survey: offshoring on the rise

clients demand real-time accounting. by chris frederiksen it’s been was another good year for accountants, with demand for services continuing to outrun supply, thus allowing for price increases. firms continue to struggle with the issue of finding enough “good” people … continued

how savvy cpas use benchmarking to make smarter business decisions

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drilling into firm technology and operations provides a roadmap for strategic success

by rick telberg

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.

fortunately, the new accounting firm operations and technology survey by the research team of randy johnston and leslie garrett 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 you want it to be tomorrow.

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password managers: yes or no?

but you don’t need to ask why. by greg lafollette password managers have been in the news as of late. unfortunately, the news has not been good. multiple security breaches may (or may not) have exposed millions of user ids … continued

hey you, get onto my cloud!

cloud strategies mean different things to different people.

by randy johnston
accounting firm operations and technology survey

i can make this very simple. do you or your clients need to work someplace other than the office? for most of you, this answer is simple. yes!

the next question is also pretty simple. do you need to run traditional desktop solutions, or is a solution available that runs in a web browser?

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if everything in your world runs in a browser, then any computer will work, and you can be done reading this blog post. however, if you have any desktop solutions that you need to run remotely, you will need a hosted option for that application. you can host applications privately or publicly. read more →