pay & compensation

tax shops bulk up for big busy season

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wages hit new highs.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

new hiring in the tax and accounting industry may be slowing in many areas, but the latest 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 jobs report finds gains overall. up is up and we’ll take it.

more on jobs: jobs report: 43,000 new hires | tax shops cut 6,200 jobs | salary survey: top skills getting top pay | accounting wages set new record | all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season | the myth of the staff shortage
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2019: how partner greed kills firms

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partners must take a hit to personal incomes to re-invest in their firms. or face obsolescence and slow death.

by rick telberg
the rosenberg national map study 

so far, profitability is way up. at the large firms (those with at least $20-million in annual billings), income per partner averages $635,000. the highest earners are pocketing about $1.2 million. even the lowest-paid partners average of $282,000. but how long can that go on?

more from the map survey: 2019: more focused training | 2019: expect more alliances | 2019 trends: client service changes | 2019: shifts in hiring & office space | 2019: firms grapple with change | staff policies improve, but not mentoring
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the always insightful and provocative allan koltin, of koltin consulting, warns: partners must invest in something besides themselves – if they want their firms to survive.
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employees have better memories than bosses

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two businessmen talking across a deskwhat can forgetting cost you?

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

i was lucky to get my second job in accounting, but i received a salary that was $5 lower than my first job (which i had been fired from), so i took the job.

more: working for a jerk | staffers need to speak up with clients | bored by cpe? you’re missing out! | clients buy solutions, not hours | roger is my only client | blown loan covenants and how to recover from them
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i asked for $90 a week. my boss said he would give me the extra $10 in six months after seeing how i worked out, so my starting salary was $80 per week. also, he said i did not have to work any overtime. if i did, they would pay me at straight time rates, but there was no overtime.
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jobs report: 43,000 new hires

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hourly pay averages $33.53, up 4%.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

as 2019 dawns, the most stunning trends in hiring in the tax and accounting industry is in payroll services, which shows year-over-year increases of 7 percent or more in overall employment, according to an exclusive 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis. meanwhile, tax prep continues its slow slide.

more on jobs: tax shops cut 6,200 jobs | tax shops cut staff by 10% | benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction | salary survey: top skills getting top pay | growth slowdown: tax & accounting hiring rates hit headwinds | steady gains in hiring at accounting firms | accounting wages set new record
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 reports:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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tax shops cut 6,200 jobs

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signs of a hiring slowdown? payroll agencies trim hours.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

are the heady days of hiring spikes over? maybe, but the accounting profession still scores far more positives than negatives, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis.

more on jobs: tax shops cut staff by 10% | benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction | steady gains in hiring at accounting firms | tax prep services slash 10,000 jobs as busy season begins | tax & accounting wages up 4% | accounting profession shows steady growth | accounting profession growing, but slowly
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new records are being set in overall staff, in payroll staff, and in bookkeeping. tax preparation services, meanwhile, continue to shed employees. and payroll agencies are cutting back on hours worked.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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staff pay: problem or solution?

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probing the roots of the so-called staffing crisis.

by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

lagging pay raises and a dearth of top talent appears to be contributing to astonishing turnover rates, recurring staff shortages, and even profit squeezes, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis.

related: retention, retention, retention  |  survey: getting staff up to snuff  |  tax shops cut staff by 10%  |  benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction  |  salary survey: top skills getting top pay  |  survey: three reasons to be bullish on cpa firms  |

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accounting professionals have every right to expect excellent compensation. they work very hard, they need a huge body of knowledge, their ranks barely fill available jobs, and the firms that hire them are desperate to attract and retain them. it shows.

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retention, retention, retention

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source: accounting principals

four tactics for keeping the best talent, from a new salary survey.

by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

the three most important words in practice management today are

  1. retention
  2. retention, and
  3. retention.

more:  benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction  |  salary survey: top skills getting top pay  |  deciding how to allocate partner income  |  accounting wages set new record  |  solve the partner comp problem  |

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high turnover has practically become synonymous with the larger public accounting firms, with turnover rates reaching as high as 30 percent. the aicpa top issues survey says quality staff ranks as the top concern for u.s. accounting firms, hitting number one for the first time post-recession in 2015, and among the top ever since.

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tax shops cut staff by 10%

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is this any way to prepare for tax season 2019?

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

accounting remains part of the general upturn in professional and business services employment, according to the latest data from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research. payroll remains a bright spot, especially for women, while tax prep grows ever gloomier.

more on jobs: benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction | salary survey: top skills getting top pay | accounting wages set new record | all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction

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how cpa firms can muscle up in the war for talent.

by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

it takes more than a steady paycheck to attract new talent and keep good staff happy in today’s tight candidate market. but there’s a huge gap between what firms are offering and what top candidates expect, according to a 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis of a new nationwide compensation study.

in a new survey of the most common benefits, perks, and incentives offered by companies and accounting firms, robert half, the nationwide recruiting agency, finds many tax, accounting, and finance employers are offering less than competitive benefits, perks, and incentives.

in a war for talent, you need all the ammunition you can get. accounting and audit firms work with high-caliber professionals. these professionals are looking for packages. salaries are a good start, but firms that want to attract and retain the best need to consider what really appeals to them.

what do candidates want and what are firms offering? here are the details:

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salary survey: top skills getting top pay

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public accounting starting salaries (robert half)

bonus checklist: five keys to winning the talent wars.

by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

the digital transformation of the accounting profession is creating a surge in demand for high-skilled, business-savvy professionals, and firms are clearly willing to pay top dollar for the best candidates, according to a 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis of new research.

pay rates and headcounts appear to be rising in tandem at leading firms, according to data gathered by one of the leading recruiters in the business.

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growth slowdown: tax & accounting hiring rates hit headwinds

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women leaving payroll agencies in huge numbers.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

growth in the tax & accounting sector continues, but at a snail’s pace, with figures like 0.3 percent dotting the plus side.

more on jobs: steady gains in hiring at accounting firms | accounting wages set new record |  all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season | the myth of the staff shortage | wages up, headcounts down at tax & accounting firms
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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deciding how to allocate partner income

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gavel resting on $100 bills8 aspects that might fall to your compensation committee.

by marc rosenberg

cpa firms have a habit of making frequent changes – some major and some minor – to their system and methodology of allocating partner income, just as a baseball team tweaks its roster of players during a long, grueling season.

more: principals who aren’t cpas | non-equity partners: why have them? | why you might want an executive committee | buyout when a partner dies | why and how new partners buy in
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because of this, firms are advised to keep the wording on partner compensation in their partner agreements as general as possible. this avoids the need to change the agreement every time the income allocation system is modified.
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accounting wages set new record

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even as staffing growth hits the skids.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

employment growth in the accounting profession is flattening in many segments, and downright sliding from last year among staffers and in tax prep offices.

more on jobs: accounting salaries hit new highs | tax prep services slash 10,000 jobs as busy season begins | all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season | the myth of the staff shortage | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms
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at the same time, hourly earnings are hitting new highs in several spots.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analyzes:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the profession,
  • average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • average hours worked per week by segment and
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.

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