{"id":51104,"date":"2017-01-27t16:24:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-27t21:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=51104"},"modified":"2017-04-11t15:35:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11t19:35:43","slug":"2017-old-challenges-new-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2017\/01\/27\/2017-old-challenges-new-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"2017: old challenges, new opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

the five issues that will determine success or failure for firms<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"businessby bill carlino<\/em>
\ntransition advisors<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

the landscape for public accounting in 2017 and beyond can be distilled into two categories: challenges and opportunities.<\/p>\n

and how cpa firms engage both will, for the large part, determine their viability and even existence in the ensuing years.<\/p>\n

the truth is that you simply can\u2019t operate a cpa firm in 2017 like you did in 1980 and hope to be successful. it\u2019s still astonishing how many firms remain stubbornly entrenched in antiquated business models developed by the baby boomers and even generations before.<\/p>\n

the good news for the profession is that the recession of 2008 appears to be safely in the rear view mirror in terms of impacting cpa firm growth. growth for the top 100 firms topped over 9 percent according to the most recent statistics available, while firms $2 million and under registered growth of more than 8 percent.<\/p>\n

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