outlook & analysis

survey: cybersecurity grows in importance

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technology security with internet digital signature as artmake sure word filters throughout the firm, not just in it.

by roman kepczyk
the rosenberg map survey

in 2015, from a technology perspective, we saw traditional firms becoming increasingly comfortable with adoption of cloud-based technologies, many by first outsourcing their outlook with hosted microsoft exchange, which proved that the cost and expanded capabilities were better than what firms could do themselves.

more from the survey: mergers spur growth | accounting profession demands swift change | don’t just win work, figure out why | talent wars, m&a frenzy continue | next-gen leaders getting restless | mergers keep racing forward  | do you have a firm or a co-op? | accountability, equity, compensation are concerns | map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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the growing desire to have anytime, anywhere access to all the firm’s applications and data further promoted the adoption of private cloud and vendor-hosted solutions, so remote access capability could be firmwide.
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survey: mergers spur growth

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five businesspeople shaking hands under office skylightleadership, succession planning remain challenges.

by august aquila
the rosenberg map survey

the majority of my clients had a very good year in 2015.

more from the survey: don’t just win work, figure out why | talent wars, m&a frenzy continue | next-gen leaders getting restless | mergers keep racing forward  | do you have a firm or a co-op? | accountability, equity, compensation are concerns | map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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there were two primary reasons for their growth. first, many did more mergers than the year before, and second, they were acquiring more business advisory firms. one client told me that “they had enough accounting work and didn’t want any more, but would certainly be interested in acquiring a consulting firm.”
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survey: accounting profession demands swift change

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two businessmen talking across a desknew employees want to see their career paths mapped out.

by rita keller
the rosenberg map survey

many firms continued to struggle with workflow issues. smaller firms have not invested in software tools that can greatly enhance productivity.

more from the survey: talent wars, m&a frenzy continue | next-gen leaders getting restless | mergers keep racing forward  | do you have a firm or a co-op? | accountability, equity, compensation are concerns | map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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when it comes to various software solutions, the constant chant by many practitioners in small to mid-size firms is that “it’s too expensive.” many firms have not budgeted nearly enough money for technology.
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survey findings: talent wars, m&a frenzy continue

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man and two women talking in officeplus a suggestion for renaming the mp.

by gary adamson
the rosenberg map survey

organic growth continued to be slow and nowhere near pre-recession levels. in fact, this survey and others showed a lower 2015 growth rate than 2014.

more from the survey: next-gen leaders getting restless | mergers keep racing forward  | do you have a firm or a co-op? | accountability, equity, compensation are concerns | map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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the talent wars are back with a vengeance and firms are generally not finding success in hiring their way out of long-standing succession issues.
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survey results: most accountants see better business outlook following presidential election

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election_ballot_box_map_circtrump voters more positive. clinton voters, not so much.

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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

tax and accounting professionals appear to be breathing a sigh of relief following the u.s. presidential election, with most saying their confidence in the business outlook for their firms and their clients has been strengthened, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 survey of more than 700 accountants.

but their economic mood also seems to depend on their political mood.

more than 80 percent of the accountants who voted for republican donald trump feel “more confident” about the business outlook for their firms and their clients. less than 5 percent of democrat hillary clinton voters agree. instead, more than 60% of clinton voters feel “less confident.”

nearly a third of hillary backers—31 percent—are optimistic enough to foresee no change in the business outlook. only 14 percent of trump people were pessimistic enough to expect no change.

