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May 22, 2017 

Apps We Love: Insurance Tools

When you’re thinking about your insurance needs, where do you turn? We wondered if there were apps to help us and started doing some research. Here’s what we found, with the help of some of our members of the CPA Practice Advisor community.

Gail Perry

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May 22, 2017 

Spring Cleaning and a Fresh Start

It’s Spring and that gets me thinking about renewal, growth, and change. I’ve been engaged (in what spare time I can find) in a spring cleaning project that includes inventorying my books and also the boxes that are stored in our attic.

Gail Perry

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May 19, 2017 

Important Components of a Professional Liability Insurance Policy

Covered and excluded services- Ensure that your policy contains no limitation to fees, areas of practice and or persons covered. You want to ensure coverage for a broad variety of professional services and persons that work for you. Coverage must be full tort (not restricted to negligence). Claims coverage – Make sure that this covers...…

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May 18, 2017 

Flow of Information a Tough Challenge for Consulting Firms

Two thirds of consulting firms say that landing new business is one of their biggest challenges, according to a new survey from software firm Bluescape (www.bluescape.com), and that receiving necessary information existing clients was almost as hard, ...

 The Top Myths About Remote Work And How To Overcome Them

May 18, 2017 

The Top Myths About Remote Work And How To Overcome Them

In a previous column, I talked about an important part of creating an environment within your accounting firm where everyone can thrive: allowing opportunities for remote work. When thinking about remote work, this can apply to either an associate who works solely at home or one who works remotely when needed. Even though demand for...…

Amy Vetter

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May 12, 2017 

Key Issues in Partner Agreements that Accounting Firm Partners Should Check Out

So, you’re a Young Turk at your firm and the MP just told you “congratulations – we’re promoting you to partner!”  After you celebrate and come down to earth, you need to do a little research.  There are many issues that a new equity partner should give thought to and check out upon being promoted...…

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May 10, 2017 

Armanino Acquires HR and Financial Staffing Firms

Armanino LLP, one of the top 25 largest accounting and business consulting firms in the U.S., today announced deals to acquire Team Jenn Corp and integrate The Brenner Group to its growing outsourced financed & accounting practice.

 TSheets Increases Billable Time with QBO Integration

May 10, 2017 

TSheets Increases Billable Time with QBO Integration

TSheets, a developer of time tracking software, today announced a deeper integration with Intuit’s QuickBooks Online designed to deliver accurate payroll and invoicing – without the manual entry. Customers will now be able track billable time against customers, services, employees and more, as well as easily review, edit and approve time straight from within QuickBooks...…

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May 8, 2017 

7 Website Tips to Drive Real Accounting Firm Growth

If you’re like the majority of accounting firms, most of your new business comes from networking and referrals. This is perfectly normal—referrals are marketing gold, and always will be—but be careful not to lean on them too much.

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May 8, 2017 

10 Tips for Firm Strategic Retreats

Another tax season is over and many CPA firms are turning their attention to scheduling their annual planning retreat. If you're not one of them then I encourage you to become one; planning retreats are a critical part of firm management and strategy.