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Email Etiquette
While email is the most expeditious way to communicate, we have to be mindful and thoughtful about what we choose to share before clicking send. Additionally, the sheer volume of messages we're reading and writing each day can be overwhelming. Here is a list of email etiquette tips you should practice daily. Remember that nothing is truly ‘confidential’ in an email One of the most valuable pieces of advice received during my career ...
Read MoreVirtual Accounting: How to Succeed Remotely
The coronavirus has changed the business landscape significantly. Many accounting firm leaders, who were once reluctant to allow employees to work from home or other locations, now realize the value of a remote workforce, especially when it comes to recruiting and retaining talent. But working remotely can also create challenges, such as communicating with and managing employees, setting up necessary technology, and establishing and enforcing ...
Read MoreThe Wrong Idea: Clients’ Wacky Notions About Taxes
It’s hard enough for preparers to keep up with tax changes — clients are completely at sea, and often enough end up relying on very odd notions about taxes. Attempted deductions from recent years (the Minnesota Society of CPAs produces one of the most famous lists) always evince taxpayers strangest ideas about what’s deductible under the Tax Code: boats, family vacations, materials for a new house, a fur coat, charity to ...
Read MoreHow to Stop Overthinking Everything
Deliberation is an admirable and essential leadership quality that undoubtedly produces better outcomes. But there comes a point in decision making where helpful contemplation turns into overthinking.
Read MorePandemic Forces CFOs to Manage Financial Liquidity Bette
CFOs and other finance executives are finding they need to reforecast their company’s liquidity and cash flow on a weekly and even daily basis as they cope with the pandemic. While weekly or monthly forecasting seems to be the norm right now, many CFOs are wondering about the right frequency for forecasting during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an online poll during a webcast last October by Deloitte, 8.2 percent of the respondents ...
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