strategy

how small ‘books’ hurt firms

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businessman sitting at desk, looking forward and smilingleverage, capacity and overservice are just some of the issues.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli

balancing “book of business” is one of the largest stumbling blocks for cpa firms. it is difficult to resolve because it is symptomatic, for most firms, of some real trouble brewing.

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optimal book size

the optimum condition for firms to flourish is for books of business to be balanced throughout the firm. from the largest book to the smallest, the percentage gap between them should be fairly small (about 20-25 percent or less than a couple hundred thousand in fees).
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the world is flat

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montage of a pretty eye with the world continentsthe cloud changes everything, even the way of the dinosaur.

by rob nixon

i have a theory as to why most clients of an accounting firm are within a driving radius of the firm.

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my theory is that way back when(ever) the clients used to travel to the accountant’s office with their “stuff” (cashbooks, receipts, livestock headcount, paperwork, etc.). they’d get dressed up in their sunday best for the occasion, have a pleasant conversation about the year that was and then leave.
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net profits: how much to whom?

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chart listing example profits of business unitsand the 5 steps to take to get started.

by domenick j. esposito
8 steps to great

let’s say your firm has five offices that handle audit/tax compliance services and two advisory and consulting lines of business (tax consulting and management consulting). let’s refer to them as business units and let’s also say that net profits were generated as in the chart at right:

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let’s keep the example simple. let’s assume that each of the seven business units is self-sustaining, and that certain high-performing business units do not have to “give” profits to others and that lower-performing business units do not have to “take” profit from others.
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when partners leave: what to do today, to be prepared for tomorrow

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man taking medication from caretakerset policies now based on business, not emotion.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli

let’s review departure/termination policies.

more on performance management: the four basic parts of cpa firm partner agreements | developing a three-year vision [video] | mps: how to elect them … and fire them | firms say what would change retirement pay | action plans for transitioning partners | how retirement issues affect succession planning
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will the internet replace cpas?

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"search for solution" on computer screen3 steps to remaining relevant.

by rob nixon

it seems we use the internet for everything we want or need to know!

more on strategy: how offshoring is shaking up accounting | the profession disrupted: compliance commoditized
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addresses, companies, people, products, concerts, store opening times, weather, golf handicap, cycling routes, friends’ whereabouts (or what they are eating – yuk) and the big one…”how to do” everything. the internet seems to be our first port of call for anything we want to know or find information on.
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