Practice news April 2006

Practice

Internal Communication in the Electronic Age

After three months or more of busy season, after picking up 20 voice mail messages every morning and attempting to clear out the pile of unread messages in email boxes that may or may not be spam, managers and employees in most accounting firms are looking to reconnect personally, to talk about results, goals for the coming year and the roles they will play in accomplishing these goals.Adve
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A&A

Effective Strategies for Employee Satisfaction Programs

Employee satisfaction is the result of organizational strategies that utilize both tangible and non-tangible benefits, according to a recent Business Excellence Board study.
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Practice Management

The Invisible Employee: The Potential of Under-Performing Employees

The Invisible Employee is a new book offering managers proven techniques for revitalizing their workforce and improving the performance of underperforming staff members.
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Practice

The Gift of Thank You

Everyone loves receiving gifts. Most of us enjoy giving them; just look at how much we spend purchasing gifts for others on holidays or other special occasions. Few people, however, realize one of the greatest gifts that can be given in the workplace is also free.
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Practice

Recharging After the Busy Season

It is April the 18th. The office is closed and you are taking a deep breathe before you dive into the two month pile of mail and three inches of phone messages that are sitting on your desk. And then it hits you like a slap in the face, you don’t have enough energy to go grab a cup of coffee, let alone enough energy to dive into your work activities with wild abandon. It feels a little more like sluggish stewing! So… what can you do to increase your energy and get back into the game of life at full strength?
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Tax

It’s Tax Day: Take the Afternoon Off!

That’s what management is telling staff at Rachlin Cohen & Holtz, Florida’s largest accounting firm. Over the firm’s 51 year history, they have created a culture of year –round tax planning that allows the firm to close the office at 3:00 p.m. today, rather than burning the midnight oil.“The concept of April 15 is only important if you haven’t preplanned,” Rachlin Cohen & Holtz’ Managing Partner Larry Blum told AccountingWEB.
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Practice Management

Mark Your Calendar: AICPA Small Business Practitioners’ Tax Forum

Developed by practitioners for practitioners, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA’s) Small Business Practitioner’s Tax Forum offers proven strategies and answers helping firms distinguish themselves in the highly competitive small business marketplace.
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Practice Management

Mark Your Calendar: TECH 2006

Hundreds of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) and technology experts assemble at the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Information Technology Conference to share news and information on the changing IT and how it can benefit their business, their career and their clients. Attendees also have the opportunity to explore cutting edge technology products and services, hear top industry speakers and network.
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Practice Management

A Constant Flow of Hot, New Marketing Ideas <b>by Allan S. Boress, CPA, CFE</b>

Busy season is almost over, so it’s time to kick start your marketing to catch up for lost time. Are your tired of trying the same old thing? Ideas tend to get stale and occasionally competitors awaken and put something into action you were already thinking about (but couldn’t get the partners to act on…).So where can you get a bundle of hot and refreshing ideas? Adopt the world-view of one of the riches men in the history of the US.The Right PerspctiveW.
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Practice Management

The Ultimate CPA Practice Propulsion Machine -- Referral Systems

If you're a lawyer, CPA or business consultant, it’s a good bet that a large percentage of your new clients are coming from direct or indirect referrals. Most of you think of this as "word of mouth advertising."I’m also willing to bet that 99.9 percent of you out there have never given any thought to putting formal, aggressive and automatic referral systems in place.When I bring this up with clients I usually hear something like this:"I don’t need any help with referrals. All of my business comes from word of mouth right now.
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Voice of the Editor

Results from a recent AICPA survey disclosed the two top priorities for CPA firms as they plan for the future: bringing in new business and finding talent. Our goal at Sift Media is to help our readers deal with the issues most important to them. One way in which we are doing this is through the launch of our new recruitment/placement service, Going Concern Jobs. Check it out today for your talent needs.
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Gail Perry, CPA
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, AccountingWEB
editor@accountingweb.com
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