survey: drake takes the cake in tax apps

businesswoman working on laptop giving thumbs up sign… overall. but it has some shortfalls.

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the annual tax software survey of aicpa members was kind of special this year.

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why? because the tax year itself was kind of – to put it nicely – special.

covid-19 and congress were the culprits, of course. in a desperate attempt to keep the national economy afloat, congress passed retro(ouch!)active tax relief – the american rescue plan act – as the busy season was well under way.
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exclusive: eisner ceo charly weinstein explains the private equity deal 

is this the next paradigm shift for the profession?

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eisneramper ceo charly weinstein calls the firm’s deal to take on private equity a new wrinkle in the profession’s decades-old struggle to secure fresh capital for expansion in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

more on private equity for cpa firms:

flash briefing webinar: a “call to arms” after eisner private equity deal, with dom esposito and anthony zecca

analysis by esposito and zecca: how outside capital can remake cpa firms

analysis by esposito and zecca: private equity the new source of growth capital for cpa firms?

eisneramper gets private equity backing

“embrace change. disruption is coming to the profession. be ready for it. build a platform that keeps you sustainable, relevant, and important,” he tells 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 in this exclusive video interview with editor rick telberg. read more →

flash briefing: a “call to arms” after private equity deal

eisneramper move augurs a new path forward for firms seeking capital for growth.

with dom esposito and anthony zecca

eisneramper’s deal to take on private equity and spin off its attest firm represents a new path forward for firms seeking capital to remain competitive in talent and in technology, according to dom esposito and anthony zecca, two veteran big-firm leaders, in this exclusive 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 flash briefing webinar.

download the slide deck here (pdf)

more on private equity for cpa firms:

exclusive: ceo charly weinstein explains the private equity deal

analysis by esposito and zecca: how outside capital can remake cpa firms

analysis by esposito and zecca: private equity the new source of growth capital for cpa firms?

eisneramper gets private equity backing

esposito is author of “8 steps to great: driving success at the world’s largest cpa firms and how to apply the lessons at firms of all sizes.” more by  dom esposito here.

zecca is the author of “leading from the edge – the new growth handbook with bonus toolkit.” more by anthony zecca here.

it’s “a call to arms,” says zecca. “whether you’re a $30-million firm or a $300-million firm, it doesn’t matter. you need to step back and say, okay, how is this going to affect me? how’s this going to affect how we get our clients? how is this going to affect how we’ve gotten our talent? and what do you need to do to change in this changing landscape?”

for esposito, “the takeaway is an understanding that you have options. and private equity is now an option that you should consider if you have the right mix of services and the right size.” read more →

dom esposito, ex-grant thornton ceo, dead at age 74

dom esposito: 1947-2021
dom esposito: 1947-2021

a long and distinguished career at the pinnacles of the cpa profession.

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domenick j. esposito, the former ceo of grant thornton, vice-chair of bdo, and national growth director at cohnreznick, died sept. 22 at the age of 74, at his home in westport, conn.

the family said he passed peacefully in his sleep. survivors include wife dorothy savino esposito, daughter karen, and a granddaughter. funeral arrangements, details and tributes can be found here.

from comments: “a good friend and colleague who will be missed by many..”  “the kindest man i ever met…”   “made me a better accountant…”  “always a gentleman…”  “great competitor and friend…”  “truly one of the most brilliant in the profession…”   “a great visionary and leader…”

“dom was a pillar of the cpa profession he so loved, and his work lives on in the thousands of lives he touched in a long and distinguished career,” said rick telberg, ceo of 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间, which published his “8 steps to great: the eight essential strategies driving success at the world’s largest cpa firms. and how to apply the lessons at firms of all sizes.”  see his articles for 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 here.

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