cpas put the brakes on price increases
as non-cpa tax and accounting firms hit the gas pedal.
by rick telberg
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cpa billing rates
where the jobs are (and what you need to get them)
bonus: salary ranges and top markets.
by beth bellor
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everyone knows there are jobs to be had in the accounting profession. but exactly where are they, and how much do they pay?
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according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research, the number of accounting and finance jobs available now tops 200,000. where they geographically vary by position.
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cpa firms post 5% growth rate
tax & accounting hiring trends for 2017:
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by beth bellor
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it’s still a great time to be an accountant, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research. but watch the long-term trends carefully. all the gains are not always what they seem at first.
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year over year, cpa firm staffs are growing by 4.7 percent while payroll overall is increasing at a 4.6 percent rate. the number of tax preparation employees is falling, however, 12.5 percent for the latest month, but up 3.2 percent for the year. women are making some large year-over-year gains as well – 4.8 percent at cpa firms and 12 percent at payroll services.
when the inmates are running the asylum
crazy doesn’t get better by adding more crazy.
by dom cingoranelli
“we can’t really enforce this because we don’t want to risk having him (or her) quit.”
i can’t tell you how many times we hear something to this effect when we talk with cpas. we hear this at small firms and we hear it at large firms. we hear it from partners, from directors, and from managers. it doesn’t matter what size firm they’re in, nor does it matter what level or position they hold.
it’s always the same line. it reminds me of the old adage, “the inmates are running the asylum.” and, it raises the question of who actually is running the firm. who’s in charge?
why next-gen firms embrace subscription billing plans
zoho president explains the “freemium upsell.”
pricing strategies that work
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by sandi leyva and michelle long
let’s take a look at some pricing strategies for the subscription economy.
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there are a number of things that businesses can do related to subscription models, in particular around their pricing strategies. we have the freemium and upsell model, multiple additions, pay as you go, tiered or volume-based pricing and bundling. i’ve got some examples of each one of these. i’d be fairly surprised if we haven’t run across these already as consumers.
our guest for this discussion about subscription-based models is raj sabhlok, president of zoho corp., in his own words…
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five emerging trends for today’s savvy accountant
what are your new year’s resolutions?
by sandi leyva
as accountants, our daily work is full of to-the-penny details that keep us focused on transactions, charts, data, and numbers all day long. we have to be good at the details to be in our industry. but we also need to be able to move from the trees to the forest and see the big picture.
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2017 fee survey: price for non-itemized 1040s advances 6% to $176
but some other prices are down.
next question: who’s succeeding with value pricing?
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the average fee for a professional to prepare and submit a form 1040 and state return with no itemized deductions will be $176 this year, according to a biennial survey conducted by the national society of accountants. the figure represents a gain of about 16 percent since the last survey in 2015.
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compared to two years ago, some prices rose and others dropped – a clear signal of volatility and pressure in the market. surveyed firms expected to increase their accounting service fees by an average of 6.1% in 2017, up from an actual increase of 5.3% in 2016.
accounting firms expand at 5% rate
but why is hiring up and wages down?
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accounting employment in most sectors once again hit new highs, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research.
gains over 5 percent were seen year over year in overall staff employment; cpa staff employment; women overall, at cpa firms and in payroll; payroll overall and staff numbers; and payroll staff hours. unfortunately, that last group saw their earnings swing down even more.
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 monthly jobs report has been following a decline in wages and a simultaneous increase in headcounts, which may signal a new dynamic at play in the industry. robert fligel, president and ceo of rf resources, the leading new york cpa firm m&a broker and executive recruiter, suggests several factors may be the cause. “i think firm are hiring more lower level people, like more new college grads; more home-grown talent; and the effect of outsourcing.”
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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new research: cpa firms hiring more, paying less
overall headcounts expand as average wages decline.
by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
the accounting profession is on a roll, at least where employment is concerned. record highs are being set for all sectors except bookkeeping, which tied may’s mark, and tax preparation, which has fallen for two months.
meanwhile, women continue to make strong gains, with year-over-year increases ranging from 6.8 to a staggering 23.8 percent. and payroll continues the same path it’s been on for months: more employees, who work longer and make less.
the rise in demand for labor while prices decline would seem to defy the laws of supply and demand.
one or more of several factors may be at play. labor supply may be suddenly expanding as new workers enter the market from the sidelines. or, cpa firms may be throttling wages in order to increase partner incomes, a key factor in potentially lubricating the m&a frenzy as partners age out. or, it could mean firms are replacing high-wage workers with new technologies and pushing more work down the pyramid, raising partner-to-staff leverage — a trend detected in other research studies. in any case, it’s a phenomonon 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 is investigating.
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
professional and business services remain one of the bright spots in u.s. employment, which rose by 161,000 in october. the sector rose 43,000 during the month and has added 542,000 jobs over the course of the year. unemployment overall was little changed at 4.9 percent.
the two most common management styles
do cpa firms need management or leadership?
by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
let’s start out with a straightforward question. what is the difference between management and leadership?
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from one point of view, leadership is far different than management.
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8 ways to manage clients
this is job 1 for the practice owner.
by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli
whether you simply desire to improve your firm’s operations or identify and implement a new long-term strategy, you need to be clear about the role that the owners, partners or shareholders should be playing in your firm.
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to be sure, the roles and responsibilities of a cpa firm owner or owners will vary from firm to firm, based on that firm’s needs and circumstances, and you need to adapt any recommendations to fit your firm’s situation.
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why offering packages can catapult your revenue
eight ways bundled services help you and the client.
by sandi leyva
more accountants and bookkeepers are moving from hourly billing to fixed fee and package offerings.
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but, just what does an accounting package look like? and what are the benefits of offering packages? here are some answers.