CPAs discuss creating a budget, projecting cash flow, and reeling in the right clients in a competitive arena.
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Find and embrace your leadership voice
This article offers tips on discovering your leadership style.
Interacting with clients outside the busy tax season
CPAs discuss ways to stay in touch with clients year-round.
13 more signs your firm is outdated
This article discusses ways firms might be at risk of alienating NextGen talent and clients.
Tips for working with first-time clients
CPAs offer advice on proving their worth to potentially skeptical clients who aren’t accustomed to paying fees.
Strategic career mapping can lead to professional fulfillment
This article offers advice on how to set long-term career goals that are satisfying personally and professionally.
How to help students who are ‘Confused Fact-Finders’
Because Confused Fact-Finders believe that all problems can be solved correctly, they are highly resistant to the idea that they must reach their own conclusions.
Help international students thrive on campus
Follow these five tips to help students far from home fit in.
How top innovators teach technology
Four faculty members known for their innovative approaches to teaching technology were interviewed for the AICPA’s 2019 spring Council meeting.
How firms of any size can innovate
The size and resources of your firm will go a long way in determining what will be a prudent, effective approach.
5 ways firms can solidify their business foundation
These action items can help CPAs challenge the assumptions underlying their firms’ business models.
Recovering from busy season
This article offers expert tips on how to wind down after working at max capacity during the first three-and-a-half months of the year.
Do you have what it takes to start your own firm?
Four firm owners offer the advice about what you should do to run a successful practice.
How to say ‘no’ at work (without harming your career)
Taking on too much can lead to long hours, subpar work, and feeling burned out.
Travel tips from CPA road warriors
This article offers small tricks and tips to help save time, money, and aggravation while traveling.
Prepare clients for a sudden elder health care crisis
This article discusses the challenges your clients could face when suddenly needing to move a parent to long-term care, along with ways you can help them prepare.
5 advisory traits to succeed at consulting
Consulting services can gain traction faster when your firm instills advisory skills in all your client-facing professionals.
Resources for teaching data analytics in accounting
This helpful guide provides the best-known free educator resources for teaching data analytics, including software, case studies, tutorials, assignments, full curricula, and more.
Guide students toward better critical thinking
Learn about the stages of critical thinking to help accounting students develop skills needed for professional success.
Write better letters of recommendation
Effective letters of recommendation can help shape futures. Follow these guidelines to make the process as easy as possible.
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Preparing clients for new provisions next tax season
As the 2025 filing season approaches, H.R. 1 introduces significant tax reforms that CPAs must be prepared to navigate. These legislative changes represent some of the most comprehensive tax updates in recent years, affecting both individual and corporate taxpayers. This report provides in-depth analysis and guidance on H.R. 1.
