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decoding accounting tech (and all those acronyms)

how to choose what’s best for your team and clients.

by penny breslin
it’s not just the numbers

with accounting software and add-ons, from the standpoint of the person maintaining the “books,” the accounting program is the focal point. however, consider the focus of your business-owning client.

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their focus is operational. so, consider that for the business owner, the add-on is the accounting program. having the correct package of cloud-based programs turns the accounting program into a basic general journal that you, in your accounting hat, use to find any inconsistencies.
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it’s okay to say no to clients (even the large ones)

working with “smaller” clients can often be more rewarding – and profitable – than “big” clients.

by frank stitely
the relentless cpa

there’s a reason you aren’t actively training clients to allow you to work efficiently. you’re afraid that you’ll lose clients.

i guarantee that you will.

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clients have trained you to be inefficient. they’ll resist retraining. some of them will leave and infect someone else’s practice.

the reason you fear losing clients is that you fear you can’t replace them.

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printer ink: not just expensive, but a blatant scam?

are you really sure how much ink you’re buying?
 
by rick richardson
technology this week

those incredibly cheap entry-level printers you find when sorting your options by “price lowest” can be very alluring if you’re in the market for a new inkjet printer. however, don’t assume it shows you’re getting a good deal.

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just as a drug dealer can offer a cheap initial “sample” to get you hooked before raising the price on all subsequent transactions, printer manufacturers use a similar business strategy. they can easily make up any loss from the printer’s discounted sale by offering its ink cartridges for exorbitantly high prices. the printer firms then keep you on the hook for paying these outrageous ink rates for the duration of the printer, which is a very lucrative revenue stream for them.

let’s take a closer look …
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you’re doing email wrong

the liscio timeline: will it replace email?

there must be a better way.

by seth fineberg

email has always been an albatross of sorts for firms. most firms use it as their primary source of communication and are under the belief that they are “secure” if they use encryption. add the fact that having personally identifiable information on your machine is illegal, which equals one thing: you’re doing email wrong.

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email was never meant to be this nebulous communications zone. nor was it intended to be a source of truth or document and communications exchange storage. and now, with new data security laws, there are strict controls on how to use email.

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five challenges of liquidating a business

help your clients anticipate and prepare.

by anthony glomski

my years of experience helping successful entrepreneurs, combined with my research and interviews with experts in the area of successful business exits, have helped me to identify five key financial challenges that must be addressed by entrepreneurs who are planning to cash out of their businesses.

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the objective is to help business owners make a smooth and successful transition from where they are today to where they want to be post-exit.
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