Category
CPA
Accounting, close and audit, from the people who do it.
4 posts
Shortening the Month-End Close Without Cutting Corners
A ten-day close is rarely caused by hard accounting. It's caused by waiting — for a bank feed, a stock count, an approval nobody chased.
Moving a CPA Practice From Compliance to Advisory
Everyone agrees advisory is the future and most firms stall in the same place: the compliance work fills the calendar, so advisory never gets scheduled.
Workpapers a Reviewer Can Follow
The test of a workpaper isn't whether the preparer understood it. It's whether someone who has never seen the file can reach the same conclusion without asking a question.
Capacity Planning Around Busy Season
Busy season isn't a surprise. It arrives on the same dates every year, and most firms still plan for it in January by asking people to work harder.