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new research: cpa firms hiring more, paying less

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cpatrendlines jobs report tiltoverall headcounts expand as average wages decline.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

the accounting profession is on a roll, at least where employment is concerned. record highs are being set for all sectors except bookkeeping, which tied may’s mark, and tax preparation, which has fallen for two months.

meanwhile, women continue to make strong gains, with year-over-year increases ranging from 6.8 to a staggering 23.8 percent. and payroll continues the same path it’s been on for months: more employees, who work longer and make less.

the rise in demand for labor while prices decline would seem to defy the laws of supply and demand.

one or more of several factors may be at play. labor supply may be suddenly expanding as new workers enter the market from the sidelines. or, cpa firms may be throttling wages in order to increase partner incomes, a key factor in potentially lubricating the m&a frenzy as partners age out. or, it could mean firms are replacing high-wage workers with new technologies and pushing more work down the pyramid, raising partner-to-staff leverage — a trend detected in other research studies. in any case, it’s a phenomonon 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 is investigating.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

professional and business services remain one of the bright spots in u.s. employment, which rose by 161,000 in october. the sector rose 43,000 during the month and has added 542,000 jobs over the course of the year. unemployment overall was little changed at 4.9 percent.

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survey: next gen leaders getting restless

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angry anger frustration staff worker businessmanhow do you keep them?

by jennifer wilson
the rosenberg map survey

growth is up for many firms. but so is staff turnover.

more from the survey: mergers keep racing forward  | do you have a firm or a co-op? | accountability, equity, compensation are concerns | map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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in firms with solid marketing engines, people – including firm leaders – are stretched thin trying to

  • land prospects,
  • serve clients,
  • recruit and onboard people and maybe even
  • integrate a merger.

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survey results: it’s now a buyer’s market in mergers

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handshakeretirements both inside and outside the firm cause problems.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg map survey

for the last 10 years or so, every year’s merger activity seems more frenetic than the year before. 2015 and 2016 continued that trend.

more from the survey: do you have a firm or a co-op? | accountability, equity, compensation are concerns | map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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buyers are getting pickier in deciding which mergers to pursue:
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do you have a firm or a co-op?

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it’s survival of the fittest. guess which that is.

by jeff pawlow
the rosenberg map survey

let’s be honest. statistically, a lot of firms are co-ops: a collection of sole practitioners banded together to share administrative and overheads costs, but who fail to grasp the nature (and potential) of a truly synergistic firm.

more from the map survey: survey findings: accountability, equity, compensation are concerns | map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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in a market made up of world-class competitors who are actively working to sow seeds of discontent between you and your best clients and top employees, this isn’t going to end well for the co-ops.
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survey results: accountability, equity, compensation are concerns

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risk takers are being recognized.

by allen koltin
the rosenberg map survey

looking back to 2015, first and foremost remains the human capital challenge.

more from the survey: map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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firms are gearing up the financial and people resources around recruiting in ways i’ve never seen before. interestingly it’s not so much at the entry level but rather at the experienced hires all the way up to lateral-level senior managers and partners.
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map survey top 10 findings

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top 10 signnumbers decline for older partners and women.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
the rosenberg map survey

these are the top 10 findings in the 18th annual rosenberg map survey – not listed in order or priority, the report’s authors say, but close to it.

more from the survey: cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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survey results: accounting firms add new service lines

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chart of increases in firm administratorsthe 7 most popular services, with payroll on the rise.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
the accounting firm operations and technology survey

the 3rd annual accounting firm operations and technology survey provides a look inside the medicine cabinets of firms of all sizes.

more from the survey: master change, master the future | why every cpa firm is a tech company at heart
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in mapping trends, increases were seen in both service offerings and firm administrators.
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jobs report: hiring up. wages down.

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cpatrendlines jobs report tilthourly earnings drop everywhere.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

maybe it’s the restlessness that comes with the shift from summer to fall. employment figures were up and down all over the place, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research.

more on staffing and careers:  two ways your strategic plan can reduce turnover  |  the three gears that drive success in the accounting business  |  how to pay non-equity partners  |  get staff to take ownership of work  |  the 44-point staff performance evaluation checklist  |  when staff accountants don’t want to supervise  |  chris allegretti makes retention a top priority at hbk  |  randy myeroff at cohen & co.: winning the youth movement  |  how can we keep new staff longer?  |
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still, the industry as a whole hit a new high. and women are making huge gains – in accounting overall, in cpa firms and especially in payroll, where their jump from a year ago is an astonishing 16.2 percent.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
  • average hourly wages for key segments.
  • typical hours worked per week, and
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce.

read more →