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three amazing cpas who want to do tax returns for free

march 3, 2015

creating awesome value to become the go-to business strategist.

as part of my role in calling on cpa firms, i meet with as many as a hundred in a month. but three of them absolutely blew me away. let me tell you why.

they all share one common factor in their thinking, which is creating awesome value for their clients. all of them provide the same standard services to their clients that an accounting and tax firm would. what happens beyond those standard services is what separates them from the rest of the world. and they use a simple trick to create awesome value. read more →

5 ways to roll with the changes you didn’t want

march 1, 2015

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

attitude is a big factor.

change, in business as in life, doesn’t always happen the way we want it.

especially in busy season.

it’s at those times when we may need some help. here, from “change expert” m.j. ryan, author of “adaptability: how to survive change you didn’t ask for,” are a few helpful thoughts…

1. focus on the solution, not the problem. because society rewards analytic thinking, we believe that identifying the cause of our troubles is the answer: why is this happening? that’s a starting point, but don’t spend too much time there. what are you going to do about where you are?

the first 3 questions i should have asked before starting my own practice

february 28, 2015

by jody padar

and the 3 questions you should be asking yourself today.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

i had just come off a really bad tax season.

this was about eight years ago now, and i knew there had to be a better way. i left a mid-sized firm, with seven partners and about 50 other employees and i joined my dad’s firm — literally and figuratively. figuratively, because many of his technology and processes were “old school.” read more →

the 3 hallmarks of the ‘new accounting’ business

february 25, 2015

by gale crosley

news flash – the business model has changed.

by gale crosley
crosley+co.

when we think of innovation we typically think of a new product or service – something that didn’t exist yesterday that will make tomorrow better. innovative offerings are essential to the portfolio of any growth-minded cpa firm.

however, long-term sustainable growth requires a far more comprehensive innovation in your growth model, the strategic blueprint that helps you get from point a to point b.

can accounting firms lead with work-life vision?

february 24, 2015

by hitendra patil

and 5 practical ideas to implement measures to create real work-life balance at your firm.

by hitendra patil
pransform inc.

do you want employees who have:

greater engagement in their jobs
higher levels of job satisfaction
stronger intentions to remain with their employers
less negative and stressful spillover from job to home
less negative spillover from home to job
better mental health

aren’t these the things most accounting firms would want their employees to experience?

in a 2014 national study of employers conducted under the “when work works” project, families and work institute and the society for human resource management noted that employees in more effective and flexible workplaces are more likely than other employees to have such desirable traits mentioned above.

do you and/or your employees work 12-14 hours a day or 50-60 hours a week, don’t exercise, always feel tired, sleep poorly, eat junk food more often (mostly at your desk) and find it difficult to meaningfully engage with your near and dear ones? read more →

emerging breed of cpa rewrites the rules of the profession, smashes old business models

february 23, 2015

by jody padar

‘generation flux’ embraces adaptability, flexibility, openness, decisiveness.

by gretchen pisano
the radical cpa

with a lifelong commitment to continuous learning, cpas are some of the most willing learners you’ll ever come across.

today’s new generation of cpa embraces adaptability and flexibility, an openness to learning from anywhere, decisiveness tempered by the knowledge that business life today can shift radically.

three secrets of high-growth accounting firms

february 15, 2015

by sarah johnson dobek

the most successful firms have a lot to teach the rest.

by sarah johnson dobek
inovautus consulting

when it comes to accounting firm growth, there is a distinct gap between the growth rates of the best-performing firms and the rest of the pack.

