To help prepare your firm for the great migration, here are the major pitfalls of migrating to cloud computing and suggestions as to when you should pull in an expert for assistance. The benefits show themselves everywhere, from monthly overhead savings to proactive disaster recovery planning that could keep thousands
The pandemic shifted the way accounting firms seek out employees. Before it started, we had ten fully remote employees. These staff members had started their careers with the firm; we knew them really well even before they became remote employees. When COVID-19 happened, we shifted our mindset and quickly started
You may not think of it this way, but you spend a lot of time evaluating the value of items and services. Whether you shop at traditional brick-and-mortar retail stores or online, you’re selecting items and determining if they’re worth the price on a weekly—if not daily—basis. Some items may
Business is all about relationships. When you work with clients, you get to know them on a business and a personal level. You might ask how their family is doing or about their recent vacation, and you may genuinely like the person. However, there will likely come a time when
Periods of vast inflation are oftentimes followed by a recession, where consumers spend much less because they dealt with increased prices for too long. A drop in profits can really hurt any business, so how can you prepare your clients for this possible scenario? In my experience as the CEO and
I receive many queries from retirees who have moved money into traditional IRAs, 401(k)s and other tax-deferred retirement accounts. Retirees have to comply with long-standing rules that require them to make annual withdrawals from their accounts once they turn 72. (70 ½ was the required age for 2019 and earlier
On February 15 this year, Sarah Twigg of Twigg Accountancy Services shared with Jo Wood and Zoe Whitman of 6 Figure Bookkeeper that she was now fully booked. Sarah also said she was earning more running her practice than the salary she used to earn as an employee. Her business
Content is a highly effective way to capture and nurture leads. The more relevant content your firm creates, the more trust you build with prospects and clients. Some prospects even hire a firm they follow on social media without soliciting competing bids. Of course, creating all that content takes a
AARP will tell you that more than half of American workers plan to continue working in retirement. Their reasons vary, from the desire for added income to simply staying active. And then there’s the “sense of purpose” work provides. We commit much of our lives to our careers, so it’s
Time was, finding qualified staff or handling a data security breach were accountants’ biggest concerns. But difficulties in working with a resource-challenged IRS have become a more pressing concern for CPA firms over the past year. In some ways, this should be of little surprise to practitioners and the last
