August 2013 CPA Leadership Report

Vol. 11 No. 8 August, 2013

CPA Leadership Report is the monthly review of the most important management and leadership articles in the accounting press. It includes electronic links to publishers' websites, where you can find the original complete articles. Our editors review more than 35 publications every month.

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Is Your Firm Losing Its Edge? Allan Koltin identifies the warning signs that a firm is moving from great to good. CPA Practice Management Forum*
Coping With the Future Gary Boomer discusses trends affecting CPA firms and steps firms should take to grow. Accounting Today
How to Raise Prices In many cases it's not necessary to inform the client or get the client's permission before raising prices. CPA Insider
How to Choose the Right Clients Develop a clear process by which your firm accepts clients. Journal of Accountancy
Insights for Leaders Up and coming leader Tammy Bryant offers her perspectives on leadership and leadership development. ConvergenceCoaching
//www.cpaleadership.com/members/Lead_Like_a_Biker.cfm "> Lead Like a Biker What CPA firm leaders can learn from cyclists. Partner Insights
What is Predictive Accounting? What happens when accounting systems start talking to each other? CPA Trendlines
Transitioning to Value Pricing Survey questions to use in a CPA firm's potential transition to value pricing. VeraSage Institute
Innovation: Your Firm Needs It Accountants can and should play a key role in helping develop and implement new ideas. Journal of Accountancy
Is Your Firm Ready to Go Virtual? The benefits and challenges of converting to a virtual office. Journal of Accountancy
CPAs Are, Or Should Be, Consultants Successful partner groups have evolved from numbers crunchers to consultants. Solutions for CPA Firm Leaders
Your "Shoebox" Client is Now a Profitable Client With ScanWriter, what previously took weeks now takes hours. CPA Trendlines

Successful Succession = Keeping Your Clients Is your firm prepared to transition clients from your retiring Baby Boomers? The Managing Partner Advisor
Will Your Practice Decline During Succession? Joe Tarasco discusses the greatest risks to growth during succession and explains how to deal with them. New Jersey CPA
Five Tips for a Successful Merger Gary Adamson, five-time successful merger veteran, offers tips for tackling a merger. The Managing Partner Advisor
The M&A Market and Your Future Results from the 2012 PCPS Succession Survey.* CPA Insider

Marketing Practices at the Top 50 Firms A survey offers insights into how the most effective firms manage the marketing function. The article also offers tips on how firm leadership can improve marketing and sales effectiveness. CPA Practice Management Forum
Is Your Firm Ready to Write? Develop a plan to create useful, meaningful content for your firm's prospects. Accounting Today

Proposed Legislation to Tax "Remote Sales" How The Marketplace Fairness Act would affect sales across state lines. Convergence Coaching

Think You're Lawsuit Proof? Think Again Avoiding mistakes, doing business with friends, and limiting your practice to tax work are not enough to avoid getting sued. The Savvy CPA*

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