five reasons not to make someone a partner

businessman with hand extended in "no" gesturedon’t ignore the red flags.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

mostly, you’d have to be a fool not to want to be a partner. but being a partner isn’t for everybody.

more: yes, you need another partner | six big mistakes in succession planning | what new partners should know about buyouts | making partner: do the math | a crash course in the business of public accounting | making partner: what managers need to know | the 17 rules for making partner at a cpa firm
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the reasons listed below exclude issues not germane to this discussion, such as a desire to change careers, opportunities to join one’s family business or boredom with accounting. read more →

the smart way to handle financial products

accounting firms either do or don’t. but here’s how to do it right.unbalanced brass scales

by anthony glomski and russ alan prince
your $5-million high-net-worth practice

accounting firms adopt one of two business models when it comes to offering financial products for fees or commissions.

either they do or they do not.

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a fancier way of saying this is that an accounting firm has adopted a product-neutral or product-inclusive financial product business model.

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when to start building your cas tech stack

it doesn’t have to be that hard.

by hitendra patil
client accounting services: the definitive success guide

your firm’s current processes and procedures are adapted to your current technology stack, or vice versa.

more: stop derailing cas | show your priciest cas package first | how cas drives virtual cfo billings | the roi on identifying clients for cas | what clients need now, more than ever | how to launch cas in eight steps
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trying to fit client accounting services into your existing technology stack may become a challenge for you – not just from a procedural point of view but also from a profitability point of view.

if your current technology stack is still mostly desktop software, it could be nearly impossible for you to offer cas as profitably as potentially possible with non-desktop solutions.

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how to build a standout team

why everyone has to get on board.

by anthony zecca

“coming together is a beginning. keeping together is progress. working together is success.” – henry ford, inventor, founder and ceo of the ford motor company

more: five keys to becoming a high-performing firm | assessing your firm | incremental vs. exceptional success | is your leadership team at the edge? | leadership must drive culture
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let’s follow mary as she works through the first principle – creating a firmwide, standout team.
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do you really need another partner?

number 9 created by gaps between many small green plastic 9'shere are nine reasons why.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

before we get too far, we must answer a basic question: why would a cpa firm ever want to make someone a partner in the first place? why would it want to share profits with more people?

more: six big mistakes in succession planning | what a firm needs from its leaders | comp: what new partners don’t know | there are two kinds of accounting firms | how to get promoted to manager | the 17 rules for making partner at a cpa firm
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the short answer is that it must be beneficial to both the firm and the new partner. a win-win, as the saying goes.
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