the live, in-person seminar reborn, refashioned for the web.
by bob jennings
jennings seminars
in the roughly forty years since continuing professional education first started for accountants, there have been three major changes in the way to obtain cpe.
the first major change came from the presentations of the venerable sidney kess, who brought practicality and examples to an arena that had previously been occupied by pedantic and often academic educators. in the early years of cpe his shining light of the highest quality cpe was held to be the pinnacle for all other presenters.
the next era became the era of boredom. read more →
rationalizing a broken system and recapturing two-thirds of lost value.
with cpa firms and corporations rushing to staff up with a suddenly warming economy, finance and accounting employment agencies are booming. but it can’t last. sooner, rather than later, the internet will change everything.
dan gaffney, a cpa, cia, cisa and a 20-year audit veteran, in both public accounting and in corporate, is positioning himself to take advantage of the paradigm shift. he’s out to revolutionize the finance and accounting temp business.
his chicago-based incubation-stage start-up, vouchedin.com, is seeking to do to short-term staffing placements what monster did to newspaper classifieds and what apple did to the recording industry: leverage the internet to cut out the middleman, re-channeling profits to both the worker and the employer. it could change a big part of the accounting profession as well. – the editors read more →
survey data show the right answer is counter-intuitive.
by marc rosenberg
rosenberg map survey
the genesis of this question comes from one of the most hotly debated issues in cpa firm practice management: is it better for partners to have high or low billable hours?
here are billable hour facts for partners in multi-partner firms, based on the rosenberg map survey: read more →
the top apps accountants need to know
by sandi smith leyva
mobile accounting has definitely arrived. a great first question to ask clients who are asking for mobile accounting is to just double-check to see if they have already downloaded their bank apps. if not, that may be something you can help them get set up.
but don’t just think about the core accounting system. get them hooked up with their bank, credit card accounts, paypal, payroll, and any other peripheral support that has an app, like timesheets, field services, and project management. when you do, they will be ecstatic at your resourcefulness and you will be their latest mobile genius.
there are some great new apps that extend core accounting systems’ functionality into our mobile devices. let’s take a look at a few of them for accountants, from quickbooks to adp and a host of new applications: read more →
taxpayers surge into e-filing.
growth in do-it-yourself electronic filing of tax returns is advancing by more than 4% this year. but among tax professionals, it’s flat this year, after a 3% decline last year.
seven hot topics that “pushed a button.”
tax guru bob jennings (cpa, ea, cfp, and rtrp) has been polling past attendees of his cpe seminars about tax season 2013.
clearly, tax professionals are still seething. “we sent our survey out and it must have pushed a button because the responses overwhelmed our servers,” says jennings, taxspeaker.com.
the results may not surprise you. but they are sobering nevertheless.
he offers new data on
here are the highlights so far: read more →
and 12 retreat topic no-no’s.
by august aquila
author of “leadership at its strongest”
the purpose of the retreat should be clearly thought out early in the year. articulate one or two goals for the retreat. you need to be very specific as to what you want to accomplish. for example, the purpose of the retreat is to develop a succession plan for the firm. you many not know exactly what it will look like, but you know what the end product of the retreat will be.
if you cannot do this, don’t hold the meeting. ask yourself this one question: “what would happen if we did not hold this retreat?” if the answer is “nothing,” you’ll know what to do.
retreat topic no-no’s
let’s look at common retreat topics that should not be discussed at a retreat. you may or not agree with the list, but i urge you to strike the following items from your retreat agendas. read more →
and why it will cost you.
by sandi smith leyva, cpa
accountant’s accelerator
there are five simple steps to getting more clients. but, guess what, most accountants make a big mistake along the way.
first, here are the five steps to get more clients: read more →
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updated with responses from may 2013.
the latest update to the topline results for the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer shows additional confirmation of four key findings, beginning with the across-the-board problems of a late-starting season and buggy software.
how did your season compare? we’d love to hear. send your comments, rants raves, ideas, or questions to me here. – rick telberg
key finding #1: most practitioners, across all size firms, report a tougher 2013 than 2012. (see chart below for comparisons by size of firm.) read more →
especially in these trying times, partners must show leadership by accepting the consequences of their actions – or their inaction.
accountability is the essence of your success, according to management consultant august aquila, author of “leadership at its strongest: what successful managing partners do.”
“i don’t think that the average partner takes accountability seriously,” aquila says. “if they did, they would take their individual goals more seriously and not let their fellow partners down.” read more →
“one of the profession’s most well-read and highly respected blogs.”trying to make sense of social media? here bill sheridan, cae, chief communications officer and resident twitter cheerleader with the maryland association of cpas, recommends 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.
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