Alaska, Maine, and Oklahoma are the latest states to consider CPA firm mobility legislation, which allows CPA firms that meet certain licensing requirements to provide their services across state lines in order to serve clients without the need to obtain an additional license.
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Firm practice management
How to support working parents without losing efficiency
This article explores policies companies can put in place to support employees with children during this uniquely challenging time without sacrificing efficiency.
The year ahead: CPAs share their ambitions and goals
CPAs from across the country discuss what they’re looking forward, the skills and technology they’d like to master, and the business opportunities they think might be available.
Black CPA Centennial celebrates first Black CPA
John W. Cromwell Jr., the son of a former slave, overcame many obstacles in his life to earn his place in history as the nation’s first Black CPA in 1921. His story is an inspiration and lesson in tenacity for future generations of Black accountants.
Virtual accounting: How to succeed remotely
Founders of a fully virtual accounting firm share how accountants can succeed at working remotely now and after the pandemic is over.
How Stack Overflow raised millions while working remotely
This article discusses how one tech firm’s team managed to raise $85 million in investor funding while working remotely during the pandemic.
PPP advice for firms: Preach patience to clients
Accounting firms are juggling competing client demands thanks to tax season coinciding with the reopening of the Paycheck Protection Program. How can firms keep from dropping the ball? It starts with taking the time to do the job right.
Trust and technology keep productivity up during pandemic
One company discusses how it found a way to magnify the strengths of remote work by employing a more informal check-in style and building on technology’s democratizing effects.
Give your staff great feedback — from a distance
This article discusses ways to make giving remote feedback easier and more effective.
Expert advice on defending tax and other claims
Learn what CPA firms can do (and should not do) to assist those defending tax professionals against professional liability claims.
‘When everything became very real’
CPAs recall the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it had on their work.
Career development in a virtual world
With employees now less centralized, organizations face greater challenges in growing the knowledge of the workforce.
3 tips for building remote-work policies that last
Working from home isn’t going away even after the pandemic finally abates, so employers need to ensure they have a strategy that can stand the test of time.
9 ideas on how small firms can improve diversity
Leaders of ethnic minority-owned firms offer tips for what small CPA firms can do to promote greater diversity.
AICPA encourages firms to aggressively advance PPP applications
The AICPA said Wednesday that it expects SBA and Treasury to open the Paycheck Protection Program’s application window to all lenders by Friday. The AICPA is also encouraging firms to advance the application process for small business clients seeking relief.
Developing a strong fraud-mitigation program
This article suggests practices that can aid in creating an effective fraud-mitigation plan.
Keeping microaggressions out of your workplace
This article offers steps firms and individuals can take to make sure microaggressions are not part of their organization.
What anti-bias training can — and can’t — accomplish in the workplace
Carefully chosen, well-implemented anti-bias courses can buttress a company’s diversity and inclusion program when they are part of a clear strategy.
Advice from the experts: Defending audit claims
Learn what CPA firms can and cannot do to assist those who defend auditors against professional liability claims.
Building a truly effective D&I initiative
Studies show that a diverse workforce is a more productive, more profitable one. Establishing a strong diversity and inclusion program takes time, effort, and, above all, commitment from top leadership. Use these guidelines when structuring a D&I program.
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