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an ipa survey reports the top firms are growing at a rate of 7%, compared to a paltry 2.8% for the average accounting firm.

how do these firms grow at such a higher rate?
what’s their secret?

we see three things high-growth firms do that average firms don’t. read more →

jody padar’s new vision for the ‘new accounting’

february 11, 2015

by gale crosley

five ways the new generation of cpas is changing the profession. by gale crosley the radical cpa: new rules for the future-ready firm when cpa jody padar joined her father in his practice after eight years in a traditional mid-market … continued

is your firm in trouble? 7 signs

february 1, 2015

by august j. aquila

a culture change may be in order.

by august j. aquila
creating the effective partnership

accountability, according to the merriam-webster online dictionary, is “the obligation or responsibility to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.” let’s explore what this definition means.

first, there is an obligation. an obligation is a promise to do something. if a company has a financial obligation and fails to meet it, it may go into bankruptcy. if individuals fail to meet their obligations they also fall into a state of bankruptcy – i.e., failure.

accountants see solid business gains in 2015

january 21, 2015

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

business outlook 2015 — accountants report new highs in confidence levels for themselves and their firms, while casting a darker outlook on their client base and the nation as a whole.

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 strategy shift report: accounting firms around the world reap benefits of easing oil prices, government stimulus and innovation.

by rick telberg
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tax and accounting practitioners are heading into a new year and a new busy season markedly more confident and optimistic than they’ve been in years, according to the 10th annual 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 strategy shift report.

professionals from milwaukee to tucson and karachi to kampala are telling 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 of brightening business forecasts for their firms in 2015.

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fully 71 percent of professionals say they are more than somewhat confident in the business and economic outlook for their firms, with a record 30 percent telling 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 they are “highly confident” for the prospects of their business.

to be sure, they are less certain about the prospects for their client base or the nation as a whole than they are for themselves, their families and their firms. read more →

how will you choose your next managing partner?

january 19, 2015

by august j. aquila

two questions to consider.

by robert j. lees, august j. aquila and derek klyhn

the role of managing partner is just too important and too complex to leave the selection of the appropriate candidate to chance.

more on leadership: four key questions for managing partners | research, but also be ready to act | leader training is time well spent | managing partners must remember partners’ needs | 5 questions about your firm’s direction | like herding cats: partners must ‘walk together’

with the scale of the challenges firms are facing, no firm we know can afford not to identify and develop a group of partners with the ability to successfully take on the role of managing partner in the future. read more →

why accountants could be the happiest people on earth

january 13, 2015

by hitendra patil

new research shows “givers” outpace others in life and in business. are you a “giver” or a “taker”? take the 10-minute test.

by hitendra patil
pransform

imagine that one of your clients calls you up and expresses his gratitude for the help you gave him.

you wonder: “i just gave him the balance sheet and told him that his business model needs some adjustments. i did what i have always done, so why is he thanking me so big? but, yeah, i do feel happy my client thanked me.”

more on entrepreneurial strategy: what if accounting firms were ‘apps?’ | top 10 entrepreneurial traits of successful accountants | four leadership strengths that define accountants | as block and liberty add accounting services, independents face 3 options | readers sound off on liberty, h& r block plans to launch bookkeeping services | threat or opportunity as h& r block, liberty jump into bookkeeping services? | six secret keys to the mind of the entrepreneur | 8 seconds into the future: meet generation z | 5 reasons gen y will make or break your firm

there is a huge new opportunity for accountants to reconnect with the real purpose of the profession, i.e.: becoming not just a trusted advisor for businesses and people but literally the “business strategist” for their clients. who else understands the “language of business” as well as accountants? read more →

four key questions for managing partners

january 9, 2015

by august j. aquila

more than staying close to clients.

by robert j. lees, august j. aquila and derek klyhn

a significant application of judgment exhibited by successful managing partners is in their decision to stay close to their own and the firm’s key client relationships.

more on leadership: research, but also be ready to act | leader training is time well spent | managing partners must remember partners’ needs | 5 questions about your firm’s direction | like herding cats: partners must ‘walk together’

we defined “close” in the research as not doing fee-earning work but being more than the review partner. “close” was having serious conversations with key clients about their issues, about what was going on in their markets and being the “go to” person when informed comment was required by external agencies.