today’s topic: software and technology.
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 conducts surveys all the time, but we like to ask periodically if there are questions we just aren’t asking that you need answered.
we’re giving you the opportunity to help your fellow accountants with their pressing questions.
why you can’t afford to wait for the next big thing.
by frank stitely, cpa, cva
technology pundits love to pontificate in absolutes. “you have an absolute duty to protect your clients’ data.”
so they advise taking a pass on new technology, such as mobile devices and the cloud, as being too risky. their recommendation is to wait until tech security stabilizes, which is the same as their recommendation last year, which was the same as their… you get the picture.
faced with new technology, as cpas, we must fear it. or so we are told. but the pundits misunderstand the risk of the status quo. read more →
and 6 emerging innovations used by the best firms.
by marc rosenberg
from the introduction to quantum of paperless
cpa firms are a lot more innovative than many of us think. in fact, technology is the major area of innovation for cpa firms. the way accountants do their work has been totally transformed and continues to change every year.
some of the major innovations roman kepczyk addresses in the newest edition of quantum of paperless: the partner’s guide to accounting firm optimization include:
2. smartphones and tablets, including the touchscreen
3. cloud/saas, including portals and addressing security issues
4. workflow, including paperless audit and other software and scanning technology
5. knowledge management
6. social media networking
meanwhile, leading cpa firm managing partners leverage technology for efficiencies using one or more of nine main strategies, based on a rosenberg associates study of a cross-section of firms with revenues ranging from $3 million to $15 million. they are: read more →
in a series of interviews with some of the profession’s leading technology executives, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 identifies four new rules for success in a rapidly changing competitive marketplace. and it’s probably no accident that three of the four executives who answered our call focus on workflows and document management.
1. workflows and client service are inextricable – brock philp, president and ceo, doc.it, a document management system
2. the biggest peril is irrelevance – scott fleszar, vice president, strategic marketing, thomson reuters tax & accounting, cs professional suite
3. cpas must move from compliance to reliance – chris frederiksen, chairman, 2020 group, practice development tools
4. tax prep alone won’t support the profession – matt peterson, president and ceo, efilecabinet, document management read more →
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