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Is the CPA Worth it in 2019, 2020, 2021…? Also, H&R Block Acquires Wave and Xero Appoints Jamie McDonald to Lead Accounting & Global Services

Cloud Accounting Podcast

25:46 — Over the last 8 years CPA firm hires have increased over 4% but non-CPA firm hires have increased over 10% | Twitter 26:51 — Tax law changes join staffing as a top issue for CPA firms | Journal of Accountancy — “Finding qualified staff” is the top concern of every firm with two or more professionals — the same result as in the 2017 survey.

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#AccountexUSA: Getting to know the Latino market

Cloud Accounting Podcast

01:13 – Tony explains the Latino Tax Professionals Association’s mission 02:37 – The fast-growing Latinx small-business market is largely underserved in the U.S.

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When Time-Based Pricing Works (Or Does It?)

Cloud Accounting Podcast

It's an AI-powered accounting and bookkeeping service. Blake Oliver: [00:29:19] Is this Proper.ai? Whereas, with a generalized bookkeeping service, you try to do that and, inevitably, the reports are kind of meaningless because they're not customized to the business. David Leary: [00:30:45] They were founded in 2017.

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ScaleFactor Fails to Scale, Blames COVID-19

Cloud Accounting Podcast

They graduated from Techstars Austin in 2017. If you go to their website, and you look at the services they offer, which, we'll go there right now, and we'll look. [00:10:26] ScaleFactor does a few basic things. Pretty standard bookkeeping services, and that is $399 per month, if paid annually.