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Some of you may know my views on the importance of live events in accounting, but recently I’ve witnessed a shift in why attendees go or need to go: human support. Sure, CPE, networking and quality content are indeed a thing when it comes to considering the time and expense of attending an in-person event.… Continue reading Why Accountants Need More From Events Than CPE and Networking

Despite all the hype, and even some anecdotal pushback, the fact is if you are an accounting professional you may already be advising. Whether you’re actually charging for it is another story. What’s more, transactional accounting is becoming a commodity with services like Bench, Pilot, Botkeeper and the rise scores of outsourcing companies flooding the… Continue reading Careful…You May Actually Be Advising!

I am happy to overstate how live events are back, maybe you’ve been to one recently. You’ve networked, sat in sessions for hours, and yes you partied. The high that one feels from a live event can be euphoric and you can’t wait to get back to the the office (wherever it may be these… Continue reading How to Handle Conference Comedown

You’ve probably realized by now that the accounting profession has reached an inflection point. Professionals’ trust between the vendors that create and distribute the essential technology they use is strained at best. And with automation once again at the forefront, the very nature of accountant tasks are up for debate. In short, we needed a… Continue reading Accounting Tech Adoption Doesn’t Have to Be Daunting

Good, now that I have your attention, as an editor and journalist for over 30 years I fully realize that ‘advisory’ has more than four letters. But in the world of accounting, this term become somewhat divisive, at the very least fraught with some controversy in how it’s been marketed to the profession. This doesn’t… Continue reading Advisory Isn’t a Four-Letter Word