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Source: Inside Public Accounting The following includes excerpts from the article "Partner Compensation: What Goes Into Compensating Partners." Below, IPA presents results of the 2009 An...
Source: AICPA CPA Insider Excerpts from this article by Rick Telberg are reprinted with permission from the AICPA. Cutting back on continuing professional education (CPE) is probably the singularly ...
Source: The Management Catalyst Excerpts reprinted with permission from The Rosenberg Associates, Ltd. In February, the Rosenberg Associates, Ltd., surveyed 40 MPs from CPA firms across the country ...
Source: Practical Accountant This article offers tips for attracting and retaining Generation Y and younger Generation X staffers. Here are some of the highlights: Get younger staff members involv...
Source: VeraSage Institute The following blog entry is reproduced in its entirety with permission from the VeraSage Institute. Ed Kless - 05/04/2009 An open letter to accountants, lawyers, technolo...
Source: Possibilities for CPA Firm Leaders Following are excerpts from a blog entry by Rita Keller, reproduced with permission. I work almost exclusively with the people who are responsible for mana...
Source: MarkeTrends Capstone Marketing and Bay Street Group, LLC, have sifted through thousands of survey responses in an effort to quantify how certain management practices correlate with CPA firm s...
Source: Journal of Accountancy The AICPA's revised peer-review standards, which took effect at the beginning of this year, have far-reaching implications for peer reviewers as well as firms being rev...
Source: RedZone, Play of the Month Excerpts reprinted with permission from Accountants Advisory Group. An important and often overlooked aspect of distributing annual profits is the message each par...
Source: Florida CPA Today Author Sandra Wiley offers several innovative strategies for recruiting talented staff in a troubled economy. Examples include: Consider whether someone really needs an a...
Source: Accounting Today In this article, Gale Crosley urges CPAs to view themselves as consultants. Most CPAs naturally move beyond pure compliance work and become trusted business counselors to the...
Source: Partner Insights Partner accountability is the theme of this article by August Aquila. Here are highlights, excerpted with permission. In my experience — from being a partner in a top ...
Source: CPA Trendlines Following are excerpts from a May 22, 2009, blog post by Rick Telberg. If this recession has been about anything, it’s been about failed institutions and failed systems...
Source: Partner's Report Excerpts reprinted with permission from IOMA, Inc. Even when the economy is especially challenging, a good firm can surmount many obstacles that would topple a weak one. At ...
Source: Partner’s Report In today’s tough economy, many CPA firms, like other businesses, are considering layoffs. Although this may be a good opportunity to eliminate underperformers, consider the...
Source: Possibilities for CPA Firm Leaders Following are excerpts from a blog entry by Rita Keller, reproduced with permission. “I am sick and tired of these darn clients!” I am sure you have neve...
Source: Partner Insights Partner unity is the theme of this article by August Aquila. Here are highlights, excerpted with permission. Everyone knows that partner unity is one of the keys for succe...
Source: VeraSage Institute The following has been excerpted, with permission, from the VeraSage Institute blog. Ed Kless - 04/20/2009 Kodak in a recent open letter to their customers announced ch...
Source: Inside Public Accounting Following are excerpts from the article “Double-Digit Billing Rate Increases? In This Economy?” Imagine the reaction if at your next partner meeting you stood up,...
Source: Inside Public Accounting Following are excerpts from the article “Double-Digit Billing Rate Increases? In This Economy?” Imagine the reaction if at your next partner meeting you stood up, ...
Source: AICPA CPA Insider Excerpts reprinted with permission from the AICPA. The key to mentoring is to implement a well-structured and well-supported program from day one. Here are eight critical s...
Source: Accounting Technology The most effective and efficient CPA firms are the ones that best leverage rapidly changing technology, and that means having the right person in the IT leadershi...
Source: Public Practice The following includes excerpts from an article by Bill Reeb, reprinted with permission from the Texas Society of CPAs. In this continuing series about allocating equity am...
Source: Journal of Accountancy Part one of this two-part article reviewed some reasons that CPA firm mergers fail. Part two discusses the importance of a properly designed and executed transition p...
Source: Service Minded Unless you live on another planet, you’ve heard about Susan Boyle, the unlikely contestant on Britain’s Got Talent, who went from nobody to worldwide sensation literally over...
Source: Services Insider Blog Articles on social networking have been popular in recent literature. Here are some excerpts from one of the best. Mike Schulz (see below) writes: “If your buyers,...
Source: Golden Practices Following are excerpts from a recent blog posting by Michelle Golden, president of Golden Marketing Inc., which helps professional service firms, lawyers, CPAs and financ...
Source: Possibilities for CPA Firm Leaders Following are excerpts from a blog entry by Rita Keller, reproduced with permission. Think about people walking on the beach, early morning (like ...
