Retaining qualified employees continues to be a problem for accounting firms

Marc Rosenberg of Rosenberg Associates talks with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood about training new staff members on how the firm works.

ADP found that declining energy prices, the strong dollar and winter weather contributed to slower growth in the U.S. labor market in the first quarter of the year.

Self-created obstacles to accounting firm growth

I was recently in Manhattan during lunchtime and thought I would drop in at a CPA firm I did some consulting for to see if anyone was available to have a quick lunch with me.

Small businesses are benefiting from the improving economy, and both hiring and access to credit have been picking up in recent years, even though there have been some recent slowdowns.

It is always important to understand and know who the outstanding performers are in your firm. However, a lot of times the partners are involved with things that do not put them in direct contact with many of the staff, especially lower-level staff.

The discussion of diversity continues with Citrin Cooperman's valuation services practice leader, Mandeep Trivedi and Accounting Today's managing editor, Tamika Cody. The two discuss the steps that needs to be taken in order to recruit and retain more people of color in the accounting profession.

Mandeep Trivedi, a valuation services practice leader at the Top 100 Firm, Citrin Cooperman, sat down with Accounting Today's managing editor, Tamika Cody, to discuss how she overcame obstacles as a minority in the accounting profession.

Retention of staff members is the top issue cited by Maryland CPA firms, according to a new survey by the Maryland Association of CPAs, followed by finding qualified people.

For the Internal Revenue Service to stay in business, it needs a youth bomb. More than half its employees are over 50 years old.

McGladrey's chief economist expects that the Friday release of unemployment figures will reveal a drop in headline unemployment to 5.4 percent.

Better processes are needed to reduce the risks of employment tax fraud, according to a new government report.

Employers added 189,000 jobs in March, according to payroll giant ADP, in a sign of softening in the labor market, mainly due to the decline in oil prices and surge in the value of the dollar.

MarksNelson pushes its female staff to shatter the glass ceiling

I once had a client who felt he was getting ripped off by his salespeople padding their expenses. I found this out by walking into his office and finding his desk and credenza overloaded with files halfway up to the ceiling.

Finding qualified staff requires firms to be more proactive than ever

The accounting profession is facing a period of upheaval as Baby Boomers retire and firms experience mergers and leadership shifts, according to a new report.

Finding and retaining top talent is challenging for employers across every industry, including the accounting profession.

During the last month and a half the following occurred: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl. There is this dress on Facebook and nobody can figure out the color of it. The East Coast has been pounded by snow, and the West Coast will wait another year for winter along with the rain to arrive.