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tech survey: 90% of accounting firms fail to budget properly

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afoats logonew benchmarks on tech spending and decision-making.

by randolph johnston, leslie garrett phd,
and brian f. tankersley, cpa.citp, cgma
the accounting firm operations and technology survey

while 90% of all firms in the accounting firm operations and technology survey did not have a per-person technology budget, we were quite surprised to see that 88% of large firms and 85% of mid-sized firms also reported that they did not use a per-person technology budget. read more →

the top 10 cpa firm problems that technology can address

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new survey shows technology’s role in turning challenges into opportunities.

by rick telberg

ask a practicing accountant what keeps them awake at night, and you’ll get many of the same answers in one form or another: clients, expenses, staff or technology. and that’s borne out in the first annual accounting firm operations and technology survey, offered exclusively by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间. read more →

celebrating the end of tax season 2014

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sound off: marking the end of the busy season

congratulations! you’ve survived another season of long nights, saturday workdays, cranky clients, buggy software and cutthroat competition. now it’s time to party, kick back, relax, reconnect and unplug.

the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer is hearing it all. here are some of our favorite comments from some of our favorite readers…

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tax season success drivers: better software, easier clients, higher billing rates

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sound off: busy season ‘much better’ than last year in client appreciation, software and fees

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

better software, well-prepared clients and some fee increases are spelling an improved tax season this year for many practitioners.

the annual 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer shows about 47% of some 1,191 practitioners canvassed in the last 30 days say their season so far is at least “somewhat” or even “much” better than last year’s. on the other hand, about 30% are reporting no change from last year and about 24% say business is “worse” including about 4% who call it “much worse.”

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today’s bonus question: lessons learned

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tax professionals plagued by tough competition

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 sound-off: busy season ‘much’ worse than last year.

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

the nation’s tax professionals are heading into the final days of the 2014 season brimming with optimism that all the hard work may be paying off. but the hard work isn’t over yet and it isn’t paying off for everyone.

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today’s bonus question: lessons learned

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