Welcome to Insider Insights!

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

What makes me qualified to offer this? I’m 56 and have spent my entire career in the CPA world.

My father was a CPA who owned a firm for many years. I worked there during summers and school vacations, and admit I showed promise even then—I was a whiz on the 10-key adding machine and none of my dad’s employees could produce and collate multicolored tax returns faster than I could.

I began my own career at a well-known mid-size firm, and then spent a few years at a Fortune 500 company. From there, I was Director of HR for one of the “Big Eight.” I’ve been an entrepreneur/consultant for the past twenty years.

So I have some perspective when I say that the CPA profession is seeing tremendous changes. These are turbulent times with many concerns for succeeding CPA generations.

I wish I could say I have solutions to all the problems. I don’t. No one does. 

However, I can offer my professional and personal insights, which will hopefully be valuable. But there’s a catch. I want something in return—a response. Start a dialogue. This blog is a place to share your knowledge, concerns, solutions…anything relevant to the profession.

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

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