A Hiring Checklist

Employees must be aware of business principles and be up-to-date on business news....more

How Leaders Influence the Firm

Here are eight things leaders do that have an impact on the firm....more

Outsourcing the Recruiting Function

Here are some tips on working with recruiters......more

The Expansion of Business Valuation Services

Observations on the business valuation practice include......more

Nine Sins

Reasons that marketing fails......more

Blogging for New Clients

The word blog is a shortened form of Web log....more

Pros and Cons of Tax-Preparation Outsourcing

In the tax preparation outsourcing process, a staff person scans a client’s documents, saves them in a .PDF file, and sends them with last year’s tax file to an outsourcer who prepares the tax return....more

Setting Standards for Client Acceptance

Risk management starts with client acceptance....more

The Does SAS 99 Require CPAs to Detect Fraud?

Source: The CPA Journal Does SAS 99 place a greater burden on CPAs to detect fraud, or does it merely attempt to persuade the public that accountants are increasing their efforts to detect fraud? ...more

Choosing a Governance System

Source: Partner’s Report—the Monthly Update for CPA Firm Owners   This article is based on the book Securing the Future: Building a Succession Plan for Your Firm, by William Reeb. (see Book Rev...more

Paying the Managing Partner

Some so-called managing partners are really chief administrative officers with responsibility for financial matters including controllership, hiring, office management, etc....more