{"id":8991,"date":"2010-10-06t12:08:28","date_gmt":"2010-10-06t16:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=8991"},"modified":"2024-11-19t21:35:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20t02:35:06","slug":"are-you-ready-to-raise-your-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2010\/10\/06\/are-you-ready-to-raise-your-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"are you ready to raise your prices?"},"content":{"rendered":"
after several years of intense pricing pressure, 83% of cpa firm decision-makers say they plan to increase book rates next year.<\/strong><\/p>\n about 70% of all firms plan to raise book rates 1% to 5%, according to the latest edition of ioma partner’s report (subscribe here<\/a>). another 13% are planning rate increases of more than 5%. only 16% say they won’t raise prices next year.<\/p>\n about half have already increased book rates this year, with 44% holding the line and 7% actually cutting rates.<\/p>\n “is it reason to celebrate? maybe,” writes editor jess scheer. “but we suggest holding off on popping the champagne just yet.” realization rates remain dismal.<\/p>\n yet an increase in book rates can give a firm extra negotiating power.\u00a0 scheer adds, “we certainly see the anticipated increase in book rates as a good sign for the profession. cpa firms are at least going into the negotiations with some level of confidence.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" after several years of intense pricing pressure, 83% of cpa firm decision-makers say they plan to increase book rates next year. and the best firms are planning the most aggressive price hikes. about 70% of all firms plan to raise … 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":"129943,126836,123621,133578,128076,129856","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1908,5],"tags":[620,93,611,1014],"class_list":["post-8991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-management","category-outlook","tag-fees","tag-management","tag-revenue","tag-value"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nand the best firms are planning the most aggressive price hikes.<\/p>\n