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By Genevieve Hancock In one form or another, each of us has heard of age discrimination, generally on the older side. But what about on the younger side? What if you excelled and ended up exceeding expectations in a management position or high-level role at a young age? Speaking from experience, I

By Ira S. Rosenbloom, CPA Over the course of 30 years as a practicing CPA, and extensive work consulting with small and medium-sized accounting firms during the last five years, I have noticed a huge disconnect between the approach practitioners take with their clients and how they direct their own

By Kathy Gutierrez, MSHRD, CPLP, PHR You finally earned a promotion to manager. But after the congratulations from colleagues and new business cards, it’s up to you to maximize this new role and grow into an impactful leader and respected colleague. Here’s the thing about leadership, though: it is a

By Peter B. Reilly CPA, CVA Just five years ago, Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, PC (CBM) was a 38-person audit and tax practice with one office in Bethesda, Md. But after an aggressive approach to acquisition, we’ve transformed a somewhat vanilla firm into one of the area’s top 25 accounting firms

By Christopher R. Cicalese, CPA, MSTFP Let’s get straight to the point. Despite what popular TV commercials may say these days, all people aren’t tax people. In addition, they might not be a CPA, an auditor or even a bookkeeper. The world of accounting continues to grow with “experts” trying to

When it comes to the great accounting questions, “public or private?” is as ingrained in the field as “tax or audit.” But the decision a young accountant makes at the beginning of his or her career doesn’t have to lock them in until retirement. Accountants make the transition from public to private (or vice versa) en masse every year, and it can even be desirable to bring the skills from one to the other. We spoke with some VSCPA members who had made the switch one way or the

Work-related stress is at its apex for a large portion of the accounting industry. While it’s impossible to fully eliminate the workload concerns that trigger many CPAs, there are ways to mitigate the negative effects of busy season or other stressful times of year. While you might wear your busy

By Thomas G. Stephens, Jr., CPA, CITP, CGMA One of the most significant issues in information security is the proliferation of ransomware. Unfortunately, this trend is likely to continue. Let's examine some ransomware statistics so we can prepare to defend our data. What is ransomware? Ransomware is

By Tom Mishoe, CPA, CMA, MBA CPA firm growth may occur either organically or through acquisition. Firms often choose to acquire other practices to (1) more quickly achieve desired client, revenue or profit growth, (2) fill existing or expected partner/employee, geographic or service capability

By Peter Kwon, CPA Have you tried turning it off and on again? No, not your smartphone: your mental and physical well-being. Unlike machines, humans do not have hard drives that will keep us running nonstop. We all need sufficient time to unwind, recharge our batteries and unplug ourselves from the