want to know how to start a bookkeeping business or accounting firm in 2022? Great news, because this step-by-step guide will cover the critical 7 steps you’ll need to follow to set up a modern bookkeeping practice and to land your first clients. How to create your core offering. Table of Contents.

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bookkeeping bookkeeping services accounting firms Technology 98

ThomsonReuters

MAY 24, 2021

From a small CPA firm perspective, the intensity of the workload during this extended tax season is like nothing we’ve seen before, compounding already heightened stress levels. We hear this all the time, but the reality is that if you invest in mental health and wellbeing amongst your staff, the entire firm benefits.

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cpa firm CPA tax return Tax 98

ThomsonReuters

MAY 4, 2023

The importance of setting a client scope agreement cannot be understated. For CPA firms, having clear expectations and boundaries with their clients can help avoid misunderstandings, scope creep, and other potential risks. How do you know you are lacking in client scope? How do you define a successful scope agreement?

cpa firm 59

cpa firm CPA cpas payroll 59

ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 28, 2022

Tax season is a critically busy time of the year for accountants, and we all know the stress that can come with such a high demand for services during that part of the year. But for some tax and accounting firms, the high volume of clients from January to April represents the majority of their business for the year.

Tax 102

Tax tax preparation bookkeeping bookkeeping services 102

ThomsonReuters

MARCH 26, 2021

Now that tax season is in full swing for many practitioners, you may find yourself questioning if this is the right time to break off and explore starting your own CPA firm. Together, we discuss career paths and the best advice for those looking to rise to individual success within the tax and accounting profession.

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cpa firm CPA Non-Profits Start-ups 98

ThomsonReuters

APRIL 6, 2023

Accounts payable (AP) is an important signal in understanding the financial health of a business. By optimizing your accounts payable workflow, you can gain insight into cash flow, make better business decisions, and ensure strong relationships with vendors and suppliers.

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accounts payable Account accountant accounted 52

Mark Lee

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

I’ve addressed the subject of Networking many times on this blog. I make no apology for returning to the topic as it’s a key business skill for accountants who want more clients. And also for those seeking their first clients too. Some accountants (but not many) have always found it easy.

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tax return Account accountant accounted 52

Xero

JULY 28, 2022

Xero recently hosted Xerocon London , one of the most anticipated events on the calendar for cloud accounting leaders. Xero recently hosted Xerocon London , one of the most anticipated events on the calendar for cloud accounting leaders. Each month we celebrate an app partner who stands out for helping small businesses thrive.

bookkeeping 104

bookkeeping Construction accounting firms Start-ups 104

ThomsonReuters

JULY 6, 2023

Are you an accountant looking to break into the exciting world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services? M&A advisory services are a professional service designed to help corporations, private equity firms, and other entities execute mergers and acquisitions. Why should accountants get into M&A advisory?

Legal 52

Legal Tax Start-ups Construction 52

ThomsonReuters

MARCH 29, 2021

If tax and accounting professionals have learned anything from the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that our new ways of communicating are not going away anytime soon. What can your firm do to ensure that its virtual presence is keeping up with the new normal? We’re in the relationship business.

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Start-ups Tax CPA Technology 98

Xero

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The stress of running a small business is a feeling that accountant Stuart Hurst is familiar with. Today, Stuart is a Director at Accounts + Legal in Manchester, UK and he believes working with clients should be about more than just numbers. . Humanity is at the centre of my work.”. Supporting cash flow management.

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accounting and finance Construction Legal Finance 68

ThomsonReuters

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

How can you know when your firm should offer advisory services? Client expectations are changing. Clients have ever changing needs. As their needs change, your firm needs to be willing to adapt to do the same. The relationship your customers expect to have with you will change as their interests do.

Start-ups 52

Start-ups tax planning Tax Account 52

ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

From enabling online ordering to facilitating remote work to overcoming labor shortages, technology can streamline accounting processes , improve the customer experience, and help scale businesses—even amidst a challenging backdrop. What is accounting technology? What is accounting technology? . Accounting?technology?is?the

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Technology Account accountant accounted 94

Xero

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This is all part of the work we are doing to build out the Xero platform, catering to the industry specific needs of our customers. Speaking of building, I’m proud to announce our new partnership with Procore , connecting their industry leading construction platform into Xero. . We think this partnership is a good fit.

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Construction accounting and finance bookkeeping Finance 93

Ryan Lazanis

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

If you’re looking for tried, tested, and true tactics to help you generate more accounting leads for your firm, you’re in the right place. Read on to access 21 actionable methods that you can implement to help increase your client base. Let’s go! But what is lead generation? followers.

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 10, 2023

As a governance framework, CPR broadly includes the issues a company wants to take a stand on, how they will employ their resources and influence, and ensure transparency in doing so. With investors and stakeholders taking note , accounting firms are following suit.

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accounting firms Account accountant accounted 59

Xero

AUGUST 16, 2022

Xerocon New Orleans is a unique opportunity to hear about the latest news and updates in the Xero community, get inspired by world-class keynote speakers, and connect with powerful apps, tools and services providers from across the accounting and small business industries. You can give the Gusto app a try from the Xero App Store. GoCardless.

Technology 68

Technology New York payroll accounting firms 68

ThomsonReuters

APRIL 6, 2023

Whether you’re an accountant, a small business owner, or a professional working within an organization, understanding what accounts payable is and how it works is essential. As an important cash flow indicator, accounts payable is a sign of the health of a business. Often, accounts payable is abbreviated as “AP” or “A/P”.

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accounts payable Account accountant accounted 52

Xero

JUNE 7, 2022

When we think about running a successful accounting practice, we often think of profit, efficiencies, choosing the right digital tools, marketing – the list goes on. These are all important, but an essential part of building a successful business is the people and culture. . Building a company culture everyone can be proud of.

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