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Many firms employ artful mottos or mission statements to help inform prospective clients and staff what they’re all about. For Baltimore-area firm SCH Group, there are two: “Powerful Minds, Passionate Teams, Proven Results,” and “Clients, Colleagues and Community.” These might be seen simply as catchy promotional slogans, according to firm vice president and chief marketing […]
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.” Steve Jobs knew how to motivate and inspire, which is exactly what he did during his commencement speech to Stanford University grads in 2005. He inspired hundreds of […]
Accounting firms everywhere are going to great lengths to retain staff these days, but the very best workplaces in the profession are going a step beyond retention. Instead, they’re aiming for engagement. Of the two, retention is the weaker force, because it relies on the practical — on benefits and compensation, on management attention and […]
The Accounting Financial Women’s Alliance announced the recipients of its 2018 Women Who Count Awards at its annual Women Who Count Awards Lunch, held Oct. 30, 2018 in Kansas City, Mo. This year’s recipients were chosen as “outstanding women who exemplify AFWA’s core values in career and life, and set a positive example for other […]
MichaelSilver, a firm based in Skokie, Illinois, is extending its footprint to Chicago by merging in Lerman CPA Group Inc., effective Nov. 1. The merger fits in with MichaelSilver’s strategy to strengthen its presence in the Chicago market, while opening a second office in downtown Chicago. Financial terms of the deal and revenue figures for […]
Accountants who work in small and midsized practices are using more technology to serve their clients better, as well as attract and retain top talent, but are feeling pressures to lower fees and differentiate themselves from competitors, according to a new survey by the International Federation of Accountants. The 2018 IFAC Global SMP Survey garnered […]
The International Federation of Accountants has elected Dr. In-Ki Joo of South Korea as president for a two-year term through November 2020. He previously served as deputy president of IFAC since November 2016. Joo is a professor, emeritus, of accounting at the Yonsei University School of Business. Before that, he served as the dean of […]
The Internal Revenue Service has revised its agreement with the Free File Alliance to expand taxpayer options for free online software offerings for next filing season and avoid steering consumers to paid products. The new agreement that was announced Friday updates a number of areas in an effort to make the Free File program more […]
Ex-IRS agent gets four years; Select sentence; ticket to jail; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Sacramento, Calif.: Alena Aleykina, 45, a CPA and a former special agent for IRS Criminal Investigation, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for filing false returns, obstruction of justice and stealing government money. According to the […]
FinancialForce has included new business analytics tools from Salesforce in the Fall 2018 ERP Release of its cloud-based accounting software. The software uses Salesforce’s Einstein Analytics technology to analyze millions of accounting transactions to gain business insights. By leveraging the latest release and Salesforce Einstein Analytics, FinancialForce customers, such as CFOs and services professionals, can […]
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