An AICPA-led coalition is urging quick government action to avert layoffs and allow small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic to continue paying workers. A key step is a federal payroll funding account that small business payroll processors could use to get money directly to employees.
Firm practice management
How to use feedback as fuel
Leaders should understand not only how to provide effective feedback but how to receive it as well.
10 real reasons to go (and stay) remote
This article explores the reasons firms should move to remote work management on an ongoing basis and why resisting remote work and service delivery can place a firm at a competitive disadvantage.
Regulators clear way for certain loan modifications amid pandemic
A move by regulators to ease certain restrictions for borrowers in good standing will facilitate loan modifications linked to the coronavirus pandemic. But borrowers will need to act fast to secure relief while still in good standing with their lenders, which has been defined as being less than 30 days past due on contractual payments at the time a modification is implemented.
How small businesses can apply for SBA disaster loans
Businesses and not-for-profits with fewer than 500 employees can seek to borrow up to $2 million to cover coronavirus-related loss of revenue in declared disaster areas.
Switch to virtual client meetings amid coronavirus fears
CPAs who run virtual firms share their top tips for educating clients about online meetings and holding successful virtual meetings.
Top cyberthreats targeting accounting firms
An expert outlines three of the top external cyberthreats accounting firms face and provides pointers on how to reduce a firm’s risk of becoming a victim.
Tech tips for firms responding to coronavirus
A CPA firm’s IT director shares advice for organizations to assess and set up longer-term remote work in the wake of coronavirus concerns.
What to do if staff can’t make it to the office
As the coronavirus pandemic leads to staff scattering, here is expert advice on what firms can do to make remote working work.
5 tips for avoiding burnout
This article discusses ways to reduce–or even eliminate–the downward spiral of burnout.
More fun CPA license plates
This slideshow features 12 original vanity plates coined by CPAs nationwide.
How firms can advance women in the workplace
Firms are taking proactive steps to attract, retain, and advance women. And firms that use modified work arrangements (MWAs) and formal advancement programs to achieve those goals report that the benefits are clear.
Help your staff make it through busy season
Eustis Corrigan, CPA, senior managing director at CBIZ MHM in Memphis, Tenn., a veteran of more than 30 tax seasons, shares what his firm does to support staff during busy season.
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.
Onslaught of the tax procrastinators
Consider these ways to protect billable time while cultivating new clients.
How to win next-gen clients
Millennials’ finances are becoming more complex. Be the financial professional they turn to, and you could secure them as clients for life.
Financial planning: Remember to plan for risk
CPA financial planners must carefully document for clients all risks associated with recommended investments.
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.
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.
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