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how to specify managing partner duties

11 suggestions for inclusion in the partner agreement.

there are certain provisions in a partner agreement that should be kept simple and short because over time, firms have a habit of making changes quite often. you don’t want to have to change your partner agreement every time you change the managing partner’s role.

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good examples are the firm’s system for allocating partner income and, to the point of this post, duties of the managing partner.
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handling pay during the disability of a partner

5 best practices.

by marc rosenberg

it’s often been said that disability is much harder to deal with than death, from the standpoint of firm governance. death is clear and finite. but disability is much more complicated and unclear.

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what is the extent of the disability?
what is the likelihood that the partner can fully recover?
how long will the recovery take?
when the partner returns to work, is he or she capable of performing normal partner duties and working normal partner hours?

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buyout when a partner dies

is the firm’s life insurance up to date? probably not.

by marc rosenberg

it’s a tough question, but one that must be asked: in the event of a partner’s death, does the firm wish to accelerate the buyout?

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there are two ways to do so: accelerate vesting or accelerate the payment schedule.
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when votes must be taken, what are the options?

5 ways to vote, plus how to set a supermajority.

by marc rosenberg

we’ve established that voting is overrated and that most firms rarely vote.

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sometimes, though, it’s necessary. but how?
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why voting isn’t such a big deal

what about non-equity partners?

by marc rosenberg

voting is a highly overrated privilege of being a partner.

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when you don’t have a vote, it seems desirous and enviable. it appears to be a very special privilege enjoyed only by the firm’s elite. having a vote is synonymous with ownership, power and prestige.
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why and how new partners buy in

7 key provisions.

by marc rosenberg

let’s start with a very basic, standard concept in the business world: a partner is an owner.

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in any business, not just cpa firms, ownership is not free. because partners are owners, they have to purchase a part of a company, for money, to acquire an ownership share.
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ownership percentage and capital accounts

3 ownership percentage problems and 4 provisions for the capital section.

by marc rosenberg

the term “ownership percentage” has wrought havoc in cpa firm operations for decades. how so?

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first, let’s take a step back. there are five primary ways that ownership percentage may impact a firm and its partners: read more →

mergers & acquisitions

what’s in a (firm) name?

there are reasons to change, but don’t do it without reflection.

by marc rosenberg

this will be short because this area is cut and dried. let’s focus on how a firm’s name affects the way it is managed.

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there are two primary scenarios to examine.
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a crash course in partner retirement/buyout plans

3 issues to decide and 25 main provisions to include.

by marc rosenberg

when firms call me for help on their partner agreement, i immediately ask this question: “do you want help with your entire partner agreement or just the retirement/buyout part?” two-thirds of the time, they want to address only the retirement plan.

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my practice in the area of cpa firm partner agreements consists of two parts:

the partner retirement/buyout plan.
everything else. i often refer to this as the general partner agreement.

management

5 key reasons to have a partner agreement

plus what can happen if you don’t.

by marc rosenberg
partner agreement essentials

what is a partner agreement?

according to nolo.com, “a partner agreement spells out the rights and responsibilities of the firm’s owners. without one, firms will be ill equipped to settle or avoid conflicts because if certain key passages are missing or written improperly, the courts will intervene in ways that the partners may not like. a partner agreement allows the firm’s partners to structure their business relationships with each other in ways that suit their desires, needs and preferences.”

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but most readers probably knew this definition, so it might not be very illuminating. let’s try this one.
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management

protect your business with a solid partner agreement

plus 6 ways they’ve changed over the years.

by marc rosenberg
partner agreement essentials

buying a family home is one of the the biggest investment most people make in their lives. and because most of us are not real estate experts, we protect ourselves by engaging an attorney to ensure that the purchase is handled correctly. we don’t hesitate for a moment to invest a few thousand dollars of attorney fees to hire an expert.

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being a partner in a cpa firm should be no different.
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technology playing center stage in cpa profession

also: retirees who want their buyouts had better transition their clients.

by marc rosenberg
rosenberg map survey

anyone knowledgeable about the state of the cpa firm industry would agree that technology is playing center stage

the potential of blockchain, artificial intelligence and data analytics is set to transform cpa firm technology in the same way that previous blockbuster inventions – pcs, laptops, the internet and software – did that almost instantly made obsolete the manual work cpas painstakingly performed for decades.

every year, the authors of the rosenberg map survey ask the industry’s top consultants to share their observations of what they are seeing at cpa firms. specifically, they are asked the following questions: read more →

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new survey: profit per partner hits $430k

two reasons it will just keep getting better.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg map survey

it’s a great time to be a cpa, with exciting news from the 19th annual rosenberg map survey.

profits, as measured by income per equity partner, are $430,000, up 6% from $406,000 in the prior year.

more from the rosenberg map survey: next generation balking at buyouts | embracing new technology a must | offshoring on the rise | recruiting and retention are challenges | technology will solve labor shortages | firms must build their benches

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the increased profits were due to:

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