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retention, retention, retention

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source: accounting principals

four tactics for keeping the best talent, from a new salary survey.

by rick telberg
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the three most important words in practice management today are

  1. retention
  2. retention, and
  3. retention.

more:  benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction  |  salary survey: top skills getting top pay  |  deciding how to allocate partner income  |  accounting wages set new record  |  solve the partner comp problem  |

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high turnover has practically become synonymous with the larger public accounting firms, with turnover rates reaching as high as 30 percent. the aicpa top issues survey says quality staff ranks as the top concern for u.s. accounting firms, hitting number one for the first time post-recession in 2015, and among the top ever since.

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tax shops cut staff by 10%

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is this any way to prepare for tax season 2019?

by beth bellor
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accounting remains part of the general upturn in professional and business services employment, according to the latest data from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research. payroll remains a bright spot, especially for women, while tax prep grows ever gloomier.

more on jobs: benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction | salary survey: top skills getting top pay | accounting wages set new record | all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season
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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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benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction

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how cpa firms can muscle up in the war for talent.

by rick telberg
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it takes more than a steady paycheck to attract new talent and keep good staff happy in today’s tight candidate market. but there’s a huge gap between what firms are offering and what top candidates expect, according to a 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis of a new nationwide compensation study.

in a new survey of the most common benefits, perks, and incentives offered by companies and accounting firms, robert half, the nationwide recruiting agency, finds many tax, accounting, and finance employers are offering less than competitive benefits, perks, and incentives.

in a war for talent, you need all the ammunition you can get. accounting and audit firms work with high-caliber professionals. these professionals are looking for packages. salaries are a good start, but firms that want to attract and retain the best need to consider what really appeals to them.

what do candidates want and what are firms offering? here are the details:

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salary survey: top skills getting top pay

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public accounting starting salaries (robert half)

bonus checklist: five keys to winning the talent wars.

by rick telberg
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the digital transformation of the accounting profession is creating a surge in demand for high-skilled, business-savvy professionals, and firms are clearly willing to pay top dollar for the best candidates, according to a 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis of new research.

pay rates and headcounts appear to be rising in tandem at leading firms, according to data gathered by one of the leading recruiters in the business.

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growth slowdown: tax & accounting hiring rates hit headwinds

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women leaving payroll agencies in huge numbers.

by beth bellor
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growth in the tax & accounting sector continues, but at a snail’s pace, with figures like 0.3 percent dotting the plus side.

more on jobs: steady gains in hiring at accounting firms | accounting wages set new record |  all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season | the myth of the staff shortage | wages up, headcounts down at tax & accounting firms
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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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deciding how to allocate partner income

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gavel resting on $100 bills8 aspects that might fall to your compensation committee.

by marc rosenberg

cpa firms have a habit of making frequent changes – some major and some minor – to their system and methodology of allocating partner income, just as a baseball team tweaks its roster of players during a long, grueling season.

more: principals who aren’t cpas | non-equity partners: why have them? | why you might want an executive committee | buyout when a partner dies | why and how new partners buy in
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because of this, firms are advised to keep the wording on partner compensation in their partner agreements as general as possible. this avoids the need to change the agreement every time the income allocation system is modified.
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accounting wages set new record

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even as staffing growth hits the skids.

by beth bellor
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employment growth in the accounting profession is flattening in many segments, and downright sliding from last year among staffers and in tax prep offices.

more on jobs: accounting salaries hit new highs | tax prep services slash 10,000 jobs as busy season begins | all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season | the myth of the staff shortage | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms
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at the same time, hourly earnings are hitting new highs in several spots.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analyzes:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the profession,
  • average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • average hours worked per week by segment and
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.

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accounting hiring stalls; salaries hit new highs

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even as firms trim payrolls, especially in tax prep.

by beth bellor
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after heady gains, the accounting profession is doing some backsliding. how worried should we be?

more on jobs: tax prep services slash 10,000 jobs as busy season begins | all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season | the myth of the staff shortage | wages up, headcounts down at tax & accounting firms
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analyzes:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the profession,
  • average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • average hours worked per week by segment and
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.

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tax prep services slash 10,000 jobs as busy season begins

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even as headcounts rise at cpa firms.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

employment figures in accounting are running hot and cold, with new highs seen in earnings overall, for staff and at cpa firms, as well as in cpa firm employment.

more on jobs: all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season | hiring and pay trends in tax & accounting | what’s the profession going to do with 79,000 new accounting graduates? | tax & accounting salaries increase 2.8% | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars
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tax preparation, meanwhile, is bleeding jobs in the double digits.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analyzes:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the profession,
  • average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • average hours worked per week by segment and
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.

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pro member exclusive: all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season

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bonus: our statistical snapshot lays it out in red and green.

by beth bellor

as 2018 opens, the rate of new hiring appears to be stalling, with the rate of tax prep hiring dropping like a stone on the even of new busy season.

more on jobs: hiring and pay trends in tax & accounting | the myth of the staff shortage | what’s the profession going to do with 79,000 new accounting graduates?
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and according to the latest data from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research, women still face rising numbers everywhere they look.

profession job statistics as of january 2018

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analyzes:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the profession,
  • average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • average hours worked per week by segment, and
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.

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solve the partner comp problem

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dial with arrow pointing to word "strategy"now is the time to take a hard look at your partners and your compensation model.

by domenick j. esposito
8 steps to great

let’s take a deep dive into both a firm’s partner mix and its compensation model.

more on strategic planning: 21 questions to help unlock accelerated growth | growth: the difference between the disruptor and the disrupted? | use compensation to shape partner behavior | the importance of m&a culture due diligence | are you attracting the new breed of equity partners?
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in a “good to great” research study on high-performing organizations performed by jim collins, it was concluded that the method of compensation, as a causal factor for high and sustained performance, is largely irrelevant. the study concluded that whatever system is in use, it simply must be rational and equitably managed and that high sustained performance is largely the result of doing many things well.
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pro member exclusive: hiring and pay trends in tax & accounting

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卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 finds the industry adding 12,200 new full-time permanent jobs from a year ago, hitting the 8th new consecutive monthly high.

by beth bellor

another 12,200 ftes in the accounting profession? numbers edging up over most of the board? thanks for the holiday present!

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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卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 finds the industry’s total full-time workforce is expanding at an annualized 1.2% rate as wages advance 3.4%. but there are some notable exceptions.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analyzes:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the profession,
  • average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • average hours worked per week by segment, and
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.

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never charge by a time unit

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money on one side of scales, watches on other3 flaws with this business model.

by rob nixon

i would love to meet the person who invented time-based billing. i think this person is a complete business moron and i would have much pleasure in highlighting the unethical behavior that this method causes. this is probably the same person who invented write-offs as well. what a complete idiot.

the premise is that if you get the charge rate right and the time to do the job right, then the price is right. nothing could be further from the truth.

more on strategy: feel good about yourself | you can’t lavish time unless you have time to lavish | changing accountants: 2 true tales | your clients on your terms | how much should partners make? | be a history maker | why ‘steady as she goes’ isn’t enough | how to calculate a value price | boost efficiency and your bottom line | marketing must generate leads
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time-based billing does not value the project. the only value of a project is what the market is prepared to pay for it. i am going to challenge your thinking of time-based billing and encourage you to adopt a new model of value pricing.
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