Insider Insights: The CPA Blog

Client portals - Great for the client and the CPA firm

Does this sound familiar?

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Mon, February 01, 2010 - 10:20 am EDT

On hiring and advice to young people in the workforce

One of my favorite articles is a regular feature in the New York Times Sunday business section “Corner Office”

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Wed, August 12, 2009 - 9:44 am EDT

You got the informational meeting/interview, now what?

Here are some sound do’s and don'ts

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Thu, March 26, 2009 - 7:20 pm EDT

Getting paid on time- A recurring issue now for CPAs

How are you handling this?

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Sat, January 31, 2009 - 12:13 pm EDT

How To Choose An Accounting Firm Among Other Topics

The Long Island Business News “”How to Guide for 2009”

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Thu, January 29, 2009 - 9:51 am EDT

The End of the Big 4 ?

There is a very thought provoking post on The Auditors Blog recently

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Wed, January 21, 2009 - 10:00 am EDT

It's preseason time

But, don’t hunker down, be proactive

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Fri, January 16, 2009 - 11:53 am EDT

Convert your voicemails to email or text and save time.

Voicemail to email in one easy step

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Mon, January 12, 2009 - 10:03 pm EDT

NYC CPA firms at the top

Crain's NY-Best places to Work 2008

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Wed, November 19, 2008 - 8:19 pm EDT

Partner Compensation

Smaller vs larger firms

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Fri, September 05, 2008 - 3:54 pm EDT

Don't stop or slow down your marketing

Marketing, more important than ever

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Wed, August 13, 2008 - 7:28 am EDT

Warren Buffet speaks live about the U.S. economy

U.S. economic challenges

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Mon, August 11, 2008 - 11:00 am EDT

What can a small CPA firm do to recruit and retain staff?

Tips on how to find them and keep them.

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Wed, July 23, 2008 - 8:32 am EDT

Survival techniques for small firms

If you didn't see it, I recommend a great article in the June 16 issue of Accounting Today by August Aquila.

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Tue, July 01, 2008 - 8:36 am EDT

Who’s in Charge? You or your email ?

A recent posting in Allison Shield’s Legal Ease Blog entitled “Do Something! Manage Your Email Inbox” really caught my eye.

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Thu, May 08, 2008 - 11:46 am EDT

Spring Cleaning for CPAs

3 critically important actions to begin the new season

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Thu, April 24, 2008 - 12:03 pm EDT

M&A and search activities are continuing during busy season

Upcoming retirements and economic cycle issues at the core

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Wed, February 27, 2008 - 4:24 pm EDT

Tip for making CPA firm merger discussions more productive

Improving CPA merger discussions

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Sat, November 24, 2007 - 12:56 pm EDT

Why CPAs don't plan for their own retirement

The long term issues that CPAs face

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Thu, November 01, 2007 - 1:47 pm EDT

It's not just retirement minded firms that are merging up

Current trends

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Fri, October 19, 2007 - 1:30 pm EDT

Firm mergers- Why the multiple isn’t the right focus

First in a series of current trends

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Tue, October 02, 2007 - 8:46 am EDT

Upcoming partner shortage and other CPA firm issues

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Mon, September 10, 2007 - 11:19 am EDT

The “University” within the CPA firm

That sure didn’t exist in my day!

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Tue, September 04, 2007 - 10:27 am EDT

Welcome to Insider Insights!

A new blog that talks about issues CPAs face today: merger and acquisition, partner search, succession planning, etc.

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Mon, August 27, 2007 - 5:55 am EDT

Are We Investment Advisors?

A question I often hear: As a CPA partner/practitioner, should I provide financial services to my clients?

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Wed, August 22, 2007 - 5:28 pm EDT

Troublesome Two

Here are the two main concerns on the minds of CPA firm partners, sole practitioners and other high-level CPAs in public accounting.

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Tue, August 07, 2007 - 2:27 pm EDT

Where’s the Passion?

In a CPA’s life, passion is often underrated. Is it still possible to enjoy life and work?

Posted by Robert Fligel, CPA on Tue, July 17, 2007 - 2:30 pm EDT