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3 Ways CPAs can leverage technology for meaningful practice growth

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Other technology, such as customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, such as Salesforce, make it easier to manage engagements, track action items and market new services to existing clients. Automated solutions can produce the tax returns so CPAs have more time to suggest tax-planning strategies.

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Amazon India Launches B2B App Marketplace

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12) said Amazon’s Marketplace Appstore is now live in India, allowing sellers to access third-party applications to promote automation, business management and growth. Reports in the Economic Times of India on Monday (Aug. Businesses can access the app marketplace via the Amazon Seller Central dashboard.

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Print copy of “Next-Level Accountants” now available

Abrigo

Despite a decade of eReaders and eBooks, many people still prefer printed books, according to Deloitte and other researchers. "I Writing in the book’s foreword, Sageworks Chairman Brian Hamilton said businesses need their accounting firms to do more than simply offer traditional services such as compiling financials or providing tax returns.

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Foreign Tax Compliance Reporting — FATCA vs. CRS

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You would think one system would be enough to manage foreign tax compliance. In 2010 the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) started to define the details of FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). Two aspects are of interest: possible additional tax revenue from foreign accounts and additional information on the customers.

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Small U.S. accounting firms and their consultative future

Abrigo

The recent Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey (AFOT), available as a PDF eBook at CPA Trendlines , produced by Randolph P. percent provide tax preparation services. percent provide tax preparation services. percent provide tax preparation services. Coming as no surprise, the data shows 92.2 Whereas 77.7

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Accounting firm clients want these services from you

Abrigo

Identifying service opportunities is especially important for firms looking to transition from a focus on compliance services , such as tax and audit, to value-added advisory services that might generate higher margins. After all, accountants are commonly known as providing services such as tax preparation and audits.

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Offering advisory services: Piecemeal or holistic approach?

Abrigo

Requirements for delivering an advisory service “can differ quite a bit depending on the type of advisory service,” he says, given the differences between risk advisory services, tax planning, or performance management consulting, for example. Consequently, the methodology that will be the backbone of the service deserves some focus.

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