Monthly Archives: July 2008

SURVEY RESULTS: How CPAs Manage Distractions

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… And how to stay focused.

How do YOU stay focused? Add your own comments here.

In a CPA Trendlines survey of 672 finance and accounting professionals, 22% complain they are “frequently” distracted. And another 5% say they are “terminally” distracted… “What was the question?”

But seriously… The number of accountants are who don’t suffer some problematic distraction is in the single digits. In fact no one says they are never distracted. Most CPAs are in the “sometimes” or “often” club.

Email may be one of the biggest problems.

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CPAs Take the Lead on Technology

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Using the best hardware and software available. Join the survey; get the answers. by Rick Telberg/At Large Technology has been kind to accountants and finance managers, but in a sense, it’s also been cruel. On the kind side, we’re blessed … Continued

TaxMama’s Money Tips

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We asked: What should small business do in an economic slowdown? Eva “TaxMama” Rosenberg answered! By Eva Rosenberg, MBA, EA Publisher, taxmama.com, “Where Taxes are Fun!” …Just some quick ideas before I actually wake up and start producing today’s TaxQuip. … Continued

Gloria Birnkrant: Money Tips

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Gloria BirnkrantHere are eight tips for minimizing the effect of a recession on a small business…

By Gloria Birnkrant
Partner, NSBN

1. Clean up your act now, before you start feeling the pinch. Be sure you are getting current and good financial information on how your business is doing. Waiting till the end of the year to see how you did will not do it. You need to know, as up to date as possible, how you are doing, month by month.

2. Take a look at your expenses and see where you may be able to cut costs, without cutting service to clients/customers. Clients/customers are hard to get and if lost, almost impossible to get back.

3. Secure your credit now. Credit is already very tight and will probably get tighter. READ MORE →