April 2019

Technology January 16, 2021 

E-mail based malware and phishing attacks are frighteningly simple to create. Last fall, an international CPA firm association commissioned me to create some materials and resources for their firms.

Brian Tankersley

August 22, 2019 

Every year, small businesses spend countless hours trying to figure out payroll – and they often get it wrong. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, approximately 45 percent of businesses incur IRS penalties each year ...

April 19, 2019 

April 2019 Issue Many of you have put off reading this issue and article until after a hectic tax season that changed your processes and rhythm because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). One of the advantages of being a consultant to the ...

Randy Johnston

April 18, 2019 

Do you ship packages? Do you struggle with verifying zip codes? Do you need tracking information? Do you fret over delivery delays or lack of real people to answer questions? We’ve surveyed the CPA Practice Advisor community as well as various shipping options on the internet and have found some tools that you might find...…

Gail Perry

April 17, 2019 

Many tax practitioners are familiar with how to assist their clients who have been a victim of tax identity theft, but how many tax professionals know how to safeguard their clients from the risks that are lurking in their own offices?

Dave DuVal

April 17, 2019 

It doesn’t take much work on your part to get a warm body into an empty seat. It does take your attention to keep them there. Give your new hire their best possible shot at staying. Give them the training they need, the way they need it, with ...

Richard Roppa-Roberts

April 17, 2019 

If you’re targeting transportation companies in your firm’s growth strategy, this Ultimate Guide was developed for you. Before marketing, research the target market – define who you want to work with; identify specific transportation industries; develop a buyer persona of your perfect client; and pin point the geographic market. Once those items have been developed,...…

Becky Livingston

April 17, 2019 

You’re fired! Those are words that no employee ever wants to hear and that employers’ hope they rarely have to utter. In a period of more-than-full employment such as we are currently in, with a slightly under ...

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

April 16, 2019 

The innovation process within firms is often chaotic and uncoordinated if it exists at all. While it’s true that innovation is messy, leaders cannot expect to merely tell people the goal is to be innovative and expect amazing things.

Jim Boomer

April 16, 2019 

Bringing in technology to optimize what your firm already does will not somehow transform your business model. So let’s take a look at the differences between optimization and transformation.

Arianna Campbell

April 16, 2019 

If the way millennials view learning wasn’t enough to get you to rethink your focus on learning, a study in 2017 by Deloitte revealed that learning and development is the #2 topic on the minds of CEO and HR leaders, so clearly these millennials are ...

Garrett Wagner

April 16, 2019 

The QuickBooks Online Nonprofit Edition is best suited for smaller nonprofit organizations that don’t require complex fund accounting capability. QuickBooks Online for Nonprofits is available in four versions; Simple Start, Essentials, Plus ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

Small Business April 16, 2019 

Bookkeeping is one of the most important activities that successful owner-operators should be using to their advantage. The receipts and records you keep are often in areas of your business — income tax reporting and minimization, warranty issues ...

Amanda Hammond

April 16, 2019 

The retreat/think tank was given a name and a purpose almost a dozen years ago by a handful of members of and consultants to the accounting profession who were getting together anyway to share ideas, discuss trends, try to figure out where the ...

Gail Perry

April 16, 2019 

Many smaller nonprofit organizations make the mistake of thinking that regular accounting software is adequate. And while it’s possible to make it work, the more a nonprofit grows, the greater the need for a system that is designed to track the ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

March 19, 2019 

Just about every manager has seen it around the office at various times: a symphony of yawns, stretches and unfocused gazes on employees’ faces. Some of your staff likely aren’t getting enough sleep.

Paul McDonald

March 19, 2019 

Nobody ever tells you change is easy. In fact, facing change takes a whole lot of courage, and it can still be a messy, challenging experience. But in the long run, the consequences of denying change are much more detrimental to our well being.

Amy Vetter

March 14, 2019 

AICPA announces hiring of Kathy King as Senior Director Public Affairs, Advocacy & Media The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) recently announced the hiring of Kathy King as senior director public affairs, advocacy and media. Kathy will work with the advocacy team in Washington D.C. to promote and defend the public and management accounting profession’s global public...…