Fighter pilots can teach controllers, CFOs, and other CPA executives how to out maneuver the competition.
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4 steps to start a reverse mentoring program
New employees, including interns are digital natives and have much to offer.
How to impress your new employer
Your trial period can be stressful but is essential to both short- and long-term success at their organizations.
The business case for diversity and inclusion at CPA firms
Here are some reasons diversity and inclusion make good business sense for CPA firms.
Tips to help you get your day off to a good start
A few simple time management tips will help you get your day off to the right start.
Ways to reduce the gender pay gap
Closing the wage gap between male and female accountants is becoming critical as the profession looks to increase diversity in its ranks.
Want your merger to work? Implement these 10 ideas
Here’s how to avoid some common mistakes that cause mergers to fail.
How to prevent workers from wasting time on tech troubles
Many minutes, hours, and sometimes days can be wasted on IT-related issues, costing both time and money.
Key questions to ask the family business owner who plans to sell
As the many Baby Boomers who own family businesses contemplate retirement, CPA advisers will increasingly be called upon to help them craft exit strategies.
Make your practice senior-friendly
By making a few small changes to their offices and communication styles, CPAs can help elderly clients feel more comfortable, well-respected, and secure.
Manager Survival Series: Managing conflict
The ability to recognize conflict, understand what’s causing it, and then work through it swiftly will serve you well as a manager.
Acquisition rules for CPA firms to live by
This article examines the most common internal obstacles that firms face when acquiring other CPA firms and offers possible solutions.
Community colleges are an avenue to licensure
Community colleges have become an attractive option to help students meet the 150-hour licensure requirement.
The most common public-speaking mistakes—and how to avoid them
Three experienced public speakers share common mistakes people make and identify ways to avoid them.
Take the test: What are your unconscious biases?
Unconscious bias can affect everything from hiring to promotions to project assignments—and potentially could derail efforts at promoting diversity.
How clients can protect their tax data from hackers
Tax-related identity theft occurs when stolen Social Security numbers are used to file tax returns claiming fraudulent refunds.
Want to make more money? Focus on revenue-producing behaviors
In the pursuit of revenue growth, many firms make the mistake of overemphasizing the billing measures of chargeability and utilization.
The new revenue recognition standard in plain English
This column lists the five basics you need to know about the standard.
A closer look at sales and use taxation of the cloud
The growth of cloud technology means that what used to be clearly the sale of tangible personal property is now digital and challenging to classify for sales and use tax purposes.
3 steps clients with kids in college need to take
It’s important clients have a plan in place in the unlikely event that they will need to make medical or financial decisions on behalf of their college-student children.
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Drafting an AI policy that actually works
As AI use accelerates, many firms are discovering their policies haven’t kept pace. This article breaks down what CPAs and finance leaders should consider when drafting an AI policy that’s practical, flexible, and fit for real world use.
