and 29% chance you’re on a tablet.
the oklahoma cpa society has released findings from its latest member survey on technology.
highlights:
learn what it takes to attract the best talent and merger partners.
by robert fligel, cpa
rf resources llc
for many in the cpa business, organic growth is going to be very slow for the next several years. so, cpa firms seeking growth are:
but how do you position your firm to be desirable to merger partners or new talent?
but no new hiring.
via aicpa
the outlook for the u.s. economy improved in the fourth quarter, but broad pessimism about the progress of a recovery persists, according to the fourth quarter aicpa economic outlook survey, which polls chief financial officers, controllers and certified public accountants in executive and senior management accounting roles.
plus: top 10 reasons why.
an alarming number of audit professionals are failing to leverage modern data analytics techniques to uncover financial fraud, according to preliminary results from a new survey by auditnet, a clearinghouse of resources for auditors.
which tools are auditors using to uncover fraud today?
join the survey; get the results.
rates up only $4 in two years for “main street” firms.
most tax professionals will be charging an average of $233 for a typical itemized return this year, relatively unchanged since the beginning of the recession, according to a new survey of national society of accountants members.
the new $233 benchmark represents barely a $4 increase in the two years since the last biennial survey, when accountants posted a 10% advance from the 2007 poll, which followed a scant 2% gain from $201 in 2005.
the survey of nearly 8,000 tax preparers by the nsa found that the average fee for preparing an itemized form 1040 with a schedule a and a state tax return cost taxpayers only $233 this year. rates for non-itemized returns are also largely unchanged at $128 for a form 1040 and state return without itemized deductions.
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by becky livingston
@bm_livingston
twitter is not a new medium, though many people feel like it is. in fact, twitter was launched at south-by-southwest in 2006 and quickly went mainstream shortly thereafter. today, twitter has over 300 million users.
strong showings in payroll agencies, tax prep offices and cpa firms.
the accounting and bookkeeping sector added 2,000 net new jobs in november, extending to four months a string of gains, according to new government data.
learn a lesson from how the payroll market evolved.
by patrick bonnaure
www.proledge.com
twenty years ago, the vast majority of accounting firms provided payroll to their small business clients. then came payroll specialists like paychex and adp, and the rules of the game changed. nowadays, if your firm provides payroll, you’re the exception. bookkeeping is following the same trend, with a lag of a couple of decades. if your accounting firm is providing bookkeeping, it is time to look at it strategically and understand how it fits in the bigger picture.