devil’s in the details of digital file delivery

man holding up a hard disksome client education likely will be in order.

by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless

one of the most critical steps in transitioning a firm to a paperless environment is capturing information in a digital format at its root source as that information enters the firm.

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at the base level, this means having clients provide you information in a digital format, which can be done via email, digital fax or through a portal rather than with a physical document. while email is currently the most prevalent tool utilized by clients, it is anticipated the security concerns will help clients transition toward portals.
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22 ways blockchain will change the accounting profession forever

illustration of network with city backgroundwill you be ready?

by hitendra patil
accountaneur: the entrepreneurial accountant

stock exchanges and banking systems have worked on similar fundamentals in handling and creating what are known as “non-repudiable” transaction records: straight-through processing (stp), electronically connected networks of intermediaries in their “ecosystem,” etc.  but unlike bitcoin, the stock exchange and banking systems are highly regulated and centrally owned.

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more recently, bitcoin technology has created a similar “distributed shared ledger” ecosystem.
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how savvy cpas use benchmarking to make smarter business decisions

green "opportunity" highway sign with sunrise backgroundbenchmarks for firms large and small provide roadmaps for strategic success.

by rick telberg
accounting firm operations and technology survey

every day in the united states, more than half of all accounting firm owners are thinking about a merger, an acquisition or both. m&a is now as routine to the day-to-day operations of running a tax and accounting practice as turning on the lights in the morning and taking out the garbage at night.

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fortunately, a new survey provides a one-of-a-kind roadmap for growth-minded professionals seeking the hard-boiled data essential to making smarter strategic decisions. with thousands of key metrics for firms of every size, you can compare your firm against similar firms. better yet: you can compare where your firm is today, to where it will be tomorrow.
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how artificial intelligence will drive the next wave of merger mania

large fish eating medium fish eating small fishit may be time to prepare a plan b.

by domenick j. esposito
8 steps to great

we are halfway into the year 2017 and the frenzied pace of cpa firm mergers and acquisitions – when compared to the years 2015 and 2016 when there were over 100 and over 200 transactions, respectively – has not slowed down one bit.

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we continue to witness a perfect storm caused by:
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optimize scanning applications and procedures

fujitsu fi-6110 desktop scannersoftware will flag potential errors right off the bat.

by roman h. kepczyk

for the next few years it is anticipated that accounting firm clients will deliver the majority of their organizers and supporting tax documents to the firm in a physical format.

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to utilize this information in a paperless environment, it must be effectively scanned and managed at the lowest possible cost.
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