Vol. 3 No. 5, April 2005


Vol. 3 No. 5, April 2005

 

 

Vol. 3 No. 5, April 2005 

        A Monthly Electronic Newsletter Digest for the Accounting Profession 

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Here is your April issue of CPA Leadership Report promoting continuous improvement in CPA firm leadership and management. We have reviewed virtually all the publications serving the accounting profession and prepared this review of the best articles on:

Practice Management

Client Services
Niche Development
The State of the Profession
Marketing
Personnel
Resources and Surveys

Each review includes a guide or electronic link to the complete article.  

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Contents   

Sources

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Is Merger the Best Growth Strategy?

CPA Practice Management  Forum

Before You Merge, Consider These Issues

Practical Accountant

Can You Grow Without Merging Up?

CPA Practice Management  Forum

Partner Compensation

Relate Partner Compensation to Profit, Not Revenue

Inside Public Accounting

Training Your Firm's Future Leaders

What do Leaders Need to Know?

Practical Accountant
Tips for Improving Firm Management Journal of Accountancy

AICPA List of Top Ten Technologies

AICPA

Maximizing the Value of the CPA Firm

CPA Practice Management  Forum
Flexible Work Schedules Inside Public Accounting

Consultant, Know Thyself

cpa2biz

Does Training Pay for Itself?

Accounting Today
Where do Technical Skills Rank in Accounting Success? The CPA Journal

Paperless CPA Firms

Guidance from Firms that Have Implemented Paperless Systems

Accounting Office Mgmt & Administrative Report
   
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How to Start a Payroll Service

Journal of Accountancy
   
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AICPA Assistance to Firms Serving Small Business Journal of Accountancy

AICPA MAP Survey

Key Findings on Practice Management Issues

Accounting Office Mgmt & Administrative Report
   
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Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on Private and NonProfit Companies Foley & Lardner
Why CPAs Choose to be Sole Practitioners Insight
Possible Effects of PCAOB Proposed Tax Rules CPA Practice Management  Forum

 

 
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PCAOB Considers Momentous Changes in Reporting Accounting Today

Emblezzlers Prey on Small Business

Helping Your Small Clients Prevent or Detect Fraud

Insight

Is There a Difference Between Consulting and Coaching?

Accounting Today
   
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E-Marketing Examples

MarkeTrends

Web Sites You Should See

Practical Accountant
   

Sponsors 

 

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DIRECTORY OF RESOURCES FOR ACCOUNTING FIRMS

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  CPA Leadership Institute, Inc.
   

 

 

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Joel Shffrin is president of Shiffrin Cherry Communications.  His career includes the presidency of a downtown Chicago bank and partner in a top 25 CPA firm. Most recently, he was the founder and CEO of PENCOR LLC, a leading provider of newsletters and niche development services to the accounting profession. Mr. Shiffrin retired from PENCOR on September 30, 2002.

During his many years in CPA firm management and marketing, Mr. Shiffrin gained a wealth of experience that he wants to share with the profession both through the CPA Leadership Report and through personal contact. In preparing CPA Leadership Report, he has enlisted the collaboration of some of the most capable practitioners, consultants, and support organizations that serve the accounting profession.

Mr. Shiffrin is a graduate of New York University (BS) and the University of Chicago (MBA)
                       
                        

                                                

 

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