CPAs and restaurant owners have worked together closely to overcome the devastating consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Bill Pirolli, CPA/CFF/PFS, CGMA, and Brian Casey, who are Rhode Island natives and chair their respective association boards, endeavor to help the industry recover.
Firm practice management
Find value in letting clients go
CPAs explain their approach to evaluating and parting ways with some clients.
An evaluation framework for responding to requests
Even seemingly benign requests made of CPAs can raise professional liability risk. Follow this evaluation framework to help understand and manage risk related to requests.
Finding the best talent using remote interviews
Social distancing and other pandemic precautions don’t have to slow down your search for talent. One organization offers tips for conducting effective remote job interviews.
For firms, advanced tech is no longer optional
Firms that place well-thought-out tech solutions at the forefront of their strategy will be best positioned to gain the most in the future.
Coming together to advance Black CPAs
Leaders whose organizations focus on promoting the advancement of Black CPAs, both on their own and as a part of the Black CPA Centennial, offer insights on where the profession stands and where it needs to go.
Advice for meeting efficiency and more on the new AICPA board chair
A Technology Q&A co-author talks about maximizing efficiency in meetings. Also, get a peek into the new AICPA board chair’s approach to client service.
Use this formula to build trust with clients
Accountants can position themselves as more trustworthy by working through the classic “trust equation” developed by David Maister, Charles Green, and Robert Galford. Angie Grissom, owner of The Rainmaker Companies, illustrates how to do so.
Ask the expert: Practice management
Joining Canopy in 2019, Davis Bell has held critical leadership roles in strategy, operations, and finance. He specializes in creating and managing new products and businesses from scratch to scale.
Avoiding fallout from aggressive tax strategies
CPAs must understand the
significant risk that emanates from “too good to be true” tax strategies even if they “just make introductions,” provide tax consulting services, or prepare returns that reflect these strategies.
Jonyce Bullock, CPA
Career advancement is more achievable for a person who has a plan and shares it with leadership, according to Jonyce Bullock, CPA.
Simpson promoted to vice president–Firm Services
Lisa Simpson was promoted to vice president—Firm Services. In her new role, Simpson will continue to oversee the Association’s relationships with CPA firms.
Accounting profession continues to zero in on DEI issues
After a year of heightened focus on diversity, equity and inclusion issues, leaders of the accounting profession are continuing in their commitment to make strides in this area. Accountability and transparency related to these issues will be pivotal in the coming years.
Flexibility can cushion pandemic’s threat to women’s careers
Additional responsibilities around caring for children and supervising schooling are taking a toll on women, putting them at increasing risk of burnout during the pandemic.
Supporting AAPI talent in May and beyond
A diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant explains why DEI should more often be referred to as DEIB. She also offers tips for organizations and individuals to support employees of Asian heritage.
Diverse faculty attracts diverse students
Professors can shape a student’s experiences, influencing whether students take a course or pursue a career because the person at the front of the classroom looks like them. The first Black CPA Ph.D.s have played an important role in attracting generations of future Black CPAs.
Be more productive while doing less work
CPA firms are often more productive and profitable when owners work less, according to Brannon Poe, CPA, owner of Poe Group Advisors in Charleston, S.C.
Build your small firm or solo practice’s brand
A career expert and three CPAs who have successfully built their brand share some advice.
These are the snacks powering CPAs during tax season
Here are some ways CPAs and their firms are keeping their bodies — and brains — fed during this extended tax season.
AICPA seeks exemption for CPA firms from expected beneficial ownership registry
The AICPA is requesting that all licensed or registered CPA firms be exempted from forthcoming rules that require beneficial ownership information to be reported by small businesses to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
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