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3 top tech trends for public accountants to watch in 2017

Abrigo

The 2016 National Management of an Accounting Practice survey found that the use of cloud services by CPA firms has grown since 2014, with 56 percent of all firms surveyed saying they use cloud-based software, up from 48 percent in 2014 and 29 percent in 2012. Cloud computing has implications for accounting firm growth.

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The power of Twitter for recruitment

Abrigo

Twitter may not be the first site that comes to mind for job hunters, but the numbers don’t lie – in 2012 eight million applicants found jobs using the social media application. A marketing firm in Dallas uses the site to perform first round intern interviews. Using the platform for recruiting purposes is also increasingly common.

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Accountants: People like & trust you. How to monetize that

Abrigo

Being viewed positively by their communities and clients is nothing new for accountants. Over the years, accountants have been named as the most trusted business advisor in several industry surveys, including one in 2012 by Sage and another in 2013 by CCH. But are you capitalizing on your respected and trusted status?

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Business, marital disputes fuel valuation demand

Abrigo

Bloomberg has reported that after plunging during the recession, the number of Americans getting divorced in 2012 rose for the third year in a row. It gave as an example a couple who stayed married for the sake of their engineering firm until the economy and their business improved. Charles S. “If

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Bench Accounting Review 2019: Pricing, Features, Alternatives

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What Is Bench Accounting? Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bench Accounting is North America’s largest bookkeeping service for small business owners, freelancers, and entrepreneurs. Launched in 2012, Bench employs over 300 in-house professionals to handle bookkeeping for thousands of business owners. .