how to communicate the value of cas

how about 75% lower costs?

by hitendra patil
the definitive success guide to client accounting services

in the desktop days, write-up, bookkeeping and accounting processes were perceived more as data entry work. the price clients were willing to pay for data entry put so much pressure on fees that many firms found it was not worth the hassle.

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other services such as tax preparation, financial statements preparation, etc. brought in higher per-hour dollars than write-up, bookkeeping and accounting work could. such work got more and more “outsourced” by accounting firms to bookkeeping firms, freelancer bookkeepers and “processing” firms operated by non-cpas/non-accountants.
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another meeting?!?! … sigh

business meeting with people around table facing forwardif they’re necessary, so be it. but set some guidelines.

by steven e. sacks
the new fundamentals

when in doubt, call a meeting. jeez! how many hours in the u.s. are cumulatively wasted on a daily basis with meetings? are they really necessary?

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if yes, do you employ rules of courtesy, such as strongly encouraging punctuality? do you have a clearly articulated agenda that was distributed in advance of the meeting? if yes, did it provide advance notice about any preparatory work or research expected to be done by the participants? finally, will the meeting be structured in such a way that it will allow for participation by the complete group?
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uncover potential in 10 interview questions

make remote hiring easier.

by jody grunden
building the virtual cfo firm in the cloud

before our firm became a distributed company with a remote workforce, our hiring was naturally limited to a small geographical location – fort wayne, indiana.

more: what running a virtual cpa firm really costs | learning to love video calls | be more effective remotely with disc | protect client files from cyberthreats | get ready to launch virtual cfo services | riches in niches | marketing is about thought leadership
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when we really started to grow, we knew we needed to bring in more senior-level accountants to be able to handle the clients we were bringing in at such a rapid pace.

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make worry work for you

chinese man looking worried outside on bench… instead of consuming you.

by bill reeb

worry is an instinctive response that is meant to surface an issue or problem that needs attention. it is an internal alarm system saying, “danger, danger, will robinson, danger” (okay, you got me … a quote from “lost in space,” a mid-’60s tv series).

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like so many of our psychological and physiological responses, too much or too little of this emotion can be equally negative. if you don’t ever worry, then you might get caught off guard regarding something you could have easily prepared for. on the other hand, too much worry is like too much adrenalin: your body will just wear itself out by constantly processing it.
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