Local Firm Management Section
It’s hard to think strategically (and long term) and drive your firm’s growth, profitability and brand when you are always digging deep into the details of daily work.
Sole practitioners and local firm partners join OSCPA’s Local Firm Management Section to get perspective, and take the longer view on legislative and regulatory updates. They also get access to top notch OSCPA resources that can help manage and grow their firms. There’s a robust community of firm executives like you. Join the conversation as a member of the Local Firm Management Section and learn from others facing similar issues and challenges.
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Sep 15, 2011
The Senate has passed a patent reform bill containing provisions that eliminate patents on tax strategies.
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Sep 15, 2011
The IRS this week released the specifications for the competency test that individuals must pass to become a Registered Tax Return Preparer.
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Sep 06, 2011
Speaker and consultant Bill Reeb, CPA CITP answers a frequently asked question from younger partners regarding mergers and succession planning.
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Sep 01, 2011
Now that busy season is officially over, it’s time to turn our attention to the “growing season.” While it can be tempting to take a break after a long, sometimes-arduous tax season, this is the perfect time to focus on your business and eliminate some seasonality, too.
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Sep 01, 2011
FASB has launched a new web portal for nonpublic entities designed to make the latest information about FASB activities focused on private companies and not-for-profit organizations easily accessible to stakeholders.
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Sep 01, 2011
Laptop theft is a cottage industry in the U.S. This article by Will Fleenor highlights some scary facts you need to know.
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Sep 01, 2011
A new survey from CPA Trendlines shows that accounting firms are stepping up their efforts to market themselves in the face of increased competition.
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Sep 01, 2011
A new IRS database will allow taxpayers to examine the qualifications of paid tax-return preparers according to congressional testimony by an IRS official.
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Sep 01, 2011
CPA firm revenues rose a modest 1.7% according to a preview of the annual Rosenberg Practice Management Survey, marking the first time in two years that the growth rate increased from the prior year.
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Sep 01, 2011
The number of workers covered by workers’ compensation dropped by 4.4% in 2009, the biggest decrease in two decades, according to a report by the National Academy of Social Insurance.
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