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accounting hobby

Practice Sin 3 – Operating the Practice Like a Hobby or Vocation, not a Business

Operating an accounting practice can be very personally rewarding and satisfying as principals have the freedom of being their own boss plus the satisfaction ...
Training and development

Practice Sin 2 – Underinvesting in Personal Professional Development & Training

Too many practice principals do not take the advice of Stephen Covey (Seven Habits of Highly Successful People) and spend the time to ‘sharpen ...
Sturgeon

Sturgeon’s 10% of Practices

If a Purple Cow practice is not achievable, then being part of Sturgeon’s 10% of practices would still be a worthy goal. This would ...
practice investment

Practice Sin 1 – Failing to Reinvest in the Practice

The number 1 sin for an accounting practice is failing to reinvest in the practice. There can be the temptation in business to run ...
strategic planning

Importance of Strategic Planning

A business strategic plan details the methods by which a business sets out to achieve its objectives. Typically a business strategy will cover a ...
buying an investment properrty

Tax Considerations with Investing in Property

When buying an investment property it is important to see your accountant first. Often buyers get a building inspection report and a pest inspection ...
SMSF options

SMSF Advice Options

At June 2015 the ATO advised that there were 556,998 self-managed super funds in Australia with 1,049,840 members. During the 2015 financial year 32,073 ...
purple cow in field

A Purple Cow Practice

‘Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable’ is a 2003 book by Seth Godin. The book advocates that companies produce remarkable products and ...
cost leadership accounting

The Cost Leadership Model is not Profitable

The overall cost leadership model is not a profitable strategy for accounting practices for four reasons: Practices with no staff where the principals do ...
uber differentiation

Differentiating Your Accounting Practice

Differentiation is the process of distinguishing a product or service from others, to make it more attractive to a particular target market. The concept ...