Practice and client management

Over two dozen staff and family members of the Connecticut firm collected nonperishable food for Christian Community Action.

A host of other factors has joined the size of a practice’s book of business.

I have found that clients, while they completely trust us for everything in their business, professional and financial lives, do not trust us when we price our services.

While an RFP does have the benefit of forcing your firm to think through its needs, at least superficially, there’s no guarantee that you are asking the right questions.

Anders CPAs + Advisors coaches two local startups to competition victory; the AICPA honors a host of forensic and valuation accountants; and more news from CPA offices across the country.

Experts from PwC parse the differences between the tax reform bills on the treatment of pass-through businesses.

The Top 100 firm provided $60K to nonprofits across four states for innovative charitable efforts.

With the latest tax deadline behind them and the individual tax season ahead, accountants this time of year often realize that they are on a treadmill of never-ending deadlines with only brief periods of relief.

Yelp Inc. can’t shield the identify of an anonymous reviewer who posted allegedly defamatory statements about a tax preparer.

The American Institute of CPAs is reacting to Senate Republicans’ tax reform plan with its own set of priorities.

Last week I conducted a breakfast meeting of the Withum Partners’ Network and I was asked a question that was not answered, so I’ll answer it in this column.

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the recent wildfires in California have affected millions of people and led to an outpouring of charitable gifts and donations, including contributions from businesses with employees in the path of the disasters.

Time to exhale, sit back and think ahead to what you want 2018 to look like at your accounting firm.

Accountants too often shoot themselves in the foot when it comes to talking to clients about fees, and Inovautus Consulting’s Sarah Johnson Dobek encourages them not to be afraid to stand up for themselves and their value to make these conversations less awkward.

Thanks to technology, we see clients less, but speak and interact with them more, maintaining and strengthening the relationship.

The Big Four firm’s CEO is keeping an eye on how technology is reshaping work, how demographics are reshaping the workforce, and how clients’ demands are shifting.

CPAs know it is imperative to refer clients to third party consultants for various issues that require deep specialization in an area of tax. In many ways, these specialty tax firms act as an extension of your team and require coordination to deliver results that often have a material impact on a tax return.

House Republicans say they’re determined to simplify the U.S. tax code. A long-awaited provision in the massive tax bill they unveiled Thursday, a special rate for “pass-through” businesses, could do exactly the opposite.

Rea & Associates raises money for Humane Society in wake of hurricanes; Elliott Davis bestows internal Impact Awards; and more news from CPA offices across the country.