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A Better Approach to Our Relationship With Tech

By Amy Vetter posted 9 hours ago
A Better Approach to Our Relationship With Tech An Ignite Blog by Amy Vetter CEO, The B3 Method Institute Business, Balance & Bliss When it comes to the myriad ways technology has altered our personal and professional lives, we tend to hear only all-or-nothing opinions. Tech is either the miracle of our time, building a better world and improving our ...
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But wait, there’s more. Thoughts on PPP forgiveness guidance.

By John Trowbridge posted 22 days ago
But wait, there’s more. Thoughts on PPP forgiveness guidance. An Ignite Blog by John M. Trowbridge Senior Vice President, Business Development Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. When I was asked to write around 500 words about Steps to Consider for Paycheck Protection Program Debt Forgiveness , I thought it would be no problem as there is plenty of material, ...
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Summary of CARES Act Provisions

By Nick Spoltore posted 03-31-2020
Summary of CARES Act Provisions An Ignite Blog by Nick Spoltore, Esq. VP of Tax & Advisory Content for Surgent CPE The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, H.R. 748, hereinafter “the Act”) was enacted into law on March 27, 2020. It contains many tax provisions which will impact your practice immediately. This post highlights the major tax law changes contained ...
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Excel's New Dynamic Array Feature

By Tommy Stephens posted 03-05-2020
  Excel’s New Dynamic Array Feature    An Ignite Blog by Tommy Stephens Jr., CPA, CGMA, CITP    Shareholder K2 Enterprises Excel’s new dynamic array feature is one of the best enhancements Microsoft has added to Excel in years. With dynamic arrays, we now have the capability of creating more powerful formulas than ever before. That is, dynamic arrays allow ...
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Advocacy Efforts Show Love for CPAs

By Natasha Schamberger posted 02-14-2020
 Advocacy Efforts Show Love for CPAs An Ignite Blog by Natasha Schamberger, CPA KSCPA CEO & President We’ve had decades of advocacy success. It’s not just tax and audit professionals that we advocate for, it’s the overall CPA profession. Over the years, the volunteers on the KSCPA Advocate Task Force and the Legislative Committees have built influence ...
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Go Beyond the Tax Return

By Lindsey Curley posted 01-31-2020
   Go Beyond the Tax Return   An Ignite Blog by Lindsey Curley, CPA, CGMA  AICPA Senior Manager, Firm Services Have you reduced their tax burden as you promised last year? Have you identified ways they could save money in the future? Did you find opportunities to improve their bottom line? Today’s clients want to know that you have their backs. And with ...
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2020 Legislative Session and CPAs at the Statehouse

By Marlee Carpenter posted 01-17-2020
2020 Legislative Session and CPAs at the Statehouse    An Ignite Blog by: M arlee Carpenter, J.D.    Governmental Affairs Consultant at Bright and Carpenter Consulting, Inc.   Legislative Session Preview The 2020 Legislative Session began on Monday, January 13 th .  With revenues exceeding expectations almost every month this fiscal year, the Legislature ...
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Process Development - Fundamentally Firm Changing

By Melody Feniks posted 12-20-2019
Process Development - Fundamentally Firm Changing An Ignite Blog By: Melody Feniks, CPA, CGMA Owner of Feniks & Company, LLC “If you can’t describe what you’re doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing” -- W. Edwards Deming For most of my career as the owner of a small firm, I used few if any formal processes. I believed formal structure to be a form of micromanagement ...
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Winter is Coming and So is a New Decade

By Damon Ward posted 12-06-2019
Winter is Coming and So is a New Decade An Ignite Blog By: Damon Ward, CPA, CGMA Director of Tax, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. Published December 6, 2019 As I prepare for my year as the 87 th Chair of the KSCPA, I would like to begin by saying thank you to the membership for the opportunity to serve. I have been fortunate to have the support of ...
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Technology is Driving the Future of Tax: Is your foot on the gas or are you just along for the ride?

