Month: August 2024

Another blast from the past. My 2011 interview with then AccountantsWorld CEO and co-founder Dr. Chandra Bhansali, where I asked him about the future of accounting, using cloud applications, data security issues, and more. Were we right? (I still have that tie).

I was on The Accounting Podcast (formerly the Cloud Accounting Podcast) just 5 years ago with contemporaries Dan Hood, Editor-in-Chief of Accounting Today, and Accountex Network Executive Editor Jess Scheer, as host Blake Oliver asked us what accountants care about most. Listen in and find out what has changed and, inevitably, what hasn’t (much).

As the days close in on yet another peak volume “season” of tax work, I have a proposal to help improve the lives of most tax professionals, and may it be your new mantra: Value matters more than volume. In my time getting to know accountants and how they work, there is not a year… Continue reading Why Value Over Volume Matters

With all the talk of the accounting pipeline “crisis” and how to attract and retain staff, one solution could be staring you right in the face. It is a simple ask for what may seem like a daunting task. If you are wondering where your next hire will come from, or even if the staff… Continue reading Would You Work for You?

Accounting may have long been considered a community of professionals, yet not many have felt the true sense of what that means or have bothered to take advantage of it. Moreover, there’s been no greater need to recognize and utilize community in accounting than now. As the profession moves its way through yet another point… Continue reading The Power of Community in Accounting

This is another article not written by me, but by Hitendra Patil who quotes me from a recent presentation I gave with Randy Crabtree, CPA and Hank Berkowitz on preliminary findings from our Accountants Annual Professional Satisfaction Survey.