Workload Compression Survey Results
How Does Your Firm Cope? The AICPA characterizes workload compression as a condition of excessive job demands caused by the 1986 Tax Reform Act (TRA). The TRA severely limited the ability of businesses to use anything other than a calendar year-end reporting for tax purposes. Consequently, professional accountants find their tax and audit work compressed into the first quarter of each year. In an earlier study, Cluskey and Vaux (1997a) found ...
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PCPS Intentional Gratitude Actions Worksheet
Take a few minutes out of your busy day to show gratitude to those in your firm. Using PCPS Intentional Gratitude Actions can help increase motivation, teamwork, personal knowledge and build a strong firm culture. Find out more about creating a culture of gratitude with this accompanying Podcast. This PCPS Intentional Gratitude Actions Worksheet and Pocast are examples of turnkey tools and solutions the PCPS delivers. PCPS is an add-on ...
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The Association Announces that the AAAPM Designation is Now the PAFM Designation
The Association for Accounting Administration became the CPA Firm Management Association for many reasons, all of which are applicable to our certification program. We want a larger reach, we want to be more inclusive of the firm management arena and we want those involved in managing CPA firms to know they are not alone and as thought leaders, we can make a difference when it comes to the success level of firms throughout the U.S. and ...
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2017 Paperless Benchmark Survey Results
The CPA Firm Management Association completed their 2017 paperless benchmarking survey to find out the status of paperless office practices in accounting firms this upcoming busy season. The survey has been conducted every two years beginning in 2003 to help identify trends in adopting “less paper” processes. This year, 176 firms participated in the survey, powered by Canon. Member firms are leading the profession by adopting ...
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An Editor's Perspective!
We are all extremely fortunate to be members of an accounting association that is recognized as a leader in CPA firm practice management. By being a member, not only do we have access to so many resources and tools needed to make our jobs easier, we belong to a society of members where we can communicate with one another to share experiences, best practices and support and encourage each other through our participation on the discussion forum, ...
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