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How CPA Firms Can Compete for Top Talent in the Year Ahead

CPA Practice

CPA firm leaders outlining staffing plans for the coming year can’t help but worry if they will hit their hiring goals. CPA firms are bearing the brunt of other trends, too, like the dwindling population of college students graduating with accounting degrees.

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Ghost Employees and Other Payroll Scams

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Ghost employees and other payroll scams are trouble for employers. They may be just as fictional as the paranormal activities in your favorite scary book or movie, but if you have ghost employees on your payroll, you have fraud. The post Ghost Employees and Other Payroll Scams appeared first on Roger Rossmeisl, CPA.

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Many Finance and Accounting Workers Are Optimistic About the Job Market — Here’s How CPA Firms Can Respond

CPA Practice

However, it doesn’t mean CPA firms are finding it any easier to staff available positions — or hold on to the valued employees they already have in place. Our research provides some answers that can help CPA firms with hiring and retention. This is good news for employers overall. Robert Half’s research on U.S.

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Massachusetts CPA Firm Venning Set to Become Largest Minority Owned Firm in U.S.

CPA Practice

Key highlights of the rebranded Venning include: Expanded Service Offerings: In addition to traditional accounting and tax services, Venning now offers an expanded range of services , including comprehensive payroll, seamless 401(k) for businesses and their employees, transaction advisory services, and general CFO services.

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How CPA Firms Can Profit From Payroll Services Without the Extra Work

"Offer payroll and do it yourself,” they said. Most CPA firms know that they need to offer payroll services to their clients or risk losing them to another firm that will. Read this article to find out how two firms provided payroll profitably, compliantly, and without additional workload.

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Spotlighting Women in Advisory Practice: “Create a culture where everyone is happy,” says Alicia Shaul, CPA firm entrepreneur

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Clients were now offered bundled service packages which included quarterly or monthly financial statements and applicable payroll services. Alicia Shaul Shaul created bundled service packages with a quarterly schedule of meetings that highlighted various client touchpoints.

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CPA Firm Managing Partner Weighs in on How to Rebuild the Talent Pipeline

CPA Practice

Pretty much overwhelmingly they said it was because you have to have an accounting degree and a CPA, which isn’t true. You don’t have to be a CPA. Firms are looking at non-traditional hires and non-CPAs. But they also overwhelming said it’s boring, it’s stuffy, you do taxes or audit.

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