By Edward Mendlowitz November 04, 2019, 12:12 p.m. EST Last Wednesday I spent the day in Manhattan and some things occurred that I would like to share here. My primary reason was to attend a lunch meeting of the Accountants Club of America with a speaker I thought would be interesting. I also arranged to […]
Good Times Are Here Again? By Joanne S. Barry, CAE October 2017 Issue, Publisher’s Column | October 2017 It’s a great time to be a CPA firm. So says Marc Rosenberg in his foreword to the 2017 Rosenberg Survey. The annual practice management survey, now in its 19th year, provides a wealth of quantitative and qualitative […]
By Edward Mendlowitz Published: April 03 2017 When I started my practice I tried to extend as many clients as I could. I figured this would ease tax season and spread the work out throughout the year. I found out this is not workable—for me. Now, we do whatever we can to get a return […]
CPA firms are adding to their fields of expertise in order to take advantage of new opportunities By Brett Johnson, February 27, 2017 at 3:00 AM Ralph Thomas, CEO and executive director, New Jersey Society of CPAs – (PHOTOS BY AARON HOUSTON) New Jersey Society of CPAs CEO Ralph Thomas has seen accounting firms […]
Attract and retain talent by understanding this paradigm shift. By Hitendra Patil Accountaneur Topmost thought leader Ronald J. Baker said, “The World Bank reports that 80 percent of the developed world’s wealth resides in human capital, illustrating that we’ve been in a knowledge economy since the 1950s. Yet most accounting firms are utilizing a business […]
By Edward Mendlowitz February 27 2017 WithumSmith+Brown, PC has rolled out a “Dress for Your Day” policy with a manual illustrating the different ways staff can dress depending upon what they are doing that day. The 12-page manual shows 10 staffers in various poses and pretty much elevates comfort over a traditional look. Withum is […]
B Michael Cohn July 27 2016 New Jersey Society of CPAs CEO and executive director Ralph Albert Thomas is encouraging CPA firms and other businesses to expand their diversity and inclusion efforts. During a speech Wednesday in New York at a meeting of the Accountants Club of America, Thomas stressed that CPA firms need […]
Two of our Accountants Club of America members have been nominated by the NYSSCPA Nominating Committee for 1-year terms beginning June 1, 2017 Jan Herringer has been nominated for president-elect Candice Meth (Accountants Club of America Governor) has been nominated for vice-president
By Edward Mendlowitz Published January 23 2017, 2:16pm EST This is a follow-up to my previous column, where I suggested larger firms have a specialization as a generalist. This will illustrate some ways of accomplishing that. A generalist has to be knowledgeable in most areas, but possibly expert in none. A generalist should be […]
By Joanne Barry January 23 2017 Donald Trump being sworn in on the steps of the Capitol Building. Bloomberg News Some people love him. Some people hate him. Regardless of what anyone feels about him, New York City real estate mogul and TV reality show star of The Apprentice Donald J. Trump has been sworn […]
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