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survey: recruiting, profits, security are top 3 concerns
for solos, understanding tech options tops the list.
by randy johnston and brian tankersley
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
survey: a glint of optimism for 2021
accountants expect to out-perform their clients. is that a good thing?
by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
accounting jobs recovery slows
cpa firms and tax prep still down somewhat.
by beth bellor
unemployment edged down to 6.7 percent in november, but the accounting profession saw few of those gains, with its only upticks coming in the payroll services sector.
more on jobs: tax & accounting firms rehire two-thirds of pre-covid workforce | new job cuts at cpa firms | covid job toll: tax & accounting cuts 17,500 employees | firms recall half of furloughed staffers | covid kills 67,600 jobs in tax and accounting | pre-covid-19, accounting profession hits new highs
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:
- current and long-term hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax, and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
- average hourly wages for key segments
- typical hours worked per week
- trends concerning women in the accounting workforce
accountants say: brace for a dismal 2021
as if 2020 wasn’t bad enough, next year could get worse.
by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
survey: firm size matters in tax software choice
plus: more trends and insights from annual operations and technology survey
by randy johnston and brian tankersley
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
tax & accounting firms rehire two-thirds of pre-covid workforce
payroll services show signs of life.
by beth bellor
new job cuts at cpa firms and no recovery in sight
payroll remains the hardest-hit sector.
by beth bellor
after shedding 77,800 jobs in april, tax and accounting employers have added back 45,300 employees, but the total headcount has dipped again and remains down by 32,300 from the pre-covid level, according to the latest data reviewed by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.
more on jobs: covid job toll: tax & accounting cuts 17,500 employees | firms recall half of furloughed staffers | covid kills 67,600 jobs in tax and accounting | pre-covid-19, accounting profession hits new highs | planning for the coronavirus recession
in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:
- current and long-term hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax, and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
- average hourly wages for key segments
- typical hours worked per week
- trends concerning women in the accounting workforce
software saves the 2020 tax season
survey says tax practitioners have never been so satisfied with their tax prep applications.
by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间
what’s the best word to describe the infamous 2020 tax season?
brutal? infectious? interesting? perpetual? weird?
one word works for everybody: unprecedented. a pandemic. a lockdown. new legislation. new rules. federal programs. federal disasters. bankruptcies.
it seems the only thing that’s gone right is software.
the bottom line: tax practitioners have never been more satisfied with their tax apps.
opportunities in common and uncommon services
what do your clients want that your competition doesn’t offer?
by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间
virtually every cpa firm faces two common challenges:
- get the work done.
- find more work.
more: three hidden surprises in ppp loan forgiveness | cloudy forecasts call for rainmaking |the forecast: partly gloomy, chance of doom | busy season benchmarks in free fall | say hello to the new 24-month busy season | maybe the pandemic isn’t all bad | covid drives new m&a trends | re-thinking today’s firm with five global leaders| clients want to pay you more (really!)
or, to put it another way:
- satisfy clients.
- find more clients.
cloudy forecasts call for rainmaking
have you assessed your clients’ needs, or just provided what they asked for?
by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间
rainmaker alert! the cloudy skies of 2020 show a good chance of precipitation.
more in surveys & research: covid impact: 17,500 tax & accounting jobs lost | cas: critical success factors for the covid age | clients want to pay you more (really!) | the forecast: partly gloomy, chance of doom | busy season benchmarks in free fall | say hello to the new 24-month busy season | accounting firms take billions in ppp payouts | the more monitors, the better | the top portable monitors for working from home
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but praying for rain isn’t going to work. neither will a rain dance. the most effective action is often simply a matter of asking and offering.
a new survey of small and midsized businesses and their cpa firms finds that clients are generally willing to pay 50 percent or more for additional accounting-related advisory services … but only if their accounting firm offers them.
covid impact: 17,500 tax & accounting jobs lost
cutbacks fall hardest at payroll agencies.
by beth bellor
overall, the total number of employees in the tax and accounting sector is dropping again, but not nearly as dramatically as at payroll agencies.
more jobs & hiring trends: firms recall half of furloughed staffers | covid kills 67,600 jobs in tax and accounting | pre-covid-19, accounting profession hits new highs | headcounts dip by 3,500 in tax & accounting | tax & accounting headcounts hit record high | hiring growth rate shows signs of leveling off | what staffing shortage? | payroll agencies lead jobs growth in the tax & accounting industry | hiring trends flash warning signs of slowdown in tax & accounting | hiring surge powered by growth in payroll agencies |
the payroll segment lost almost 15 percent of its jobs in the latest data collected by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research. in some consolation, though, those who are left are seeing record new earnings.
in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:
- current and long-term hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
- average hourly wages for key segments
- typical hours worked per week
- trends concerning women in the accounting workforce
clients want to pay you more (really!)
new research shows opportunities to boost revenues by up to 31%.
by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间
as cpas know better than anyone, these are turbulent times. whatever the situation was, it just changed. cpas know because they are at the center of it all — the calm, analytic eye at the center of hurricane upheaval.
more in covid trends in surveys & research: the forecast: partly gloomy, chance of doom | busy season benchmarks in free fall | say hello to the new 24-month busy season | covid drives new m&a trends | re-thinking today’s firm with five global leaders | the no. 1 reason accountants fail to build advisory practices
so consider for a moment the desperation of the businesses that are or could be your clients. they are suffering:
- the financial and logistical onslaught of the pandemic,
- the ever-evolving rules on taxation,
- the constant change in compliance,
- the lack of time for issues not within their core business (accounting, for example),
- the problems and insecurities of their own clients and customers, and
- concerns about the future.
in other words, clients have more important things to do than keep track of financial matters.
and they’re willing to pay for the freedom to stick to their core business.
the trick…