How to Create Your Firm’s CAS Team

Plus how to boost their skillsets.

By Hitendra Patil
Accountaneur: The Entrepreneurial Accountant

“We do not have the staffing for client accounting services.”

Non-CAS firms cite this as the topmost reason for not being able to offer CAS. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Experience of firms that offer CAS, including that of small firms with fewer than five staff members, proves beyond doubt that you do not need more staff to start offering CAS. Even solo practitioners provide CAS. The only thing you need to begin your CAS journey is to be ruthless, relentless and fearless to leverage newer and cloud technologies. Automation, integration and even artificial intelligence make it easier, faster and cheaper to perform some repetitive, time-consuming work of accounting firms.