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zte announces new tablet-projector hybrid at barcelona

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mobile tech companies converged on the ancient city to unveil glimpses of a new future

what’s new at the barcelona mobile world congress.

by rick richardson
technology this week

another announcement at the mobile world congress in barcelona this past week was zte’s new hybrid called the spro plus.

more tech this week for pro members:  uber invites app developers to share the ride  |  forget about duracell or energizer, buy amazon  |  astropad turns any ipad into wireless drawing tablet   |   chromebooks: low-cost productivity machines |  budget alternative to gopro cameras |  mobile printing breakthroughs for accountants  |  samsung unveils new flexible batteries |  control all your entertainment devices from your smartphone  |  google announces a slew of new devices  |  radar turns your smartphone into a baseball speed detector |  hydrogen-powered iphone runs for a week  |  new pocket-sized projector for the cpa road warrior |  more rick richardson…

the company says the new device could become your second-most-used gadget, after the smartphone.

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how involved should retired owners be?

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those still doing work should be under contract. by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute regarding involvement of retired owners in the firm, we asked this…

how the ‘new firm’ was born

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where the roots of ‘radical’ cpas originated.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

i started to use this newfangled payroll software that worked through the internet.

back then they didn’t call it the cloud. it was just payroll software that used an internet browser. it solved my business problems of preparing paychecks, paying taxes and filing tax returns for my customers. the technology was paycycle, a cloud-based payroll software.

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radical firms embrace 4 values

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core values against open door at top of stairs in the skythese 4 keys come down to meeting needs.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

people often ask me: what makes a firm a “new firm”? there are four fundamental tenets.

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these four tenets, although adopted dif­ferently within each firm, compromise a new set of values that most of the “movement” firms embrace. ready? here we go:
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increase fees and keep (most of) your clients

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growing stacks of blocks with an arrow tracing upwardbonus: a sample letter you can send clients.

by sandi leyva and michelle long
the ultimate accounting virtual conference

when is the last time you increased your fees? was it the past year, the past one to two years, over three years … or never? if you haven’t, you should.

how do you increase your fees?

sometimes it’s a sticky situation but you should start setting a policy where you’re going to increase your fees on a regular basis, maybe every year or two. that allows you to avoid having large increases.

if you haven’t increased your rates for five years and you have to go up quite a bit at once that will be harder for the client, but once they get used to an annual or every other year increase and accept it then it’s easier to keep your fees.

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4 ways to create more capacity

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purple no. 4 billiard ballconsider creating two classes of partners.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute

when partners plan to retire, how do we go about creating additional capacity or freeing up the necessary capacity to handle the client transitions that need to occur?

more on performance management: partner retirement and the war for clients | succession: the questions to care about | 7 succession questions to ignore for now | develop your employees or suffer the consequences | what having your employees’ backs means | 5 harmful management attitudes (and how to fix them) | job 1 for the practice owner: client management

first, all of the “c” clients, which is our shorthand way of describing the smallest clients the firm serves – who while profitable, don’t have much opportunity to hire us for additional services – should not be transitioned to partners, but rather to managers.
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radical or complacent? you choose

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erasing the words "status quo"“reacting” is no longer enough.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

cpas must be “radicalized” so they cannot be lulled into com­placency and driven by reaction to their current firm or live­lihood. the changes that are happening in today’s fast-paced world need to be addressed.

more on radicalism: 3 questions to ask if you dare | are we really that radical? | customer viewpoint: creating a journey map | process maps: methods, meetings and materials | who, me a consultant? | target prospects for best fit | how spiritual value affects pricing | make radical connections | get ready for radical transparency | the roots of ‘radical’ cpas

you and your team have already felt the changes. the silent majority of many employees are hurt, suspicious and feeling unheard. they see and experience the changes happening around them and don’t understand the complacency or the resistance to change from firm management. you may even be feeling this yourself within your firm of one.
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the dreaded ‘quick question’

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young businessman in office on phonemaybe a training session is what’s needed.

by michelle long and sandi leyva
the ultimate accounting virtual conference

let’s talk about how to handle those “quick questions.” how many times do we have clients who say “i just have a quick question” and it’s never a quick answer?

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what are we going to do? are you going to bill? what about the time and effort to track and invoice your clients for those quick questions? what about the questions that are never quick?
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how to find a partner’s replacement

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man choosing someone's face from a photo arrayshould you add a partner … or capacity? they’re not the same thing.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute

let’s assume you have a retiring partner. you have decided how to pay the partner for his/her value in the firm, you have pinned down the mandatory sale of ownership date (mso) so you can phase that partner out of his or her leadership role in the firm, and you have covered the single most abused part of the succession process, which is client transition. it is now time to discuss how to find replacements for the retiring senior partners.

more on performance management: action plans for transitioning partners | partner retirement and the war for clients | succession: the questions to care about | the pitfalls of equity allocation and reallocation | cpa firm performance assessments: 15 core competencies, 21 questions | how to target what skills to develop now

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the most commonly asked question on this topic is “how can we find people with the same technical skills, management ability, client service capacity and vision for the firm’s future as those who are leaving?” the simple answer is “you won’t, so stop looking for that exact combination.”
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action plans for transitioning partners

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four people meeting for business lunchthe transition process is about making the retiring partner less attractive as the client’s first point of contact.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 / succession institute

the key to the client transition process is the action plan that the transitioning partner needs to follow for each client.

more on performance management: partner retirement and the war for clients | how retirement issues affect succession planning | 7 succession questions to ignore for now | the pitfalls of equity allocation and reallocation | how to target what skills to develop now | job 1 for the practice owner: client management

for a small tax client, the directive could be as simple as a one-year transition and turning it over to whoever has been assigned to take over that account. for example, the action plan might be something like:

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3 questions to ask if you dare

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and 3 questions i should have asked before launching my practice.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

i had just come off a really bad tax season.

this was about nine years ago now, and i knew there had to be a better way. i left a mid-sized firm, with seven partners and about 50 other employ­ees and i joined my dad’s firm — literally and figuratively. figu­ratively, because many of his technology and processes were “old school.”

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i was tired of working part-time and not being treated like a contributing member of the firm. my family was young. my son was four years old and my daughter was six. my son was in the process of getting ready for full-time kindergarten and things were just changing in my life. i no longer felt the need to only work part-time, so it seemed like the right time.
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