six ways accounting firms will never be the same again
how some of the pandemic’s ad hoc changes could become permanent.
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the ultimate checklist for focusing on cash, communication, continuity – and accepting uncertainty.
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the toll of covid-19 on business will be an ongoing trauma. it ain’t gonna be over ’til it’s over, and that ain’t gonna be for a long, long time.
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to survive, tax and accounting practices are going to need to take precautionary and proactive measures to ensure their financial continuity. those measures must necessarily include guidance for clients to help them survive. because failing clients mean failing firms.
crisis management is a lot easier if it starts before the crisis hits. here are some steps that accountants can take for themselves and their clients, gleaned from the thousands of accountants and advisors we’ve been hearing from over the past several weeks. read more →
3 steps to better client communication in a crisis
help yourself while you’re helping them.
by jody grunden
clients desire transparency. being transparent with clients and having open, honest communication with them helps build really strong, healthy working relationships. it’s never been so important for us to have open communication channels with our clients at all times no matter what form of communication is being utilized.
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in some organizations, people hide behind their computers if they feel too busy or if they don’t want to face the client because they aren’t able to meet a deadline. we, on the other hand, make it a priority to be available to our clients at all times.
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covid launches a new reality: now what?
^click to play: aquila addresses covid crisis response strategies.
eight new trends you can’t ignore in the new normal.
by august aquila
every day we get a clearer picture of what the future holds for the accounting profession, business in general and the overall population. while the future may look daunting, we will do our best to make the most of it and come out stronger. it’s what we have always done.
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nevertheless, don’t plan on the old ways coming back. i just read that more than 60,000 accountants have already lost their jobs. perhaps, the war for talent will be over. there will be further reductions in the professional service workforce and firms will be able to pick and choose from the talent pool.
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the secret recipe for staff retention
money, satisfaction, and growth – plus the secret ingredient.
by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting
i believe that cpa firms do best when they hire people out of school and train them. however, today we’re not going to talk about training or who to hire, but how to retain who you have.
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when i had my practice with peter weitsen and frank boutillette, before we merged with withum, at some point each staff person’s first job was with us and we trained them our way. we had a substantial investment in them and losing anyone would cause great inconvenience and cost to us. we wanted to make sure we had the greatest chance of retaining them.
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the right way to onboard new clients
how do you want your new virtual cfo client to feel?
by jody grunden
onboarding is critical when it comes to bringing on new virtual cfo clients. it’s also important to have a smooth onboarding process for clients receiving any other types of services. i want to dive into onboarding in each of our service areas a little bit more.
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i don’t mean to beat a dead horse here, but i simply cannot express enough how important the onboarding process is for establishing extremely solid client relationships. when it comes down to it, relationships are the backbone of our business.
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how to inoculate your firm against covid competition
the nine steps to locking in client loyalty when competitors come for your clients.
by bill penczak
client accounting services poised to surge in post-corona world
seven covid-driven deliverables clients need today.
six-minute survey:
what’s your opinion of client accounting services?
yes. we’re doing it.
no. but we’re considering it.
no. and we’re not considering it.
no. we’ve tried it and dropped it.
huh? what’s “client accounting services?”
by hitendra patil
coronavirus caught the entire world totally unprepared for its aftermath. the impact on economies is unfathomable. accounting firms are not immune to this unprecedented situation.
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but, “same as last year” or “as always” will not work for accountants in the immediate and distant future. if you haven’t yet done so, it is time to start thinking about how are you going to overcome the crisis, and even thrive in the near future and beyond. especially important is to think about how client accounting services (cas) will emerge as a much-required and more valuable than ever service accountants can provide.
what are accountants doing now?
so, other than helping clients obtain small business loans and apply for paycheck protection program (ppp) benefits, what are accountants doing now? based on daily conversations with accountants over the last six to eight weeks, here are some core focus areas of accountants: read more →
i’m an accountant because of clients like stanley
some people have a lot to teach us.
by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting
stanley hochhauser passed away. he was a client i worked with in my first job and became my client when my father passed away in 1976.
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stanley was the last of my father’s clients and his passing also closed a link to my past. i am an accountant because of clients like stanley.
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clients, revenues, profits – trending down, down, down
pandemic cuts profits at 42% of firms, client numbers off at 29%, and revenues down at 38%.
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like just about every other business in the world, cpa practices are hunkering down for a year of hard times. yet a third of them think they can buck the odds and see some increase this year.
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back in the bullish days of february, the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 2020 busy season barometer was reflecting expectations of more clients, burgeoning revenue, and increased profit, with a medium-chance of more extensions.
but these bearish days see most practitioners expecting a year stagnant at best and quite likely worse than stagnant in all benchmarks of success.
andrew argue is on a mission
to help accountants save 10,000 businesses in the battle against the foundering economy.
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andrew argue is on a mission – a mission to help accountants save 10,000 businesses from the covid business crash.
his practice development training platform, accountingtax.com, has built a covid-19 “wartime response plan” for tax and accounting firm by providing results-focused training, accountability, and technology, argue tells 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.
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to be sure, argue comes with some controversy. clearly, he has helped thousands of accountants increase their revenues, and spawned a flock of former students who have launched their own look-alike programs. but, just as clearly, he has his detractors. for one thing, he asserts having a cpa license, or even a college degree, need not be an impediment to success in tax and accounting. his teaching methods are assertively challenging. and his focus on aggressive internet-focused marketing rubs some traditionalists the wrong way.
today, he’s focusing his training for accountants on at least 12 areas: read more →
how to audit 401(k)s
… and keep the process from lasting forever.
by jody grunden
as with any service area, it’s important to have a solid process in place. without one, it can be a little bit like the wild west! the 401(k) audit process involves six stages, which are typically completed within four to eight weeks.
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once a prospective client confirms they want summit to complete their audit, we send them the engagement letter and the questionnaires along with the governance planning memo that we’re required to give them.
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