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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Why You’re Losing a Client Right Now
And what CPAs are doing about it.
by Rick Telberg
At Large
Here’s a good question for the busy season: What’s the main reason you may lose a client this year?
What’s so good about a nasty question like that? Well, if that’s not the kind of question you’ve been asking yourself lately, guess what you’re losing right now.”
It’s the hard questions that most need asking and answering. Your colleagues in CPA firms tell me that “price, fees, costs, budgets and affordability” are the most common causes of dwindling clientele. That leaves me wondering how close we might be to a price war if we’re not there already. READ MORE →
What Keeps You Up at Night?
What do small-business owners care about? That’s an essential question for any professional-services provider. But you won’t find the answer on the business-book bestseller list: 1. Mad Money, by James J. Cramer 2. Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen … Continued
The Top 5 Hot Jobs for Finance and Accounting Professionals
Demand drives salary increases for 2007 The top five fastest-growing employment positions for CPAs, finance and accounting professionals this year (according to Robert Half International): — Internal auditor — Compliance executive — Financial analyst — Staff accountant — External auditor … Continued
Thomson Buys Deloitte Sales & Use Tax Outsourcing Unit
Expands Thomnson’s end-to-end tax software and compliance services. NEW YORK — Thomson Tax & Accounting has finalized the acquisition of the Illinois-based Deloitte Tax LLP Sales & Use Outsourcing business.