Five Things You Probably Don’t Know About The Financial Services Industry (But Should)
Uploaded January 19, 2017, “The roles of accountants, financial advisors and relationship managers at lending companies all sound like clear job titles. However, these roles all have many nuances and variations that people outside of these industries don’t consider. Below, five
Read moreIRS says 2017 tax season starts Jan. 23
Uploaded January 18, 2017, “The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that next tax season will begin on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, while warning some taxpayers to expect longer waits for their tax refunds. The tax day deadline will be
Read moreSpreadsheets aren’t enough for today’s successful businesses
Uploaded January 12, 2017 “The biblical text is often misquoted “…. money is the root of all evil” as it’s “The love of money” that is the correct wording. However, as far as business is concerned, money is the root
Read moreNext Generation Talent Versus Legacy Accountants
Uploaded January 9, 2017 “There’s no question accountancy has seen a vast amount of change in the past few centuries, and in more recent history, a once paper-intensive profession is now having its full potential realized thanks to cloud computing.
Read moreVoices Art of Accounting: Staff are a CPA firm’s No. 1 asset
Uploaded January 4, 2017 “I read Marc Rosenberg’s new book CPA Firm Staff: Managing Your #1 Asset and want to share my comments. I read a lot of practice management books. Here are some of the reasons: • I
Read moreHow leaving accounting’s Dark Ages will shed light on new business opportunities
Uploaded December 28, 2016 “Because every industry is different, there are likely no universal examples that illustrate just how much technology has revolutionized the American workplace. Therefore, consider the amazing impact of computing on an experience shared by nearly every
Read moreWhat Defines a Professional Bookkeeper?
Uploaded December 22, 2016 “Bookkeepers are not known in our industry to be professionals; however, per the definition, an office worker is a professional. Looking at the key ingredients of what makes a professional, I decided to perform a comparison to
Read moreHow to Motivate Your Staff
Uploaded December 19, 2016 “How successful you are as an accounting firm depends largely on your ability to keep your staff sufficiently motivated. There are many different ways to motivate your staff. offer incentives such as rewards, bonuses and so
Read moreBanka: Bookkeeping for corporation vs. sole proprietorship
Uploaded December 12, 2016 “Banka: Bookkeeping for corporation vs. sole proprietorship There are really very little bookkeeping differences between a sole proprietorship and a corporation. The focus of the sole proprietorship is mainly on the income statement and may not even have a balance
Read moreThe pros and cons of outsourcing your business’s accounting
Uploaded December 7, 2016 “Jerry Osteryoung | 10/28/2016 “People wish to be settled. It is only as far as they are unsettled that there is any hope for them.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the major problems I run
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