Source: Innovative Practice Management Following is an excerpt, reproduced with permission, from Mark Bailey’s recent blog entry titled “Get Paid Before the Tears of Gratitude Have Dried.” M...
12-Question Test of Your Firm’s Leadership...
...why should CPAs be interested in managing?...
Gary Boomer believes the profession will fundamentally change....
Source: Partner Insights Returning to basics is the theme of this article by August Aquila. Here are highlights, excerpted with permission. Look at clients that are only using one of your ser...
The AICPA recently opened the CPA Job Finder on CPA2Biz for free postings to all AICPA member CPA firms....
...from Mark Bailey’s recent blog entry titled Thinning the Herd....
They will be resilient even though they have not been through hard times before....
AOMAR interviewed several consultants to the profession on how the recession is affecting CPA firms....
Some deals fail because:...
In these troubled times, what is the outlook for mergers of accounting firms?...
Source: Partner Insights This article from Aquila Global Advisors, titled “How To Help Underperformers,” was excerpted, with permission, from Patrick J. McKenna and David H. Maister, authors of First...
Source: CPA Trendlines The following, reprinted with permission, is excerpted from a February 3, 2009, blog entry by Rick Telberg. AICPA Top Ten Tech Issues 2009: Security and Privacy Lead the List ...
Source: Monthly Memo from The Rainmaker Consulting Group The following are excerpts from an article by Troy Waugh, “Be a Bear in This Bear Market.” The first signs of a client’s financial trouble wi...
Source: Public Practice When 50-50 partners don’t agree, the business can simply split into two, with each partner going his or her own way. But when a third partner is admitted, problems escalate e...
Source: Partner Insights CNBC commentator Douglas Kass combined the words depression and recession and came up with “Decession.” In this article, reproduced with permission, August Aquila gives some...
Source: Accounting Today Here are three exposures that can be particularly risky in a tough economy: Mark-to-market accounting permits the client to determine market value for investments that ca...
Source: Public Practice The following includes excerpts from an article by consultant Marc Rosenberg, with input from Jennifer Wilson, Steve Weinstein, Bob Martin, August Aquila, and Rita Keller. He...
Source: Inside Public Accounting Following are excerpts from the article “A Career Coach For Staff May Be Just The Right Medicine For Weathering Tough Times.” Jones and Roth, a firm of 80 in Oregon,...
Source: Practical Accountant Here are a few of the green initiatives reported by accounting firms to Practical Accountant: Recycle ink, batteries, and cell phones. Consider vegetable ink in lieu...
Source: Pennsylvania CPA Journal Because CPAs have so many more services to offer than they did 30 years ago, there are many more opportunities for career development. This article discusses some of ...
Source: Possibilities for CPA Firm Leaders Following are excerpts from a blog entry by Rita Keller: Why are CPAs not scanning “up front” and why does a recent survey tell us that many are not scan...
Source: Innovative Practice Management Following are excerpts from this inspiring article: Last week I had the distinct pleasure of attending a conference sponsored by one of the top accounting fi...
Source: ConvergenceCoaching, Inspired Ideas The following is excerpted from a posting from the above cited blog: ….true empowerment and accountability come only when each “thing” in your firm is own...
Source: Current Accounts This article contains a comprehensive discussion of the elements of integrity—ethical sensitivity, ethical reasoning, ethical character, and ethical courage. To enjoy public...
Source: Accounting Office Management & Administration Report Partners, managers, and administrative people are responsible for the human assets of the firm. Here are some things they should learn...
Source: RedZone—Play of the Month Here is where partners should be more accountable: Leadership (not just managing). Client satisfaction, cross-selling, and retention. Engagement profitability...
Source: Partner Insights The following includes excerpts from the article cited below, by August Aquila: An ineffective leader can be more than just ineffective. The individual can be the death ...
Source: Accounting Office Management & Administration Report While the recession may ease it somewhat, recruiting is still a major problem. Respondents to AOMAR’s 2009 CPA Firm Practice Managem...
Source: CPA Trendlines The following blog entry is reproduced in its entirety: WebCPA Reports on Bay Street Group Research: CPA Firms to Expand Despite Recession By WebCPA staff More than a third ...
Source: CPA Trendlines Following are excerpts from a blog entry of January 9, 2009, titled “The Recession Catches up with Accountants”: In today’s government report, which showed the U.S. economy l...
Source: Accounting Today The answer to the question in the article’s title is no, according to Gary Shamis, managing director of SS&G Financial Services in Cleveland, and a member of The Advisor...
Source: CPA Practice Management Forum The evolution of the firm and a very competitive marketplace have created a need for different levels of “partner” at Friedman LLP in New York City, a firm of 30...
Source: VeraSage Institute In this blog Ron Baker discusses an article in the Ohio Society of CPAs’ magazine, Catalyst—2018: A world of global accounting and virtual business. Following are a few ...
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