This column offers tips for young accountants to ease the transition from student to professional.
Newsletter articles
How to avoid inheritance mistakes
During times of grief, family members often become overwhelmed and make quick decisions about inheritance details they don’t understand.
It’s all relative: How CPAs navigate family businesses
CPAs should help a family business operate in a professional fashion.
How young CPAs can help save the world
The accounting profession offers altruistically minded Millennials unique advantages in giving back to society.
Shaking up the board
It is essential that board makeups represent the customers the company serves.
Working with competitors can aid revenue recognition effort
Participating in industry groups has emerged as one of the best tactics for success.
9 tips for being more responsive to clients
Sometimes CPAs do not realize that clients are dissatisfied with their level of responsiveness.
7 onboarding tips for new hires
This column offers ways employees can help ensure their success as they start a job.
Options for retirees paying off family members’ student loan debt
There are steps older borrowers can take if they are struggling to pay off student loans.
Great links for increasing your digital knowledge
These recently released publications can help jump-start CPA efforts to remain competitive in the evolving digitized environment.
8 ways to be more proactive
CPAs need to plan, take control, analyze processes, be more interactive, and anticipate problems before they happen.
How CPA firms are evolving to meet Millennials’ desires
Today’s younger CPAs want to work at a firm that rejects rigid rules and allows them to define their own workday.
New rules affect popular tax credits
This article reviews recent developments in three areas.
10 competencies of top staff accountants
This article lists the qualities that set top staff accountants apart.
How to deal with dysfunctional people at work
These strategies can help you and others in your firm take a stand.
Debt relief for students of certain for-profit schools
Students can use the Higher Education Act of 1965 to appeal their loans if they attended a school that was found to have committed a “substantial misrepresentation” of its educational programs.
What accountants need to know about India’s demonetization
Public and management accountants in India will be busier than ever because the move is expected to bring a large portion of the population into a more institutional tax and banking system.
How to bounce back from a poor job interview
Experts say there’s plenty you can do after a poor job interview, though results may vary.
Reducing investment taxes in 2017
The start of a new year allows clients to take a fresh look at their investment strategy.
What does it mean to be transparent?
The goal of transparency is to establish and maintain the trust of the organization’s key stakeholders.
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