you can’t lavish time unless you have time to lavish

clock faceson the chopping block: time wasters and toxic relationships.

by rob nixon

to do what you want when you want means you need to make time available to do what you want to do.

more on strategy: put your own oxygen mask on first | how to build enduring relationships | they should all be ‘a class’ clients | accountants are the last trusted advisors | how to structure your firm for success | why average project value matters | do your clients want more?
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there are many excuses that people make for not doing something. the poorest, weakest excuse that has no meaning is, “i didn’t have the time.” how can anyone not have the time when we all have the identical same amount of time to use? we all have 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week and 52 weeks in a year. no one gets one second more or one second less.
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tax & accounting wages up 4%

and, hours worked? down all over.

by beth bellor

the accounting profession continues to make year-over-year gains, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research. hourly earnings are growing more than 4 percent, and the number employed is up in all segments – except tax prep, which is down 8.9 percent… for now.

more on jobs: the myth of the staff shortage | what’s the profession going to do with 79,000 new accounting graduates? | accounting profession shows steady growth | tax & accounting salaries increase 2.8% | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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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 profession
  • average hourly earnings for key segments
  • average hours worked per week
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce

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9 steps to a great open house

business people meeting over healthy foodconsider partnering with others.

by sandi leyva

hosting an open house is an extremely successful way to attract new clients and provide education and perks to existing clients.

more small firm growth strategies: make the most of trade shows | speaking: how, where and getting leads from it | the a-b-c’s of getting started with advisory services | 3 more kinds of referrals | turn to the abcs for client feedback | use client ‘touch plans’ to stay in touch
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an open house is a great option for accountants who have a large number of clients who are located in the same geographic area. if you have a small number of clients, then you can partner with other noncompeting professionals to increase your turnout.
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applying cobb’s value curve to your firm

hand turning a knob up to the maximum with a dial where it is written "value added"“pricing – that is, fee-setting – is above all a marketing decision.”

by august j. aquila
price it right

there is a completely different way of looking at value and it is tied into the type of accounting or consulting work that is available in any given market and the type of accounting or consulting work that your firm provides.

more: 13 questions about providing value | how utility and value affect pricing | understanding the product pricing life cycle | 4 ways a production orientation can harm a firm | price to get the maximum fee
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nearly 30 years ago william c. cobb wrote “the value curve and the folly of billing-rate pricing,” providing a great deal of insight into the concept of pricing and value. many of the ideas that follow are based on cobb’s article.
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accounting profession shows steady growth

bonus: our statistical snapshot.

by beth bellor

hiring in the accounting profession no longer racks up double-digit increases, but there’s growth in more areas than not.

more on jobs:

true diversity: the next frontier for the accounting industry | wages up, headcounts down at tax & accounting firms | accounting employment creeps back up | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown | cpa firms post 5% growth rate

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wages up, headcounts down at tax & accounting firms

are these the signs of a business model makeover?

by beth bellor

the tax and accounting industry is marking its 15th consecutive month of jobs growth, led by cpa firms and payroll services, according to the new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research study on jobs trends. the new analysis shows wage increases coming even as the pace of hiring is weakening and hours worked hits a four-year low.

more on jobs: tax & accounting salaries increase 2.8% | accounting profession growing, but slowly | accounting employment creeps back up | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown
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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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how savvy cpas use benchmarking to make smarter business decisions

green "opportunity" highway sign with sunrise backgroundbenchmarks for firms large and small provide roadmaps for strategic success.

by rick telberg
accounting firm operations and technology survey

every day in the united states, more than half of all accounting firm owners are thinking about a merger, an acquisition or both. m&a is now as routine to the day-to-day operations of running a tax and accounting practice as turning on the lights in the morning and taking out the garbage at night.

more from afots: keep pace first, change will come (like it or not) | you’re not tech-savvy if you’re not cyber-safe, too | lions and tigers and blockchain and bots, oh my!
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fortunately, a new survey provides a one-of-a-kind roadmap for growth-minded professionals seeking the hard-boiled data essential to making smarter strategic decisions. with thousands of key metrics for firms of every size, you can compare your firm against similar firms. better yet: you can compare where your firm is today, to where it will be tomorrow.
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tax & accounting salaries increase 2.8%

payroll: still volatile.

job satisfaction poll:
join the survey; get the results.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

accounting firms head into summer as they have for much of the year, with growth that is encouraging but not at the record-setting pace of 2016.

more on jobs: accounting profession growing, but slowly | accounting employment creeps back up | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown | global tax talent shortage mounting into ‘perfect storm’ | accountants without borders: tight talent pool drives salary increases nationwide | cpa firms post 5% growth rate | how to set your firm apart to recruits
goprocpa.comexclusively for pro members. log in here or 2022世界杯足球排名 today.

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

read more →