raise your rates to change your clientele

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fogelman
loren fogelman, founder of business success solution, is an expert in pricing strategy and sales for accounting firms. a sought-after keynote speaker, she is continually listed among america’s top-ranked business coaches.

the fees you charge make a statement about your firm.

by loren fogelman
the holistic guide to wealth management

setting your fees appropriately is one of the primary challenges that accounting professionals face. according to mckinsey, 80 to 90 percent of services are priced too low. throughout my career, i too have found that most firm owners don’t know how much to charge for their services – and too often they undercharge.

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many firm owners tell me that setting fees can feel like tiptoeing through a pricing minefield. and pricing shouldn’t be taken lightly. this is especially true for wealth management services. the prices you set today will impact your firm’s profit margin as well as your growth for years to come.
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five ways to head off reluctant leadership

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focus on the results and behaviors, letting go of “how.”

by tamera loerzel

partners often tell us that one of their number one succession concerns is wondering who will ascend to partner. the perception is that “there is no one interested in becoming a partner these days.”

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yet, when we talk to managers and senior managers (and even staff!), they are interested, but they don’t really know what it means to be a partner. they are also concerned that they would have to be a clone of the current partner(s) – and they’re not, nor do they want to be!
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twelve nuggets of advice for the new managing partner

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plus some thoughts on compensation.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

in an ideal world, a new managing partner will have been groomed and mentored by the existing managing partner for two or three years. a great way to do this is by executive committee participation. but alas, many things at firms under $30 million are not ideal. unfortunately, we have seen many firms anoint their new managing partner with relatively little training and mentoring.

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so, our first piece of advice is to provide for a two- or three-year process of gradual transition from the current to the new managing partner. regardless of the effectiveness of the transition period, here is advice that we always give to prospective managing partners:
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artificial intelligence may go vertical first

how cas could be affected.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

artificial intelligence is just beginning to impact, embolden and facilitate the accounting industry, but it still has a long way to go.

but make no mistake: it’s going and it’s going to get there.

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the big question of the moment is what path ai will follow as it becomes pervasive in the accounting industry.
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why chaos at the irs spells new work for tax professionals

the three key irs tools every pro must learn today.

by eric l. green, llm

between all of the back-and-forth between doge and the irs, not to mention travel and credit line reductions, it raises questions about what exactly the fate of the irs will be.

more: the irs tidal wave is here | s corp clients beware | four ways to handle federal tax liens | the irs is coming! get your clients into compliance | tax chat: eric green reveals the tax rep guide to tax season | what i wish clients knew about tax liens | tax: explaining the bad news about canceled debt to clients | offers in compromise aren’t for everyone
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in fact, the latest announcement is to cut the irs by 50 percent by the end of 2025. so, if you are wondering just what the heck the game plan is, you are not alone. after speaking with close colleagues inside the irs, i can say it is basically chaos at the moment.

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big growth coming for client advisory services

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but firms must prepare for it.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

firms committed to client advisory services are projecting a median growth rate of 99 percent over the next three years, according a benchmark survey issued by the american institute of cpas.

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yes, 99 percent. and yes, that’s a median. half of the 206 participating firms expect to grow faster than that.

the survey lays out seven insights and conclusions plus commentary and suggestions for cpa firms.
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is it time to outsource?

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twelve ways to tell.

by hitendra patil
client accounting services: the definitive success guide

when you are the key person to make things happen at your firm, you want to invest as much time in “business development” (not just marketing and sales) as humanly possible. your firm’s growth will make you feel that producing and delivering your services is an essential core business function for you, but some of it is not. freeing up yourself to spend more time focusing on the things that add value to your practice, and help set it apart from the competition is an essential differentiating growth strategy you will ever deploy. the same principle applies to your experienced, talented staff.

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you will build your client accounting services practice on newer, cloud, collaborative technologies. it will help you automate many routine functions and optimize your operating costs. but you still need competent people to manage, nurture and strengthen your client services and advisory functions.
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seven musts for a client-centric firm

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right pricing for the right clients.

by jody padar
radical pricing – by the radical cpa

being client-centric means putting your client first. but holding on to the billable hour puts time before your client’s interests every day.

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to be truly client-centric, you must prioritize the needs of your clients and deliver the products and services they want. while the traditional firm focuses on the timesheet, a client-centric firm focuses on keeping the client happy because a happy client means happy profits.
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tax refund totals up 7%

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individual amounts are up 5 percent.

by beth bellor

winter is fading away but busy season remains with us.

more: tax pros handle 46% of e-filings | tax refund totals up 10% | tax refunds plummet, but no worries | tax refunds up 18% early on | first tax filing reports are in
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as of march 7, the latest data available, the internal revenue service had received 61.4 million individual income tax returns, down 2.1 percent from the same period one year ago. it had processed 60.8 million returns, down 1.8 percent.
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