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carla mccall: create leaders from within | gear up for growth

self-awareness and self-reflection are key to discovering an authentic leadership style.
originally published nov. 1, 2024
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gear up for growth
with jean caragher
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in this episode of gear up for growth, host jean caragher welcomes carla mccall, managing partner of aafcpas and immediate past chair of the aicpa, for a candid conversation about one of the most pressing challenges facing the accounting profession: leadership succession.
gear up for growth spotlights the best strategies for smart and effficient growth in today’s competitive landscape. more gear up for growth here.|  more capstone conversations with jean caragher | more jean caragher here | get her best-selling handbook, the 90-day marketing plan for cpa firms, here | more 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 videos and podcasts here
with 75% of cpas in public practice set to retire within the next 15 years, the need for strong, forward-thinking leadership has never been more urgent. mccall shares her personal journey of rising through the ranks at aafcpas, offering practical insights into how firms can—and must—prepare the next generation of leaders.

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irs’s big annual report: already out of date as agency grapples with chaos and cuts

three commissioners later, and 30,000 staffers gone in just weeks.

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the irs data book 2024 presents a vision of a revitalized agency on a steady upward climb – just before a wave of events turned that vision upside down.

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just released, it recounts the irs’s activities from october 2023 through september 2024.

but while the book is dressed in the confident prose of a federal annual report, events since its close date have added more than a few asterisks to its outlook.
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growth strategies

from compliance to advisory: shifting the value proposition

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how to begin transforming your services.

by jackie meyer

for too long, the accounting and tax profession has been synonymous with one thing: compliance. filling out forms, meeting deadlines, making sure all the boxes are checked.

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compliance is important – don’t get me wrong – but it’s only part of the story. to truly thrive today, and to build a practice that aligns with the balanced millionaire philosophy, you must shift your focus from compliance to advisory.
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bonnie buol ruszczyk: the quiet crisis in accounting – losing people we need most | know-how korner

move’s latest project examines why even high-performing professionals are quietly leaving—and how firms can prevent the exodus. 

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know-how korner
with amy l. welch
center for accounting transformation

the accounting profession stands at a crossroads. despite a steady influx of women into the field, their advancement into leadership continues to lag. bonnie buol ruszczyk, managing director of the accounting move project, is sounding the alarm—and offering data-driven solutions. 

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now in its 15th year, the move project studies how firms support, advance, and retain women and underrepresented professionals. on a recent episode of know-how korner with host amy welch, apr, cae, ruszczyk describes the project’s long-standing foundation—money, opportunity, vital supports, and entrepreneurship—and how these pillars remain critical in today’s evolving landscape. 

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pricing, fees & billing rates

rip that profit ceiling off of your firm

here’s why pricing is so disruptive.

by jody padar
radical pricing  – by the radical cpa

the familiar is always more comfortable than something new. shifting your pricing model is bound to be disruptive because the billable hour is what we know and have always known. it is the default billing model of every new firm. it’s comfortable, familiar, embedded in our dna and seems like the easiest billing solution.

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certainly, there are some pros to billing by the hour. profits remain relatively stable. if you work 40 hours, you know you’re going to bill and hopefully be paid for those 40 hours. there’s a clarity and certainty to it. but there are only so many hours in a week. by embracing the billable hour, you’re putting a profit ceiling on your firm.
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