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Northeast Ohio’s Bober Markey Fedorovich shares its strategies for drawing in quality staff.

Just like clouds in the physical world, the technology cloud is dynamic and evolving. This constant change begs the question, how can your accounting firm benefit from it?

Even as someone who lives and breathes compliance and regulatory issues, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the many changes that happen each year.

Company movement and location decisions have filled the news a lot in the past year. From Carrier leaving Indiana for Mexico, to reversing course after the election and staying in Indiana, 2016 has seen just about everything in terms of company movement.

The implications of delaying ACA repeal, getting media exposure during filing season, and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Even if there are no new laws from President-elect Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress, practitioners still will have to cope with a number of changes that go into effect for the first time this year or apply for the first time for tax returns filed this year.

This summer a couple of my columns dealt with developing a specialization, and I had a ton of feedback. One person I spoke to is a young accountant who is trying to figure out a career path with a specialization. She has about five years of experience and feels she needs to choose a specialization to be able to start the next phase of her career.

Acquiring high-quality clients can prove difficult -- which may help explain why so many firms are willing to serve clients that don't provide much value.

Technology protocols, security measures and proper staff training are key.

The changes are easy in concept: Most people favor lowering the tax rate and closing loopholes. The difficulty is in the details.