{"id":40246,"date":"2015-06-15t14:25:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-15t18:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=40246"},"modified":"2021-05-11t09:21:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11t13:21:53","slug":"patil-uberization-accounting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2015\/06\/15\/patil-uberization-accounting\/","title":{"rendered":"four signs the uberization of accounting has already begun"},"content":{"rendered":"

how disruption is creating a \u201cno-choice future\u201d for some firms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by hitendra patil<\/em><\/p>\n

the dictionary defines \u201cuber\u201d as a superlative example of its kind or class<\/em>. the word uber, derived from german language, means \u201cover\u201d or \u201cbeyond\u201d.<\/p>\n

you may have heard of the uberization of the taxi cab hiring industry, or of room rentals via airbnb, and other such services. that was made possible because of phenomenal leaps in internet and mobile device technologies.<\/p>\n

\"ubermore for the entrepreneurial accountant:<\/strong>\u00a0the one word that can make accountants rich<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0| \u00a0management guru chester elton on success<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0| \u00a0savvy cpas focus on the constants<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0| \u00a010 things that accountants didn\u2019t need to worry about 10 years ago<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0| \u00a0three amazing cpas who want to do tax returns for free<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0| \u00a0can accounting firms lead with work-life vision?<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0| \u00a0why accountants could be the happiest people on earth<\/a> \u00a0| more<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

the companies, using new but still well-established technologies, are simply focusing on existing industries, simplifying them, and creating a\u00a0faster, better, stronger, convenient and, more often than not, cheaper process.<\/p>\n

accounting\u2019s fundamental business model has not changed in more than 100 years. and this very fact makes accounting indeed a perfect candidate for uberization. albeit, with some caveats.\u00a0in fact, the stealth-uberization of accounting is already <\/em>happening in at least four ways: read more →<\/a><\/p>\n