The 8-Step Method for Launching Client Accounting Services

Start small, learn, and then expand.

By Hitendra Patil
Client Accounting Services

Whether you are thinking of offering client accounting services, have already started offering it or you want to grow your CAS practice or make it more profitable, some proven steps will make your CAS practice shape up in the most optimized way. If you have already started offering CAS, these are the steps that you will revisit from time to time.

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There are several steps to get started in CAS and make your CAS practice better. The following details are just a bird’s-eye view of the important aspects of how to create your CAS practice.

Posted on November 15, 2020

Hitendra Patil

About the Author

Hitendra Patil is the president of the Global F&A and CPA outsourcing services unit of Datamatics Business Solutions, Inc., a global provider of outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, finance, tax preparation, audit & assurance, payroll and demand generation & data services.

He is one of the profession's leading authorities on accounting technology, accounting firm innovation, and client accounting and advisory services (CAS / CAAS) and among the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting, the Top 10 Accounting Influencers to Follow on Social Media, and the Top 100 Accounting Social Media Leaderboard.

He is the best-selling author of
“The Definitive Success Guide to Client Accounting Services.”

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and
"Accountaneur: The Entrepreneurial Accountant."

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For over 20 years, he has worked exclusively for the accounting industry, leading several functions, including accounting, payroll, tax, and advisory services and technology solutions used by professional accountants.

He is a regularly published author in many leading publications in the United States accounting profession. Accountants have bought his best-selling books in 12 countries across five continents. He frequently provides fresh thought leadership and actionable insights to the accounting profession about CAS/CAAS, practice growth, entrepreneurship in accounting, and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and cybersecurity.

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Patil's newest book is, "Rise of The AiCCOUNTANTS: The What, Why, and How of Artificial Intelligence – Exclusively for Accountants.”
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