the 14 trends crushing today’s accountants

business hand holding hot chart in crystal ballplus: nine fatal flaws in the accounting firm business model.

by marc rosenberg
the role of the managing partner

one purpose of strategic planning is to address trends taking place in the profession to ensure that the firm isn’t caught flat-footed when major changes or opportunities present themselves.

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believe it or not, most of these trends have not changed much over the past decade or so. and the global pandemic only served to disrupt the status quo and accelerate long-standing trends.
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the 10 best movie accountants

gene wilder freaks out about his blue blanket with zero mostel the producers 1968

we look pretty good up on the big screen.

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

i digress from my autobiographical stories to give you my top 10 movie roles of accountants.

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1. “dave” – dave’s accountant, played by charles grodin, helps the president, played by kevin kline, trim costs so the first lady’s homeless project can be funded.

2. “the producers” – accountant leo bloom, played by gene wilder, hatches the plan for a broadway flop. read more →

why advisory opportunities emerge from core cas offerings

three keywords to guide you.

by hitendra patil
client accounting services: the definitive success guide

“we want to offer outsourced cfo and advisory services.”

it has become an increasingly more common intent of accounting firms of all sizes. technology automation, artificial intelligence and more innovative solutions seem to make it even more logical for accountants to feel that the future is more about advisory services than ever before.

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if you have similar intentions and goals, please answer this question:

“what type of advice do you give to your clients, periodically and regularly?”

or turn it around and answer this question:

“what type of advice do your clients seek from you and when?”

if you could think of 5-10 different actionable insights you regularly deliver to your clients, congratulations! but if not, do not worry. it is not difficult to lay a strong foundation for your advisory services. read more →

automation without accountants

top use case: 43% of accountants use automation to import hours into payroll.

more than half the work world is embracing automation. why not accountants?

why accountants won’t automate:
join the survey. get the results.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

for all the talk of automation among tax and accounting practitioners, they are still falling behind, even as other professions race ahead.

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more than half the work world is embracing automation.

among accountants: it’s less than half, according to a broad new study.
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