February 2018

Symptoms of Sickness in a CPA Firm

CPA Leadership Institute

Source: Public Practice Here are six symptoms of sickness: 1. Weakness in or lack of strategy. If you don’t know when you should decline the opportunity to merge or open a new office, you don’t have a strategy. 2. Lack of urgency. You cannot be…

Are You Partner Material?

CPA Leadership Institute

Source: The Marc Rosenberg Blog In this blog entry, Marc Rosenberg lists 12 traits better firms commonly identify as the “right stuff” to become a partner. Here are some excerpts, reproduced with permission: Build great relationships with clients. So…

ACA Employer Mandate IRS Penalties Are Here

Howard M. Gerver, President

After several years of Affordable Care Act (ACA) penalty inertia, the IRS has begun issuing employer mandate penalties. Employers that were noncompliant for the 2015 Form 1095/1094 reporting year recently received Letter 226-J penalty notices. This…