like a bead of pearls: when one leaves, a lot follow. join the survey. get the results.
in the 2014 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 talent management survey we’ve been asking accountants to identify their primary business objective and the most critical factor needed to achieve it.
good staff, many said. perhaps not surprisingly. but we’ve been bowled over by how widespread and universal the sentiment is. read more →
how do accountants work best when out of the office?
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no. 1 method: ‘give them challenging assignments.”
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it may sound harsh to the uninitiated, but the most common way for firms to turn talented staffers into future managers and leaders is to make their lives a little more difficult, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 multi-year study.
the questionnaire for “talent strategies: how to identify and develop professionals for management and leadership responsibilities” remains online and open as 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 continues to collect data and refine its analysis. read more →
who gets promoted and why in accounting: join the survey; get the answers.
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tax, accounting and finance professionals don’t agree on everything. but they do seem to agree on the key traits needed to succeed in the profession, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 multi-year study.
the questionnaire for “talent strategies: how to identify and develop professionals for management and leadership responsibilities” remains online and open as 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 continues to collect data and refine its analysis. read more →
new benchmarks and insights on remote access, the internet and telecommunications.
by randolph johnston, leslie garrett phd,
and brian f. tankersley, cpa.citp, cgma
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
working remotely can occur from home offices and from a client’s location. when individuals have access to the support technology and data they need to do their work, and when they can be held accountable for their performance when working remotely, where they are located when getting work done matters less. read more →
new benchmarks and insights on file storage and data management.
by randolph johnston, leslie garrett phd,
and brian f. tankersley, cpa.citp, cgma
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
keeping email data locally seems to be a significant strategy among accounting firms.
but storing email data locally raises these concerns: read more →
tech survey: many firms blithely unaware of vulnerabilities
by randolph johnston, leslie garrett phd,
and brian f. tankersley, cpa.citp, cgma
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
accounting professionals are obligated to maintain the integrity and security of clients’ data. the survey reveals firms seem to install technology and let it run without controls.
additionally, smaller firms perceive less risk and may have incorrectly concluded they are not a target for outside attack. conversely, firms may not have the expertise, budget or desire to manage technology in use. read more →
new benchmarks and trends on application software.
by randolph johnston, leslie garrett phd,
and brian f. tankersley, cpa.citp, cgma
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
historically, firms have tried to use a single-publisher strategy, believing that the integration built into the software has more value. but that may be changing. read more →
windows 8 deployment is led by solo practitioners.
by randolph johnston, leslie garrett phd,
and brian f. tankersley, cpa.citp, cgma
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
the profession is rapidly retiring older operating systems, according to the accounting firm operations and technology survey.
upgrading your network operating system has the potential to be somewhat of a blind spot and growing security threat for practices of all sizes. the accounting profession is showing signs of understanding this threat. read more →
last-minute surge closes busy season 2014 with strong gains in e-filing. by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 in a late-season rush, tax professionals eked out their first volume gains in three years, and continued to lose market share to do-it-yourselfers, according to a … continued
accountants gear up, from paperless to cloud.
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many of the most successful accountants in tax season 2014 found new growth and profits by leveraging new cloud and paperless technologies, according to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer.
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today’s bonus question: plans for 2015
new benchmarks on tech spending and decision-making.
by randolph johnston, leslie garrett phd,
and brian f. tankersley, cpa.citp, cgma
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
while 90% of all firms in the accounting firm operations and technology survey did not have a per-person technology budget, we were quite surprised to see that 88% of large firms and 85% of mid-sized firms also reported that they did not use a per-person technology budget. read more →
new survey shows technology’s role in turning challenges into opportunities.
by rick telberg
ask a practicing accountant what keeps them awake at night, and you’ll get many of the same answers in one form or another: clients, expenses, staff or technology. and that’s borne out in the first annual accounting firm operations and technology survey, offered exclusively by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间. read more →