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Walker Retiring from Intuit After 15 Years
- Tuesday, 14 January 2014
- People & Moves
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Rich Walker, who has been highly visible in the accounting community, is retiring this month after 15 years at Intuit. Walker has been active in building programs for accountants and bookkeepers while at the tax and accounting software company.
Admitting New Partners: Succession Best Practices
- Friday, 10 January 2014
- Running a Firm
- Written by Gary Adamson
As we work through the succession and retirement of senior partners in our firms, a lot of us are also reviewing and updating our internal documents and agreements. A key part of the update should be focused around how we bring new partners into the firm to replace the "old guys".
Time for a Change? Think Payroll First
- Tuesday, 07 January 2014
- Running a Firm
- Written by David Bergstein
The question of change comes up every year at the end of December. Everyone has New Year's resolutions and thoughts of how they are going to improve themselves in 2014 in regards to health, diet, fitness, as well as to how they are going to improve themselves in relationships, work and business.
Read more...How Many Monitors Are Enough?
- Monday, 23 December 2013
- Running a Firm
- Written by Bob Scott
Robert Carmines says it’s a wonder he’s not electrocuted when he tries to sort out the wires under his desk. Or sometimes when he’s trying to sort out the problems with monitors, it’s like trying to find the burned out bulb in a string of Christmas lights. Welcome to the world of multiple monitors.
Searching for the Secret of Payroll Success
- Wednesday, 18 December 2013
- Running a Firm
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Payroll preparation is one of those subjects that can produce a wide range of opinions among accounting professionals. Postulate that the service can be a good way for accountants to make money or it's not a business they should be in and you can probably get a significant number of practitioners lined up behind either position. Is the main element needed for success the right staff, software or the number of clients?
Read more...Trusted Accounting Technician or Trusted Business Advisor?
- Thursday, 05 December 2013
- Running a Firm
- Written by Edi Osborne
Although nearly every accountant I've ever met refers to themselves as a trusted business advisor, upon closer inspection, they better fit the description of trusted accounting technician; acting more like a scorekeeper than coach. The path from trusted accounting technician to trusted business advisor is a value-adding journey.
Read more...Alliantgroup Hires CCH’s Mirabile
- Monday, 11 November 2013
- People & Moves
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
The Alliantgroup - which helps clients take advantage of federal and state tax credits, incentives, and deductions - has hired Jim Mirabile as national director. Mirabile joins the Houston, Texas-based firm as national director and will continue serving the CPA profession after working at CCH since 1989.
Special Report: Tax and Accounting in a Mobile World
- Tuesday, 29 October 2013
- Running a Firm
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Tax and Accounting in a Mobile World: Once upon a time, desktop applications drove the pace of development of new software programs. Not anymore; the rampant demand for mobile applications has shifted how features are developed and mobile is increasingly wagging the software dog.
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Bases to Cover for Retiring Partners
- Monday, 28 October 2013
- Running a Firm
- Written by Gary Adamson
Every firm is working through the succession maze and dealing with the exit of key partners in the firm. It is the Baby Boomer Bubble up close and personal, which I have written about and which every firm that I work with is dealing with.
Evaluating the Mobile Payment Business Case
- Thursday, 17 October 2013
- Running a Firm
- Written by
If you count retail businesses among your accounting services' client base, big changes are coming in the systems businesses use to handle payments and other point-of-sale activities. The "mobile payment" revolution has been heralded for some time, but as close observers know, those big promises have not yet produced major changes in how consumers pay for most retail goods.
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