{"id":117,"date":"2000-06-26t07:22:00","date_gmt":"2000-06-26t12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-10-01t09:16:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01t13:16:53","slug":"accountants-blaze-the-trail-in-a-networked-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2000\/06\/26\/accountants-blaze-the-trail-in-a-networked-world\/","title":{"rendered":"accountants blaze the trail in a networked world"},"content":{"rendered":"
by: rick telberg <\/p>\n
june 26, 2000 (smartpros<\/a>) ? gather a few top accountants around a table and let them talk. <\/p>\n common themes will emerge again and again. listen to the tale about a mid-sized manufacturer in oregon. the company’s chief financial officer has invited his long-trusted local cpa to help review proposals from a national cpa firm bidding for a chance to consult on the construction of a new factory.<\/p>\n the national cpa firm is pitching a service that combines engineering skills with tax-planning expertise. to get the maximum tax breaks, the firm will send in its own engineers and architects to rework the manufacturer’s blueprints to reduce to the bare essentials the pieces of machinery installed permanently. the maneuver reduces the line on the capital budget, increases expendables and so maximizes tax write-offs. it’s a brilliant strategy, even the local cpa must admit between gritted teeth.<\/p>\n the manufacturer saves $300,000. the national firm walks off with $100,000 of the savings. the local cpa walks away with a new resolve to find a way to give his clients similar services himself.<\/p>\n but both the manufacturer and the local cpa firm shared the same problem that day. the issues facing the independent practicing accountant are, in fact, little different from the pressures facing the corporate management accountant.<\/p>\n the world’s economic, technological and social forces are converging on the business professional to require faster decision-making, broader knowledge, and more business savvy than ever before.<\/p>\n accountants, however, are at the forefront of solving their business problems together. in the newly networked world of the diversified business professional, accountants are showing the way.<\/p>\n financial executives are developing a vast array of options for themselves among service providers. and they aren’t shy about asking one to review another. in response, financial advisors are building a wide range of contacts. and they’re increasingly aggressive about reaching out to non-cpa professionals and providers.<\/p>\n as the new world of multi-disciplinary professions approaches, accountants are emerging as the natural trailblazers. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by: rick telberg june 26, 2000 (smartpros) ? gather a few top accountants around a table and let them talk. common themes will emerge again and again. — finding and keeping good staff; — the exploding demands for new skills … continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"129943,128216,134813,128777,130736,134100","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resources"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n— finding and keeping good staff;
\n— the exploding demands for new skills and knowledge;
\n— operating with tighter budgets and in less time; and
\n— anticipating and meeting the needs of stakeholders and clients.<\/p>\n