Photo by Floriane Vita on Unsplash For the past several years, accounting firms have faced a leaky bucket in terms of staffing. While firms are currently growing—the latest AICPA survey estimates that more than 60 percent of firms are planning expansions—many face a talent shortage. Now comprising the largest segment of the workforce, the tech-savvy Millennial generation […]
A big topic among firms is how to manage millennials. Somehow we believe they are different. However, looking back through the years I do not believe the problem is how to manage the millennials; rather it is the myopic firm managers who need better management techniques. Firms talk about how great they are to work […]
How sustainable is your firm? Meaning, if the Partners were not there, how would it perform? Would it make money? Would it lose money? Could it continue to grow without you? Here’s a simple but sobering equation: Take Partner revenue delivered (your personal billable time / dollars) away from your profit (before Partner salaries) and […]
GASB established a single approach to accounting for and reporting leases by local and state governments in a new statement issued Wednesday. GASB Statement No. 87, Leases, is based on the principle that a lease finances the right to use an underlying asset. The standard offers guidance for nonfinancial assets, including vehicles, heavy equipment, and […]
There was a time not long ago when I considering retirement. As an entrepreneur, the question is always, “how can I step away from the business and be assured that my clients are taken care of and my legacy and cash flow are preserved?” For most practitioners, the first thought is to sell the practice […]
For almost a decade, I worked with professional service firms developing sales, marketing and account management strategies that would help them grow. One thing I had a tough time wrapping my head around was why so few firms were open to innovation. Why is it that professional service firms, especially accounting and law firms, find […]
Who doesn’t want to take multiple vacations every year. Better yet, visiting exotic locations around the world while still maintaining a high level of productivity, training staff or meeting with clients. Sounds too good to be true, right? Or maybe you’re thinking that you have to be super rich or have the last name “Trump”. […]
Being a sole proprietor or owner of an accounting firm can be very gratifying but quite challenging at times. It doesn’t really matter if you are a sole practitioner or have staff, the buck normally stops with you. We jokingly call it wearing a lot of hats….when all the decisions come from you and hardly […]
As accounting professionals, we are keenly aware of maintaining the confidentiality of client records. Our clients trust us with their most sensitive and personal information whether it’s accounting records, banking information or tax ID numbers. Our worst nightmare is to have a security breach or otherwise compromise client information or worst yet have a fraud […]
Our President Mr. John R. Wright, CPA had a unique experience while working at Ernst and Young in the 1980’s. He was not only an auditor, but also had the distinction of one of the firm’s few computer auditors. This was at a time, unlike today, when computer auditing was in it’s infancy. By the […]
