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Time management specialist Pam Vaccaro, CEO of Designs on Time, discusses ways CPAs can improve their focus to become more productive and satisfied at work.

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May 4, 2018

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Could unlimited vacation work at your firm?: A workplace offering an unlimited paid-time-off policy sounds like paradise for employees… and no... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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What you need to know before you sell your firm: As the founder of brokerage firm Poe Group Advisors, Brannon Poe, CPA, has helped hundreds of CPA... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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From CPA to the classroom: Going from practitioner to professor: Many CPAs have considered giving back to the profession by teaching accounting. In this episode, ... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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How to protect your CPA practice from hackers: Nick Graf, an ethical hacker with CNA, joins the show to discuss all the cyber threats that go bu... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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Feeling frazzled? Try these tips for greater focus: Time management specialist Pam Vaccaro, CEO of Designs on Time, discusses ways CPAs can improve t... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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A CPA firm with Silicon Valley DNA: Wesley Middleton, CPA, founder and managing partner of MiddletonRaines+Zapata, discusses his uniq... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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Tax reform: What CPAs need to know about the latest developments: Tax reform is the hot topic in Washington right now. In this episode of the podcast, which was re... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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A factor of singular importance in cloud computing: What should CPAs be doing to better protect their data and derive more value from the investments... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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How a CPA overcame her fear of public speaking: Great public speakers can be made, not born. Elizabeth Pittelkow, CPA, accounting and compliance ... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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What CPAs need to know about providing services to marijuana businesses: Providing accounting services to marijuana businesses is full of potential legal and ethical mine... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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What CPAs need to know about the new tax reform framework: On Wednesday, Sept. 27, Republican lawmakers released a framework for tax reform--a key issue for... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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Watch out for these fraud red flags: Detecting fraud is often extremely difficult. But there are some things that accountants can watc... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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When accountants walked with kings: Jacob Soll’s The Reckoning: Accounting history is a lot more exciting than you realize. Historian and MacArthur Fellow Jacob ... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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How to make women’s initiatives more successful: Nancy Droesch, CPA, co-founder of WILLO LLC, explains what employers can do to make their women’s... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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How to keep employees in the game: Brandy Amidon, CPA, the CFO at South Carolina marketing and creative agency Brains on Fire, found... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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How national tax reform is impacting state taxes: CPAs around the country are still trying to figure out how the recent national tax reform will im... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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The secrets to opening a new CPA office: Blake Christian, a tax partner with HCVT, drops in to reveal the secrets he’s learned from openin... by Journal of Accountancy Podcast
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