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ten ways to hold partners accountable

man, woman, man having serious discussion around conference table

making partner doesn’t mean it’s time to kick back.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

partner accountability addresses what is expected of each partner, how partners will be managed so that expectations are met and what the consequences will be for failure to meet these expectations.

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we have interviewed hundreds of partners on partner accountability. we frequently ask them if they would like the firm to have partner accountability. a response we often get is a derivation of: “yes, i’m all for partner accountability (long pause …) as long as it doesn’t affect me!”

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‘kryptonite:’ irs buried under 8 million paper returns

2025 season leaves 8.2 million unprocessed returns and a backlog of 750,000 correspondence cases.

return type
scanned by april 18
form 1040
~1%
form 940
~9%
form 941
~13.5%
far behind digital processing goals.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

despite modernization efforts, the irs is drowning in paper, which the national taxpayer advocate calls the agency’s “kryptonite.”

more tax | brace yourself: irs 25% staff cuts mean big trouble for tax pros and clients | what to watch in the one big beautiful bill  | irs’s big annual report: already out of date as agency grapples with chaos and cuts | busy season barometer stats: who’s responding and how they’re doing | accountants reporting a pretty good year | tax season faceplant: accountants overrun by late chaos

during the 2025 filing season, the irs scanned fewer than 1 percent of paper-filed forms 1040, falling drastically short of its paperless processing initiative goals. this continuing reliance on paper adds months to the processing cycle. in addition to return delays, it clogs the system for identity theft resolution, amended returns, and refund claims, each requiring manual review. for tax professionals, the paper problem means longer timelines, more uncertainty, and higher support costs.

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who has your loyalty? your firm or your clients?

silence might be the best approach.

by martin bissett
passport to partnership

ask yourself and answer these questions when considering the current and future “commitment” behaviors that you’ll employ.

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1 – what is my first reaction to being asked to work outside of my normal hours?

2 – how well do i understand the history and ethos of this firm and do i appreciate what the current partners have had to do to get this firm to where it can afford to pay me today?
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chris vanover: audit, now with 100% less misery | the disruptors

cpaclub is doing what few dared: killing the billable hour, shrinking the workweek, and proving that audit doesn’t have to suck.

originally published oct. 4, 2023.

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public accounting has long had a reputation for being slow to change, but in the world of audit, that pace has been glacial. chris vanover, cpa, founder and president of cpaclub (formerly auditclub), is here to challenge that status quo. in this episode of the disruptors, vanover shares how he’s rebuilding audit from the ground up—ditching billable hours, crushing burnout, and making accounting cool (and flexible) again.

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more streaming: erica goode: build a $200k firm in 15 hours a week | randy crabtree: live at the intersection of passion & skill | mcclelland and telka: women ready to rewrite the rules of accounting | jacob schroeder: ai won’t replace accountants—but it will reveal who’s replaceable | ditching corporate america: the bold story behind pbs accounting’s rapid rise | jean zick: happy team = happy clients | breslin & greathead: be a client advocate | dominic piscopo: clear pay=bargaining power | debbie kilsheimer: stop thinking small |

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and the transformation doesn’t stop with audit. cpaclub has expanded into tax and advisory, now offering a broader array of subscription-based solutions for cpa firms.

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innovation & change management

can aicpa ceo koziel deliver what cpas want?

koziel says to look beyond the cpa for new answers.

koziel: ‘with the variety of skill sets needed in a growing practice, looking outside of those letters seems necessary.’

by seth fineberg
at large

one thing that’s clear from the annual aicpa & cima engage conference (arguably the largest in the profession) is that the association’s new leader, mark koziel, has much on his plate.

more mark koziel: mark koziel: the future of the profession | opportunity awaits incoming aicpa ceo | koziel to succeed melancon as aicpa ceo

for years, the cpa brand, its value, and the profession it stands for have been challenged, to say the least. in his first year as the institute’s leader, its membership made its needs abundantly clear to him. more importantly, it appears there is much support behind him to see that they are addressed.

to be fair, it is not on one person or one institutional body to fix all of the profession’s issues. but advocating and addressing the most glaring challenges, especially given membership fees and the seemingly long-standing fact that approximately half of those who hold the cpa credential are either not aicpa members or don’t necessarily support what they do, is no small task. this is where koziel, a long-standing member, small-firm advocate, and head of the allinial global firm association, can shine.

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