tax & accounting firms rehire two-thirds of pre-covid workforce
payroll services show signs of life.
by beth bellor
hiring
give your leadership team time to lead
get the right people on the bus, then figure out where to go.
by jody grunden
building the virtual cfo firm in the cloud
as our team was growing and we reached over 30 team members, we recognized the need to establish a formal leadership team. when we were smaller, it worked fine for adam and me to be the primary decision makers, but as our client base and workload grew, we realized we would become a bottleneck and slow things down.
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at that point, we made a conscious effort to transition our daily tasks and client responsibilities to other team members so we could remove ourselves from the weeds and focus on the higher-level view of the company.
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why your firm needs to attract more millenials
what makes a firm millennial-friendly? ask a millennial.
by frank stitely
the relentless cpa
younger clients demand electronic solutions. if you want younger clients, evolve your firm.
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this evolution becomes even more critical when you consider that paper tax forms are going away. we will harness electronic data feeds from blockchain transaction systems. annual tax season meetings become totally useless at this point.
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do you have the right people?
how core values affect remote work culture.
by jody grunden
building the virtual cfo firm in the cloud
a company’s core values are the cornerstone of its culture, and people are the biggest asset a company can have.
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defining your core values and hiring the right people is essential for the success of your business.
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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
why small firms can win the talent wars
seven keys to beating the staffing shortage.
by frank stitely
the relentless cpa
the following story brought tears to my eyes while i sat in a barbados resort drinking some alcohol concoction. was it the alcohol talking or the happy ending where i got a profit distribution check? maybe a little of both.
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the afternoon before i left for beautiful barbados, the partner group of our outsourced accounting practice met for a state of the practice meeting conducted by our director of outsourced accounting.
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the one big reason your hiring sucks
and three ways to fix it
by ty hendrickson
it’s said in the profession that employees must earn their place by proving their loyalty to the firm through years of experience.
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that might be one of the biggest lies in our industry right now and the no. 1 reason firms are facing recruiting and retention problems.
5 crucial areas of firm culture not to ignore
top talent is looking for true support.
by ty hendrickson
firm culture. i recently saw an interesting post about culture on linkedin that got me thinking about this topic. culture has become almost a buzzword in the accounting industry because firms are facing an incredibly competitive talent market combined with high expectations and long hours that come with this career choice. firms are making a big deal out of building a culture that is a fun and balanced working environment in hopes of attracting and retaining the best talent, but unfortunately, the majority of firms are missing the mark.
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let me let you in on a little secret, which was the exact point of the linkedin post i mentioned. the most attractive cultures are not the firms that have team events and mixers and other “fun events.” fun is not what the top talent is looking for in a firm culture. in all reality, a fun culture with events is going to attract the opposite of the top talent you desire as a firm.
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five ways to improve operating margin during covid
are you too generous with your writeoffs?
by bill penczak
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 |
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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
4 reasons not to let staff go after tax season
what will you need to pick up when they’re gone?
by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor
question: i am planning on letting go of some staff after tax season and will hire replacements at a higher level. any suggestions?
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answer: 1) your implication is that you will hire replacements at a higher level.
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firms recall half of furloughed staffers
just in time to finish tax season.
by beth bellor
got whiplash? job sectors that saw figures plummet in last month’s report are seeing them climbing back, albeit not as quickly.
more: the mystery of 10 million missing tax returns | pro tax prep stalls to a crawl amid covid-extended season | planning for the coronavirus recession | the tax season 2020 dumpster fire | | covid kills 67,600 jobs in tax and accounting | pre-covid-19, accounting profession hits new highs
the tax and accounting industry has quickly added back about half of the jobs lost in the covid-19 shutdown – just in time to finish the hyper-extended tax season, according to the latest 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 jobs report. but what happens next is anybody’s guess.
in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analyzes:
- 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
accounting firms take billions in ppp payouts
thousands of tax prep shops, bookkeeping companies, cpa firms, and payroll services take emergency loans, promising to save over 200,000 jobs.
by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
some 6,610 tax, accounting, payroll, and bookkeeping firms have so far received millions of dollars in small business administration paycheck protection program loans, potentially saving over 210,613 jobs, according to new data obtained by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research.
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 full list of tax, bookkeeping, payroll and cpa firms is available to pro members here.
the leading borrowers have all been cpa firms – each collecting $5 million to $10 million against a promise to save 10,298 jobs, more than half of the entire industry headcount threatened by the pandemic-fueled economic crash.