Workflow helps us streamline our business processes by automating the routing and approval of documents. It works great if all the steps are sequential and relationships are 1:1. However, if the 1:1 relationship is broken – for example when financial statements need a second review – linear workflow cannot help. Amelio does it better with… Read More
This year was unlike any other Tax Season! Between the COVID-19 extension, combined with many of us working from home, the 2019 Tax Season was challenging in ways we could have never anticipated. With that it mind, before putting the season behind you, take a moment to reflect on the following key questions: What went… Read More
When NY started to close down in March, many of us thought that two weeks would pass and life as we know it would return to normal. Unfortunately, seven months later, many of us are still working from home while balancing life, work and our children’s remote learning. Far from an easy task. Speaking from… Read More
A recent trend in the evolution from workflow to business process management is the spin-off of a specific task from the original project, specifically engagement letter generation. Engagement letters might be considered low risk in certain circumstances, but the fact remains that an engagement letter is a contract. They are how the firm manages client… Read More
What do our clients value? This question is at the core of every lean initiative. The idea is if you eliminate waste in your processes, your services will be more aligned to what your client’s value. The Accounting profession is currently facing increasing pressure from clients on fees. If you become commoditized in the mind… Read More
Think about the bread and butter of most CPA firms: prepping financial statements, audit and tax work, and general accounting services. Increasingly we are being told that commoditization is occurring in our industry. Some of this is driven by technology as more processes become automated. Some of this is our own fault as we fail… Read More
This week officially marks the 9th week of staying at home for many of us. As a resident of New York, fortunately, as May 15th draws near, there is now the hope of New York re-opening and our lives, slowly returning to some level of post-COVID 19 normalcy. I think I can safely speak for… Read More
