CAS Challenge: No Staff, No Services

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Demand isn’t a problem, but supply might be.

By CPA Trendlines Research

The CPA Trendlines Outlook 2024: Emerging Issues, Opportunities and Trends survey asks 23 questions about Client Accounting Services. Early results clearly reveal certain emerging issues:

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  • A majority of CPA firms (59 percent) now offer CAS, and a lot more (21 percent) may soon join them.
  • A sizable portion of clients want these services.
  • Staff shortages and training are the biggest challenge (for 30 percent) and biggest obstacle (for 44 percent) to offering CAS.