Vol. 3 No. 1, January 2011

The Leadership Forum is a panel of the most prominent thought leaders in the profession. Each month we ask them to respond to a question dealing with CPA firm management and leadership.

This month's question is: What are the most important partnership agreement provisions that are lacking in current agreements?

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Consultants and Other Prominent Observers


August Aquila  Aquila Global Advisor Group, LLC www.aquilaadvisors.com   
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The major provisions that I see lacking in the small and mid-size firms are; (1) Vesting in deferred compensation program; ... More

L. Gary Boomer  Boomer Consulting, Inc. www.boomer.com 
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... Lack of client transition prior to retirement - impact on deferred compensation. ... More

Bob Lewis  Visionary Marketing www.thinkvisionary.com 
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Clear definition of retirement age ... More

Marc Rosenberg The Rosenberg Associates www.rosenbergassoc.com   
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... How a new partner buys in.  Buy-ins have come down considerably from 20 years or more ago.  I find that the buy-ins at many firms are way too large ... More
 

Joel Sinkin Accounting Transition Advisors www.transitionadvisors.com
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... Having a cap on the maximum percentage of revenues that a firm can pay in any year to retiring partners ... More

Joe Tarasco Accountants Advisory Group www.accountantsadvisory.com  
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... Inadequate criteria for the client transitioning process, including roles and responsibilities for retiring partners ... More