This slideshow features 12 original vanity plates coined by CPAs nationwide.
Newsletter articles
When CPAs fall in love … with other CPAs
CPA couples describe how they met, how (in some cases) they work together, and what advice they would give to new CPA duos starting out.
Recipes to get through busy season
CPAs share advice and recipes for shareable dishes.
Why women leave firms — and what we can do about it
Empowered flexibility can help firms retain the talent, of both men and women, to be relevant in the future.
More businesses using AI as tools emerge
New tools offer the promise of making automated machine learning available to organizations that don’t have AI or data analytics experts readily available.
Tips for surviving busy season
Veteran tax practitioners share ways to take care of yourself and do your best work at crunch time, no matter when that falls on the calendar.
CPAs need to watch these health care pricing rules
New rules are designed to make health care pricing more transparent, and CPA financial planners could use that information to help clients make more informed decisions.
Tough interview questions: ‘What’s your greatest weakness?’
Human resources experts recommend using this question to help an interviewer get to know you better.
Mental health concerns on campus: What faculty can do
There are steps you can take even if you’re uncertain about the best response.
Get started teaching blockchain
Experts offer best practices for helping students and faculty get up to speed.
Use Excel’s Flash Fill to automatically fill in data quickly
How to use Excel’s Flash Fill feature, including a keyboard shortcut for both Windows and Excel for Mac.
Tough interview questions: ‘Tell me about yourself’
Human resources experts share what this prompt is designed to reveal about a candidate, and good ways to reply to it.
Help staff let off steam during busy season
Accounting firms share their favorite methods for cutting tension, promoting camaraderie, and building good will during the busiest time of the year.
Develop your team — or lose them
This article discusses the importance of providing employees with professional development opportunities.
3 ways to defeat ransomware: Plan, prevent, not pay
This article discusses ways to prepare for this kind of cyberthreat.
Topics to avoid during job interviews
Career experts share subjects you should handle with care or avoid altogether in your next job interview.
Interesting CPA stories of how tech has transformed accounting
Technology-savvy accounting professionals describe their old and new ways of doing things, and the pros and cons of those changes.
Evolve your firm with these 12 questions
To survive change, CPAs need to be willing to alter business models and revamp legacy processes and services.
The financial and human cost of loneliness in retirement
Isolation and loneliness can have serious emotional, social, and financial consequences, and can contribute to declines in clients’ physical and mental health and quality of life.
#EngagedStudents: Boost skills with social media
These fun projects encourage more professional communications.
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4 ways solo practitioners can stand out
Five years ago, a grieving Angel Zhen started his own CPA firm with no clients and no revenue. Today, he has 300 clients, $600,000 in revenue and 12 weeks of annual vacation. In this JofA article, he shares how he set up his firm and how you could do the same.
