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Being a virtual CFO means getting into the preparation

As your firm grows and evolves, shouldn’t your suite of services? By expanding your service offerings, you create better revenue opportunities for...

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Feeling squeamish about advisory

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Feeling squeamish about advisory? Here's how to get comfortable

There’s a battle raging in the accounting profession. Full services firm versus specialized offerings? Not that one. Shifting to automation...

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Need time-saving solutions for your firm?

Running any business is a challenge. But accounting firms are a special case. With clients looking to you for legal and regulatory compliance as well...

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You've heard about the future of accounting. What about the now?

Over the last decade, the rapid development and implementation of financial technologies (Fintech) have made the future of accounting a hot topic....

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Client advisory services have already moved to the next phase

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Client advisory services have already moved to the next phase

The accounting profession has been listening to the klaxon now for close to a decade: CAS! CAS! CAS! If you haven’t heard professional leaders tout...

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Creating a successful end-to-end CAS engagement | Botkeeper

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Creating a successful end-to-end CAS engagement

When many firms start a Client Advisory Services (CAS) practice, they have a tendency to jump in the same way they might if they were starting a tax...

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How is manual bookkeeping like Blockbuster?

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How is manual bookkeeping like Blockbuster?

One of the truths of business in the modern era is that technology can define success. Major leaps in how work gets done, how products get made, and...

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Beat tax season slumps with these 5 tips—and even find some free time

Tax season has always been challenging: the last-minute clients, the messy paperwork, the missing documents, and—certainly not least of all—the long...

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Here's How to Ditch Seasonal Firm Growth for More Predictable Growth

The World Series just ended, and it got us thinking about how accounting is a bit like baseball: it’s heavy on numbers and statistics, it can be...

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Better CAS Means Better Questions: 5 Questions to Ask Your Clients

How does an experienced accounting professional merge their years of experience and skills with the specific needs of their clients? To be honest, it...

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Want Lifelong Advisory Clients? Solve These 4 Accounting Problems

With the ongoing evolution of the accountant’s role thanks to technology (notice we didn’t say tech was replacing accountants!), it’s not always...

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Identifying Clients Who Need CAS & Meeting Their Expectations

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Identifying Clients Who Need CAS & Meeting Their Expectations

Let’s take a moment to consider how different accounting is these days. It’s no longer just about balancing books, running payroll, preparing taxes,...

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