surveys & research

survey: recruiting and retention are challenges

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clock facestrue flex programs become more important.

by tamera loerzel
the rosenberg map survey

in 2015, firms continued to struggle with a shortage of people.

more from the survey: new leaders promoting positive changes | cybersecurity grows in importance | mergers spur growth | accounting profession demands swift change | don’t just win work, figure out why | talent wars, m&a frenzy continue | next-gen leaders getting restless | mergers keep racing forward  | do you have a firm or a co-op? | accountability, equity, compensation are concerns | map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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the challenge of firms to attract, retain and engage their top talent has been a top focus and will continue to be an area all firms need to address to remain competitive and achieve their growth and succession goals.
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the trump effect: accountants see better business conditions

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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

in the first days following donald trump’s presidential election victory, tax and accounting practitioners surveyed say the results have lifted their confidence in the business outlook.

curiously, accountants appear distinctly more confident in their own futures than in the nation’s outlook as a whole.

more post-election analysis:   why accountants voted the way they did

some 56 percent say they are “somewhat” or “much” more confident in the 18-month outlook for their own firms. even more, about 60 percent, say the election results could be good for their clients and customers. about 59 percent see brighter prospects for themselves and their own families. and 56 percent are feeling better about the nation’s economy as a whole.

to be sure, however, your outlook may depend on who you voted for. trump voters are decidedly more upbeat about the future than hillary clinton voters.

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survey results: most accountants see better business outlook following presidential election

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election_ballot_box_map_circtrump voters more positive. clinton voters, not so much.

the accountants’ business outlook
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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

tax and accounting professionals appear to be breathing a sigh of relief following the u.s. presidential election, with most saying their confidence in the business outlook for their firms and their clients has been strengthened, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 survey of more than 700 accountants.

but their economic mood also seems to depend on their political mood.

more than 80 percent of the accountants who voted for republican donald trump feel “more confident” about the business outlook for their firms and their clients. less than 5 percent of democrat hillary clinton voters agree. instead, more than 60% of clinton voters feel “less confident.”

nearly a third of hillary backers—31 percent—are optimistic enough to foresee no change in the business outlook. only 14 percent of trump people were pessimistic enough to expect no change.

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survey: next gen leaders getting restless

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angry anger frustration staff worker businessmanhow do you keep them?

by jennifer wilson
the rosenberg map survey

growth is up for many firms. but so is staff turnover.

more from the survey: mergers keep racing forward  | do you have a firm or a co-op? | accountability, equity, compensation are concerns | map survey top 10 findings | cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%
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in firms with solid marketing engines, people – including firm leaders – are stretched thin trying to

  • land prospects,
  • serve clients,
  • recruit and onboard people and maybe even
  • integrate a merger.

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survey results: effective stay interviews for cpa firms

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two businessmen talking over coffeewant to boost retention? this is how.

how some firms are beating the staffing crisis:
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by kristen rampe
talent retention & development

in a survey we conducted of over 300 cpas, over one-third of respondents indicated that healthy effective communication at their accounting firm only happened “sometimes” or “rarely or never.”

more from the survey: the 16 biggest #fails in delegation | work-life balance: according to whom? | new survey results: two ways your strategic plan can reduce turnover
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with many facets to overall communication between team members and from leadership to the organization, it’s hard to pick the next thing to try and improve the status of communication at your firm. one to try if you haven’t? the stay interview.
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survey results: how top tech vendors are failing cpas in the cloud

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failed stamp showing reject and failuredon’t blame accountants.

by bob scott
the accounting firm operations and technology survey

the major question about accounting professionals and the cloud is not whether they are moving to web-based applications in greater numbers. the real question is what is necessary to make this as complete as it has been in other areas of the business market and with consumers.

more from the survey: master change, master the future | why every cpa firm is a tech company at heart
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the clear signs are there – the greater acceptance of portals although from a security perspective, although a troubling
number of practitioners still rely on email for transmitting tax documents.
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cpa firm revenues rise a hefty 8%

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annual growth: 2006 to 2015 (firms over $2 million)
annual growth rates for firms grossing over $2 million per year. source: rosenberg map survey via 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

partner incomes top $400,000 as firms make advances in efficiency and productivity.

by rick telberg
the rosenberg map survey

cpa firm revenues are surging more than 8 percent in the just-released 18th annual rosenberg map survey, the strongest expansion in almost a decade.

the advances are being fueled mostly by organic growth, by, with the merger frenzy showing no signs of slowing down, mergers account for about 28 percent of the new revenue, according to the report’s authors, the growth partnership, a st. louis-based practice management consultancy.

but the profession could be holding itself back, according to the authors, led by charles hylan of the growth partnership.

