the trump effect: accountants see better business conditions

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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

in the first days following donald trump’s presidential election victory, tax and accounting practitioners surveyed say the results have lifted their confidence in the business outlook.

curiously, accountants appear distinctly more confident in their own futures than in the nation’s outlook as a whole.

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some 56 percent say they are “somewhat” or “much” more confident in the 18-month outlook for their own firms. even more, about 60 percent, say the election results could be good for their clients and customers. about 59 percent see brighter prospects for themselves and their own families. and 56 percent are feeling better about the nation’s economy as a whole.

to be sure, however, your outlook may depend on who you voted for. trump voters are decidedly more upbeat about the future than hillary clinton voters.

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survey: how different sizes of firm approach it spending

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by randolph p. johnston, leslie garrett and brian f. tankersley
the accounting firm operations and technology survey

many practitioners think cpa firm information technology is easy, and the really hard work is done with people who have large databases, etc.

more from the survey: ins and outs of email, document storage | windows 7 and windows server 2012 | accounting firms add new service lines | why every cpa firm is a tech company at heart
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nothing could be further from the truth, as it would be normal for a staff tax preparer to have as many as 12 applications open at once. very few things are as important to your firm’s effectiveness and efficiency as the reliability and effectiveness of your technology.
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survey: technology will solve labor shortages

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by gale crosley, crosley company
the rosenberg map survey

in the past year and a half, major trends have taken form.

more from the survey: new leaders promoting positive changes | accounting profession demands swift change | next-gen leaders getting restless | accountability, equity, compensation are concerns
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in audit, data analytics and continuous auditing concepts are starting to be widely discussed. the big four are investing in cutting-edge audit approaches, and these technologies will significantly change what auditors do in the future.
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survey: firms must build their benches

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by art kuesel
the rosenberg map survey

in 2015, i saw a moderate shift in mindset from that of “let’s help everyone develop themselves” to “let’s target our resources at our high potentials.” firms worked through their fears of offending lifetime managers as they saw high potentials depart at the fastest pace in recent memory.

more from the survey: new leaders promoting positive changes | cybersecurity grows in importance | don’t just win work, figure out why | mergers keep racing forward  | map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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only a handful of firms started the year with formal “path to partner” programs while many more had them by the close of the year. and mps reported that the biggest gap in skill set for partner potentials continued to be business development.
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survey: the risks of subscription-based software

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by randolph p. johnston, leslie garrett and brian f. tankersley
the accounting firm operations and technology survey

while subscription-based software has significant advantages, it also has some significant risks that need to be considered, including contingency planning, data backup, and data extraction and export when ending the relationship.

more from the survey: ins and outs of email, document storage | cloud software improves financial reporting | accountants quit trying to manage it themselves | how top tech vendors are failing cpas in the cloud | master change, master the future
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firms should have a clear plan for how they will operate if the cloud service is down for a day or more, including having enough data offline to permit manual preparation of payroll, invoices and other time-sensitive transactions.
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