Posts by Roman Kepczyk
Introducing the Blockchain Concept to Your Firm
For the past year, AICPA leadership has been touting the evolution towards the “audit of the future,” with one of the core discussion points being how Blockchain will be one of the driving technologies behind financial reporting and operating a business in the future. This has been bolstered by a tidal wave of articles describing…
Read MoreBuilding a Learning Culture in Your Firm
CPAs are knowledge workers and the more thoroughly they understand how to utilize their technology and optimize the profession’s best practices to service clients, they more effective and profitable their firms will become. One of the most important lessons I learned in my three decades in the CPA environment is that firms that have made…
Read MoreEight Reasons Firms Should Move to the Cloud
The 2017 CPA Firm Management Association (CPAFMA.org) Paperless Benchmark Survey found that 23% of firms had moved their IT Infrastructure to cloud providers instead of building and maintaining them themselves. Read below why this trend is accelerating and why your firm should be considering the move: Replacement Cost of Onsite Network: As servers come to…
Read More2016 CPAFMA Technology Survey Findings: Infrastructure/Communications/Governance
The CPA Firm Management Association conducted its first comprehensive technology survey tailored specifically to member firms with the goal of identifying the applications, products and processes utilized by peers. Where possible, the survey attempted to identify which applications firms are moving to in the cloud compared to traditionally on-premise managed solutions. The survey was conducted…
Read More2016 CPAFMA Technology Survey Findings-Workstations
The CPA Firm Management Association recently conducted its first comprehensive technology survey tailored specifically to member firms with the goal of identifying the applications, products and processes utilized by peers. Where possible, the survey attempted to identify which applications firms are moving to in the cloud compared to traditionally on-premise managed solutions. The survey was…
Read More2016 CPAFMA Technology Survey Findings-Administrative Technology
The CPA Firm Management Association recently conducted its first comprehensive technology survey tailored specifically to member firms with the goal of identifying the applications, products and processes utilized by peers. Where possible, the survey attempted to identify which applications firms are moving to in the cloud compared to traditionally on-premise managed solutions. The survey was…
Read More2016 CPAFMA Technology Survey Findings-Audit & Accounting Technology
The CPA Firm Management Association recently conducted its first comprehensive technology survey tailored specifically to member firms with the goal of identifying the applications, products and processes utilized by peers. Where possible, the survey attempted to identify which applications firms are moving to in the cloud compared to traditionally on-premise managed solutions. The survey was…
Read More2016 CPAFMA Technology Survey Findings-Tax Technology
The CPA Firm Management Association* recently conducted its first comprehensive technology survey tailored specifically to member firms with the goal of identifying the applications, products and processes utilized by peers. The survey was conducted in January 2016, with 140 members participating, 90% of which had between 11 and 149 personnel and almost half being multi-office. …
Read MoreProtecting Your BYOD Exposure
Bring your own device (BYOD) is becoming the standard in accounting firms as we not only allow our personnel to connect to firm data from their home computers, but also access email and other firm applications on personal tablets and smartphones. When one of these devices gets lost or stolen, or if an employee is…
Read MoreCollaboration Technology to Improve Your Firm
Communications is critical component within every business and can either enhance or detract from overall productivity within a firm. Core communication skills are developed as people grow and most are comfortable with the communication tools they were introduced to and utilize during their career, especially those they use most often on a day to day…
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