A Culture of CAS
There is so much buzz in the accounting community around CAS. Does anyone have a proper definition? It has been used to abbreviate Client...
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Avoid these 5 phrases that make you sound passive aggressive—here’s how successful people communicate
Editor's Note: I recently stumbled across this article written by Erica Dhawan from CNBC and I thought I'd share with our readers. I think...
The 8 Habits of Highly Effective Tax Planners
Over 30 years ago, Stephen Covey published “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." The book became a bestseller and is often referenced to...
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Someone asked me the other day what it feels like to be a risk-taker. I answered, “It feels like failing more times and in...
Xero Blog: Our commitment to responsible data use
It’s fair to say that over the past 16 months or so, we’ve become more digitally-connected than ever before. We can’t underestimate the roles...
How to take time off (and not deal with work)
It’s officially summer 2021 and a lot of us feel like this is the first time we can break out and go do something....
The Human Element in Automation: Communication
I recently read an article in Forbes titled, "The Human Side of Accounting Automation" by Nicholas Pasquarosa. In this article, Pasquarosa discusses the importance...
Lessons Learned from Tax Season: Facebook Live with Jeff Phillips and Scott Scarano
This past Friday, Tax Practice News Editor Liz Mason sat down with Padgett’s, Jeff Phillips (CEO) and Scott Scarano (Franchise Owner) for a Facebook...
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There are moments in life and in business where you need to challenge the boundaries and assumptions that define your reality. Pushing through the...
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