by martin bissett
is everything we think we know wrong?
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for years, the accounting industry has been suffering from a chronic shortage of qualified professionals. decreasing numbers of students are majoring in accounting while increasing numbers of accountants ditch the profession in search of better pay, less stress, or just plain retirement.
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but what if the problem was simply about supply and demand? what if there wasn’t enough demand for accounting talent to maintain supply? two university researchers have a new theory that could upend everything we think we know about the so-called staffing shortage.
don’t just think you’re doing great; quantify it.
by jody padar
radical pricing – by the radical cpa
you’re well on your way to having a client-centric firm with up-front and value pricing. the next step is to determine your key performance indicators (kpis) and verify if those indicators make sense for your new firm.
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to set your new kpis, you need to think about what’s important to your firm, your employees and your clients. develop them around specific firm values.
as you move through this pricing evolution, you’ll start to see your firm as a for-profit company in the professional services space. your new kpis should look at your team through the eyes of people who work at the firm as well as those who will value your services.
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reduce audit time by 20% without reducing quality.
by alan anderson, cpa
transforming audit for the future
for most audit firms, the concept of “just in time” means that the audit was completed and the financials were delivered “just in time” to meet the deadline. but in this webinar, alan anderson explains how concepts from just-in-time manufacturing can be applied to make audits more efficient, reducing time by at least 15-20% while also improving quality and customer service.
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just-in-time manufacturing was devised to reduce inventory costs, downtime, and waste by following four sequential steps for every manufacturing process: design, build, inspect, and delivery. by analogy, the four steps of jit manufacturing correspond to the four audit phases of planning, fieldwork, review, and delivery. the raw materials of an audit consist of the trial balance and schedules supplied by the client, and the final deliverable is the audit report.
a handy reviewer’s checklist.
by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide
client ________________________ year _____
prepared by ___________________ date _____
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following is a suggested checklist of things for the reviewer to consider:
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