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new findings: the three gears that drive success in the accounting business

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essential success traits: join the survey; get the results

top drivers found in new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research.

by hitendra patil
accountaneur

a new study of 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 survey research shows that the most successful accountants in the business share three particular personality traits that, when combined, create a powerful force for growth and profits.

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 is studying “the essential traits for success as an entrepreneurial accountant.” nearly 400 accountants have participated in the survey and about 80 percent of the respondents are managing partners, owners or ceos of their firms.  join the survey, get all the updates.

findings from the survey have already shown that “decisiveness” is the top trait for success in accounting business. but when matched with two other traits, the three together form a powerful and integrated success-cycle for accountants.

the research is finding answers for questions like:

  • which traits separate successful firms from others?
  • how do high-performing firms thinking differently from others?
  • which traits determine how big your firm can grow?

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accounting tops list of most profitable industries, again

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by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

privately held accounting-related companies – accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll service companies – are the most profitable, with net profit amounting to 18.3 percent of sales, on average, based on a financial statement analysis for the 12 months ended june 30.

to be sure, if you ask two accountants how profitable they are, you’ll get three answers.
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survey results: tax software satisfaction ratings

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four software companies control more than 90 percent of the tax prep business. but which one has the biggest fans?

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

for a more in-depth report, we recommend the tax software report: comparative intelligence for data-driven decision-making.

with only four companies already controlling 90 percent of the professional tax preparation software market, the competition is intense. to be sure, some 9 in 10 accountants can be counted on to renew year after year, giving vendors barely single-digit year-over-year percentage increases in organic revenue growth.

but with the advent of the cloud, evolving client needs, workflow innovations, and an uncertain outlook for a major tax code overhaul, this year could present a singular set of choices for tax professionals – and fresh opportunities for vendors.

four companies dominate the cpa tax software market:

  1. thomson, with ultratax and gosystem;
  2. cch, with prosystem, axcess tax, and atx;
  3. intuit, with lacerte, proseries and turbotax; and
  4. drake

in the rest of this report, based on a survey by the aicpa of its members, we provide additional detail on:

  • tax prep software market share
    • — overall
    • — small firms
    • — mid-size firms
  • likes and dislikes
  • product switching
  • best for a new practice
  • training, technology, and support

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cpe survey: why some cpas are focusing on accounting & financial reporting this year

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how to stay competitive: join the survey; get the results

increased monthly billings to augment once-a-year tax work.

how to stay competitive:
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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

this year’s tax business is done; mostly, anyway. now it’s time to buckle down and do what cpas – and only cpas – are built for: accounting, financial reporting, compliance, auditing, attestations, and, of course, the host of consulting services that range from business valuation to internal controls.

more on trends in professional development: top cpe trends: how accountants are re-tooling  |  ohio cpa society teams with 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 to improve cpe roi

lepper
lepper

preliminary results from a survey being conducted by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 in conjunction with the ohio society of cpas and consultant michael ramos show that about 42 percent of accountants are making accounting and financial reporting a top priority, second only to taxes, and almost twice the rate for two dozen other pursuits.

julie lepper at lepper & company llc, which works with a lot of agricultural professionals in greater pinckney, mich., says upcoming efforts will be in accounting, reporting, practice management, internal control, and tax matters. “these are areas of particular interest to the direction of our firm,” lepper says. “we want more monthly accounting clients, so we want to take classes related to that area that might give us some tricks and updates.  we are also want to help clients with process and internal controls.” read more →

learn to read your firm’s culture

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four young business people chatting outside office buildingbonus: 3 outlooks from our exclusive expert council.

by martin bissett

the passport to partnership study collated a number of responses from existing partners of accounting practices in a conversational style.

 

more on the passport to partnership: 5 ways to get buy-in for firm culture | competence: more than technical skills | partnership: competence is just the foot in the door | are you partner material? maybe not

examples that really stood out on the realities of individual variances in firm culture are showcased below.

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