March 2017 Article Archives

Workload Compression Survey Results

Workload Compression Survey Results

Published March 27, 2017

How Does Your Firm Cope? The AICPA characterizes workload compression as a condition of excessive job demands caused by the 1986 Tax Reform Act (TRA). The TRA severely limited the ability of businesses to use anything other than a calendar year-end reporting for tax purposes. Consequently, professional accountants find their tax and audit work compressed into the first quarter of each year. In an earlier study, Cluskey and Vaux (1997a) found ...

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PCPS Intentional Gratitude Actions Worksheet

PCPS Intentional Gratitude Actions Worksheet

Published March 27, 2017

Take a few minutes out of your busy day to show gratitude to those in your firm. Using PCPS Intentional Gratitude Actions can help increase motivation, teamwork, personal knowledge and build a strong firm culture. Find out more about creating a culture of gratitude with this accompanying Podcast. This PCPS Intentional Gratitude Actions Worksheet and Pocast are examples of turnkey tools and solutions the PCPS delivers. PCPS is an add-on ...

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The Association Announces that the AAAPM Designation is Now the PAFM Designation

The Association Announces that the AAAPM Designation is Now the PAFM Designation

Published March 10, 2017

The Association for Accounting Administration became the CPA Firm Management Association for many reasons, all of which are applicable to our certification program. We want a larger reach, we want to be more inclusive of the firm management arena and we want those involved in managing CPA firms to know they are not alone and as thought leaders, we can make a difference when it comes to the success level of firms throughout the U.S. and ...

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