as busy season gets off to slow start. by rick telberg with the irs playing catch-up and a client base still feeling the pressures of the great recession, tax practitioners in the latest 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 survey are reporting a marked … continued
tougher clients take tough positions. by the corporate executive board the most successful client companies have taken a stronger line with audit fee negotiation in the past year but without jeopardizing good auditor relationships. they succeed by being open and … continued
live from the thomson reuters user conference greg lafollette reports new survey data from thomson that shows four in 10 firms suffered revenue declnes last year. the average accounting firm’s revenues grew 1.2%. but the growth was uneven: 40% saw … continued
answer: 10% to 25% more. more than 70% of potential clients say they’d be willing to pay as much as 10% more for a product or service if a company exceeded their expectations. and more than a third of buyers … continued
not quite yet, according to a new analysis by cfo magazine. but cfo says “the trend has begun to slow.” “only three of the top eight audit firms showed a drop in fees charged as a percentage of client revenue … continued
“john stossel is an idiot,” says cpa on tax day blog comment. john stossel takes out his tax day frustrations on his accountant, bob: tax day is looming over america, and john stossel celebrates by dedicating a major part of … continued
(what recession?) the surprising thing about aomar’s cpa firm practice management survey 2010 is that there were so few surprises. the study turned up very few significant changes between 2009 and 2010. of course, it’s possible that the major metrics … continued
national society of accountants calls prices “affordable.” the national society of accountants biennial survey of nearly 8,000 tax preparers shows the average tax preparation fee for an itemized form 1040 with schedule a and a state tax return is $229. … continued