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five emerging trends for today’s savvy accountant

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what are your new year’s resolutions?

by sandi leyva

as accountants, our daily work is full of to-the-penny details that keep us focused on transactions, charts, data, and numbers all day long.  we have to be good at the details to be in our industry.  but we also need to be able to move from the trees to the forest and see the big picture. 

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it’s such an exciting time to be an accountant.  not only are they making cool movies about us, we are seeing so many exciting and productive changes that we can benefit from.  here are some sweeping trends and how to measure how your firm stacks up.  read more →

2017 fee survey: price for non-itemized 1040s advances 6% to $176

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national average fees for itemized form 1040 with schedule a and a state tax return. source: nsa

but some other prices are down.

next question: who’s succeeding with value pricing? 
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the average fee for a professional to prepare and submit a form 1040 and state return with no itemized deductions will be $176 this year, according to a biennial survey conducted by the national society of accountants. the figure represents a gain of about 16 percent since the last survey in 2015.

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compared to two years ago, some prices rose and others dropped – a clear signal of volatility and pressure in the market. surveyed firms expected to increase their accounting service fees by an average of 6.1% in 2017, up from an actual increase of 5.3% in 2016.

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the two most common management styles

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senior businessman with his team at officedo cpa firms need management or leadership?

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli

let’s start out with a straightforward question. what is the difference between management and leadership?

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from one point of view, leadership is far different than management.
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8 ways to manage clients

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two men shaking hands across a tablethis is job 1 for the practice owner.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli

whether you simply desire to improve your firm’s operations or identify and implement a new long-term strategy, you need to be clear about the role that the owners, partners or shareholders should be playing in your firm.

more on performance management: the limitations of rainmakers | different roles for different partners | how big ‘books’ hurt firms | developing a three-year vision [video] | more merger questions than you imagined | mps: how to elect them … and fire them | partners as role models: the good, bad & ugly | managing the managing partner
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to be sure, the roles and responsibilities of a cpa firm owner or owners will vary from firm to firm, based on that firm’s needs and circumstances, and you need to adapt any recommendations to fit your firm’s situation.
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why offering packages can catapult your revenue

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eight ways bundled services help you and the client.

by sandi leyva

more accountants and bookkeepers are moving from hourly billing to fixed fee and package offerings.

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but, just what does an accounting package look like? and what are the benefits of offering packages?  here are some answers.

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