The World Is Flat

Montage of a pretty eye with the world continentsThe cloud changes everything, even the way of the dinosaur.

By Rob Nixon

I have a theory as to why most clients of an accounting firm are within a driving radius of the firm.

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My theory is that way back when(ever) the clients used to travel to the accountant’s office with their “stuff” (cashbooks, receipts, livestock headcount, paperwork, etc.). They’d get dressed up in their Sunday best for the occasion, have a pleasant conversation about the year that was and then leave.