By Susan Day posted 11-22-2019
Technology is Driving the Future of Tax: Is your foot on the gas or are you just along for the ride? An Ignite Blog By: Susan Day, CPA, CGMA Principal, Adams Brown Beran & Ball, Chartered (ABBB) Published November 22, 2019 The KSCPA recently sat down with Susan Day for a Q&A discussion of technology and tax industry trends. Whether you find ...
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How CPAs Can Protect Client Data with Third-Party Vendors

By Dustin Hall posted 11-15-2019
How CPAs Can Protect Client Data with Third-Party Vendors An Ignite Blog by: Dustin Hall Director, CPACharge Published November 15, 2019 As an accounting professional, you’re likely all too familiar with the rise of cyber-attacks targeting our industry. Hackers know that CPAs have access to their clients’ most personal financial data, which makes them prime ...
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Playbook Strategies for Business Relationship Development

By Mark Lacy posted 10-25-2019
Playbook Strategies for Business Relationship Development An Ignite Blog By: Mark Lacy, CPA Lead Client Service Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP Published October 25, 2019   The anticipation before game time for my favorite teams is probably when I’m most excited. The anxious anticipation is what it’s all about for me. My friends and I have dissected ...
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Engagement Matters

By Mary MacBain posted 10-11-2019
Engagement Matters An Ignite Blog by: © 2019 Mary R. MacBain, MS, CPA Published October 11, 2019 From the time one joins the KSCPA through life membership, engagement in the KSCPA matters. Engaged members are the lifeblood of any membership organization. KSCPA members with common core values come together to learn, to advocate for the profession, and ...
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Connecting With Your Team: The Secret Sauce

By Robyn Seglem posted 09-20-2019
Connecting With Your Team: The Secret Sauce An Ignite Blog By: Robyn Seglem, CPA, CGMA Director of Accounting, LK Architecture, Inc. Published September 20, 2019 Sugar coating the hard stuff doesn’t lead to improvement or growth. On the other hand, tough-love risks coming across harsh and unapproachable. Leading a team demands many levels of communication. ...
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Voices Heard: Small Firm Forum

By Carl Peterson posted 09-06-2019
Voices Heard: Small Firm Forum An Ignite Blog By: Carl Peterson, CPA, CGMA VP – Small Firm Interests – Public Accounting, AICPA Published September 6, 2019   You’ve got your finger on the red button. It’s the red button to the broadcast your voice across the loudspeakers at a ballpark that is filled with your friends and colleagues in the ...
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You Had Me At Hello…

By Gerrie Meyer posted 08-23-2019
You Had Me At Hello… An Ignite blog featuring recruiting tips for employers and students by: Gerrie Meyer, Director of Employee Development, Adams Brown Beran & Ball, Chtd. Published August 23, 2019 Excitement is in the air this time of year…can you feel it?  Knowing that fall is on the way is exciting for many reasons - the cool air, football season, ...
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Embracing Innovation Has Definite Advantages

By Donna Funk posted 08-16-2019
Embracing Innovation Has Definite Advantages An Ignite blog by: Donna Funk, CPA, Principal at K•Coe Isom Published June 21, 2019 With so many news headlines circling around us on a daily basis regarding “future possibilities” of artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and data management, it’s easy to dismiss these topics and file them away ...
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Turning Legacy into Change - Supercharging Our Young Leaders for the Future

By Jessica Dwyer posted 06-21-2019
Turning Legacy into Change - Supercharging Our Young Leaders for the Future An Ignite Blog by: Jessica Dwyer, CPA, Manager, K • Coe Isom Published June 21, 2019 The KSCPA’s inaugural young leadership program, the '20 up to 40' Leadership Program , reached legacy status by sparking young CPAs in the State of Kansas to become engaged in the profession ...
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Old, New, Borrowed and Blue: A Recap of the 2019 Legislative Session

By Marlee Carpenter posted 06-14-2019
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue: A Recap of the 2019 Legislative Session An Ignite Blog By: Marlee Carpenter, J.D., Owner, Bright & Carpenter Consulting, Inc. KSCPA Governmental Affairs Consultant Published June 14, 2019 As flowers emerge to show us their beauty, warm breezes fill the air, and birds delight us with their charming melodies, there’s no mistaking ...
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Are Soft Skills Becoming a Cliché?

By Mary MacBain posted 05-17-2019
Are Soft Skills Becoming a Cliché? An  Ignite  Blog By: Mary R. MacBain, MS, CPA Published May 17, 2019 © 2019 Mary R. MacBain, MS, CPA   What are they                 Why they’re important                                 … and How to get them Over the past several years, much has been published about required competencies, and ...
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