Refunds up, but barely.
By Beth Bellor
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Five ways accounting firms will need to change.
Steven Sacks, the author of The New Fundamentals, analyzes the impact of COVID on CPA firms and sees opportunities for those willing and able to step up.
Five Key Take-Aways:
How to upgrade your practice with successful, wealthy clients.
By Anthony Glomski and Russ Alan Prince
Your $5 Million High-Net-Worth Practice
Competition for high-quality accounting clients is intense, and the current environment is making it harder for many accounting firms to excel.
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If you’re ready to serve successful business owners and wealthy individuals, then there are three practice models you should consider. Each of the three models shares specific characteristics that make them especially attractive, including:
Because all three practice models are relationship-based, many accountants are already well-positioned to provide new, high-caliber advisory services these highly coveted clients. READ MORE →
What will you need to pick up when they’re gone?
By Ed Mendlowitz
The CPA Trendlines Practice Doctor
QUESTION: I am planning on letting go of some staff after tax season and will hire replacements at a higher level. Any suggestions?
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ANSWER: 1) Your implication is that you will hire replacements at a higher level.
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Just in time to finish tax season.
By Beth Bellor
Got whiplash? Job sectors that saw figures plummet in last month’s report are seeing them climbing back, albeit not as quickly.
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The tax and accounting industry has quickly added back about half of the jobs lost in the COVID-19 shutdown – just in time to finish the hyper-extended tax season, according to the latest CPA Trendlines Jobs Report. But what happens next is anybody’s guess.
In this report, CPA Trendlines analyzes:
3 things firms have learned so far.
By Marc Rosenberg
The Rosenberg Practice Management Library
Our country has a long way to go before we fully adapt to a COVID-19 world and navigate compounding national issues. But CPA firms are resilient and have made major strides in adapting to a new and challenging environment.
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I took some time to jot down a few high-impact observations. If you don’t see any mention of people working remotely and communicating via videoconferencing, the reason is obvious – everyone’s doing it.
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Consider the impression you deliver.
By Steven E. Sacks
Often, we are so concerned about getting out a message that we don’t stop to think whether the delivery mechanism matches the nature of the content.
MORE: Syncing Up for the COVID Era | The New COVID-19 Workplace: Are You Prepared? | Does Your Firm’s Board Know Its Role? | Are Executive Performance Reviews Dangerous? | There Is No Leadership Without Integrity | Influence, Don’t Manipulate
In a face-to-face conversation, the reaction you get is immediate because you may have employed the wrong tone, selected the wrong words or chosen an inappropriate time to engage. Younger professionals who are observant, especially when admonished – either overtly or subtly – will learn from the experience. The signs are not as clear when it involves email communication or phone calls.
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Not enough, says National Tax Advocate.
By CPA Trendlines Research
The COVID-19 crisis hit the Internal Revenue Service pretty hard.
MORE: The Top Six IRS #FAILS this Tax Season (So Far)
Complicating matters, Congress passed a number of initiatives that the IRS had to execute even as it was stripped down to the skeleton crew:
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What to stop doing may be more important than what to do.
By Bill Reeb
Much of your focus is naturally on “What can I do today to move me one step closer to whatever I am trying to achieve?”
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While “doing the work” really seems to be about actions you should take, often it is just as much – if not more – about what actions to stop.
