while the rest of the profession is focusing on tax services, the largest firms are expanding capabilities in accounting, financial reporting, practice management, and new technologies, according to new results from a 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 survey conducted in conjunction with the ohio society of cpas and consultant michael ramos.
the profession’s large firms also have large problems – problems that can’t be solved by cpe alone, according to remarks by survey respondents. problems like survival.
the survey results show in detail where large firms are investing their valuable time and resources, and how the best of them manage their training budgets to align with strategy. many large firms could be getting a better return on their training budgets.
the survey shows, for instance, where most large firms fall short in: read more →
the survey on cpe and practice improvement, conducted with the ohio society of cpas and consultant michael ramos, suggests that taxes are taking up a bigger part of soloists’ practices – even though many say they’d like to diversify into other areas.
in paradise, calif., cpa al sperske, who’s been reading 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 for more than 10 years, is among those stressed out by keeping up. “taxes,” he says. “nuts in congress will not leave them alone.” read more →
the survey on professional skills and the goals of accounting firms, being conducted with the ohio society of cpas and consultant michael ramos, is turning up a curious mismatch. it seems, at first blush, that cpas are studying for certain skills while reporting that something else is essential to their success.
accounting firms are like people—each one has its own situation, its own problems, its own goals, and dreams. it’s no surprise, then, that when asked for the essential ingredient to achieving their goals this year, cpas offer a wide assortment of answers. but six topics emerge clearly as the most oft-cited.
the question is one of several put forth in an ongoing 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 survey being conducted in conjunction with the ohio society of cpas and consultant michael ramos. read more →
the ongoing survey on professional development strategies, conducted in conjunction with the ohio society of cpas and consultant michael ramos, is asking in what areas accountants plan to beef up their capabilities this year. the survey touches on two dozen aspects of practice management and skill development. among them, the not-for-profit niche is emerging as the hottest specialty niche, followed by personal financial planning and business valuation.
as might be expected, preliminary results are showing most efforts to be in the standard professional missions: accounting, financial statements, audits, and tax preparation. the survey is also asking about specific specialty skills. the results may be indicating the true scope of today’s—and tomorrow’s—accounting industry. every skill mentioned was being pursued by at least quite a few respondents. read more →
busy season is all about taxes, but according to a survey underway by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间, the ohio society of cpas and consultant michael ramos, practitioners are by no means putting taxes away for the year.
apparently, it’s the constant evolution of tax laws and loopholes that keeps tax prep professionals busy all year. diane merk, at one of clark schaefer hackett’s offices in ohio and kentucky, says, “i only do tax work and structure my cpe to that area,” and she adds that this year she’ll be needing to focus on “ohio’s potential new changes in the taxable of pass-through entities.”
question: i received a call from an accountant with some questions about a foreign-owned client of his. he had the client for 15 years and seems he did not file a ton of required disclosure forms.
in the course of our discussion it turns out he never took a cpe program or even read an article on the topic. the question here is why didn’t he? read more →