Small Business
Understanding the dynamics of family businesses allows CPAs to work more effectively to solve the complex problems of succession, compensation and control. Case study: He's part financial adviser, part therapist. How one tax partner gets family businesses to face up to the future.
The Small Practitioner
By sticking to a narrow niche, a CPA has built a successful investment firm geared to high net worth clients.
Technology
Few CPAs are aware of the vast power and sophistication of electronic spreadsheet software. This article describes some of the software's advanced functions and how easy they are to learn.
Consulting
Microsoft's founder offers his opinions on where small CPA firms and their small business clients should look for growth. Gates believes consulting work will help firms and small businesses succeed.
Technology
Making technology work for you involves mapping out a strategy for choosing the equipment each person needs, setting a policy on the kind of computers to buy and developing training programs that help staff work efficiently.
Insurance / Disaster Planning
Many businesses facing the aftermath of a disaster turn to their CPAs for assistance in reconstructing records to help them file insurance claims.
The Financial Manager
What it's like to be at the center of a major energy supplier's efforts to expand its reach.
Practice Management
A letter from your state board informs you a complaint has been filed by one of your clients, another CPA firm or a third-party user. Here's how to handle the complaint in a systematic and professional manner.
Auditing / Practice Management
Small publicly held companies are generally satisfied with their small firm auditors. This article explains how smaller firms can keep these companies happy and compete with larger firms. Case study: A small firm finds audits of public companies a profitable niche.