how timesheets kill teamwork

high angle view of business people stacking hands in a teamwork gesturehourly record-keeping is an individual sport.

by jody padar
from success to significance: the radical cpa guide

capacity gives you and your team incredible opportunities for professional growth. never at any of my old-school firm jobs did i feel like i was part of a team.

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yes, i had co-workers who would help if needed. but it was always at the expense of an hour. that may seem harsh, but if your managers are looking at budget hours and you need coaching to get through your part of the assignment, they might only offer up their help begrudgingly.
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four amusing millennial myths

three young people working in an officeare you sure they’re so different?

by frank stitely

no workplace topic triggers more useless diatribes and spewed nonsense than the dreaded millennial.

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know why millennials can’t afford houses? avocado toast is expensive. when millennials play monopoly, they never buy any properties. they just circle the board and pay rent. a millennial, a gen xer and a baby boomer drive to a bar. well, you know that story can’t be true. the millennial takes lyft. tweet any word from a dictionary, and you’ll offend a millennial somewhere.
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that oncoming train is blockchain accounting

old steam train pulling into a tunnel belching steam and smokebut you can ride it to the new destiny of your practice.

by hitendra patil

warning: this is not fiction. this is not sci-fi.

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when the best brains in the payments systems and regulatory organizations across the world sit and take serious note of the possible impact of blockchain on the entire financial sector, the accounting and tax profession cannot afford to ignore blockchain.
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price to get the maximum fee

piggy bank on scale with dollar signsdon’t work more hours or harder. work smarter and learn how to price your services accordingly.

by august j. aquila

even if your billing methods and philosophy are diligently followed and your collections are under control, if you are not pricing your services properly, you are still leaving significant dollars on the table. you should price your services to receive the maximum fees possible.

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most other professionals today price their services based on what the market will bear. why not accountants?

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5 fast, easy ways to turn annual clients into year-round clients

woman in white office meeting with manimagine how catching their books up in november will make march feel.
converting your current clients into higher-paying services is much more cost-effective than marketing for and onboarding new clients.

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here are five ideas on how to create a successful conversation with your clients without feeling like you’re bugging them.
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six concrete ways to help business clients reach their full potential

female hand with pen pointing at documenthow financial literacy makes clients better, and makes better clients.

by sandi leyva and michelle long
the ultimate accounting virtual conference

we really need to be compassionate with our clients. if they don’t see our value, we just have to realize they’re afraid of all this.

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i think we need to be gentle as we communicate our value and help them with their fear. if they stay afraid of it, they will stay close-minded and that will keep their business from reaching the potential it could.

we can make such a difference in our clients, especially these micro businesses we work with. these are people who are struggling to put food on the table in some cases and we can really turn their lives around and make a difference.

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how to teach financial literacy

woman watching what man is doing on laptop in officehelp your clients and maybe learn about your business as well.

by sandi leyva and michelle long

here is how to make more from working less: offering financial literacy and financial services to your clients. they need this so much.

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we’re going to talk about two ways to avoid so we don’t turn off our clients about this. it’s easy to turn off our clients and easy for our clients to get blocked. so we’re going to talk about turning off some blocks.
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