OUTLOOK & ANALYSIS

When You’ve Retired, How Do You Get Your Money?

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Money falling from the sky; moneyon white9 factors that ensure retirement plans will pay off.

By Marc Rosenberg
Retirements & Buyouts

When a partner group crafts their firm’s partner retirement plan, they are hopeful that the plan will play an important role in their financial futures. They are guardedly optimistic that their buyouts will be realized.

But the path toward the retirement payday is a perilous one. Many actions are necessary and a number of obstacles must be overcome for a firm’s partner retirement plan to pay off. READ MORE →

Wireless Is Hot, and Here’s How to Handle It

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What you need to know to go from Wi-Fi to Mi-Fi.

By Roman H. Kepczyk
Quantum of Paperless

One of the revolutions in remote connectivity is happening within your cellphone, as digital cellular providers have beefed up and expanded their networks to provide reliable Internet access to remote devices.

About 94 percent of firms utilize smartphones for access to email, calendar and contacts, and 33 percent provide tablets or netbooks to senior management, according to the Association for Accounting Administration.

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The first step is to determine which telecom provider is the best in your firm’s area of operations. Consider: READ MORE →

6 Ways to Know What You Don’t Know

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Ed Mendlowitz CPA The Practice Doctor Q and ABy Ed Mendlowitz
The CPA Trendlines Practice Doctor

QUESTION: Occasionally I get a new client in an area I am unfamiliar with. How do I find out what I do not know?

RESPONSE: This happens to everyone and probably more often than we expect. Thankfully we will continue to get new business and getting clients in areas we are unfamiliar with enables us to grow.

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Here is what I suggest: READ MORE →

Check Your Relationship Ratios for Better Business Success

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By Sandi Smith Leyva
The Accountant’s Accelerator

Here’s a quick exercise: Choose any person in your work life or personal life. Now think back to last few interactions you had with that person. Recall what was said and classify your list into two groups.

What interactions, comments and questions did you have with your chosen person that were negative? Here are some examples of things that are in the “negative” group: READ MORE →