bissett bullet: who is malcolm bishop?
today’s bissett bullet: “i have received calls, emails and proposals in several different names. malcolm bishop is but one example.”

by martin bissett
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today’s bissett bullet: “i have received calls, emails and proposals in several different names. malcolm bishop is but one example.”

by martin bissett
see more bissett bullets here

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.
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.
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 _____
notes: 1) the term “owners” will be used to refer to stockholders, partners or members, as the case may be. 2) even though “trial balance” is used in this checklist, you can use the company’s financial statements if those were what were used for the preparation of the tax return, or computer-generated statements.
following is a suggested checklist of things for the reviewer to consider:
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