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2024-2025 trends

Top Takeaways from the 2024 Rosenberg Survey & What’s Ahead

Avatar photoKristen Rampe, CPA / February 11, 2025

When The Rosenberg Survey is being compiled, CPA consulting leaders are asked to provide insights and perspectives annually. Rosenberg Associates’ Kristen Rampe, Marc Rosenberg, and Matt Rampe were among the 16 CPA firm consultants who contributed this year. Here’s what they had to say about the past 12 months and predictions for this year.  …

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What’s Happening in the CPA Ecosystem?

Avatar photoMarc Rosenberg, CPA / January 14, 2025

By Marc Rosenberg, CPA, with contributions from Kristen Rampe, CPA; Matt Rampe, ASA, PCC; Amanda Lilley, CPA, SHRM-CP, PHR; and Jeff Arnol, CPA, JD Ask random people on the street—or, even better, business executives—if there have been profound changes in the accounting profession over the past 10–20 years. The answer you’ll most likely get is,…

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Choosing the Right MAP Survey and Using it Properly: What Exactly Is “MAP?”

Avatar photoMarc Rosenberg, CPA / October 9, 2024

Not all our “younger” readers may be familiar with the term “MAP.” They may have heard the term but not really know what it means or its historical significance. “MAP” stands for “Management of an Accounting Practice.” Prior to the mid-late 1970s, the term wasn’t in accounting firms’ vocabulary. That’s because the era of professionally…

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Our Top Ten Must-Read Blogs of 2023 (So Far!)

Chrystin McHughChrystin McHugh / October 4, 2023

Chrystin McHugh is the Director of Marketing at Rosenberg Associates. She has over 20 years of marketing experience and is based near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our blog has been a leading source of information and insight for our 14,000+ readers, and we’re thrilled to share our top ten most-read blogs of 2023. These blogs – written…

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Top CPA Industry Gurus Discuss Today’s Trends

Avatar photoMarc Rosenberg, CPA / April 29, 2019

In the blockbuster musical Hamilton, one of the rousing songs was “I wanna be in the room where it happens, the room where it happens, the room where it happens” as a young Alexander laments his exclusion from a meeting of the founding fathers. Well, the CPA industry consulting luminaries of the New Horizons Group…

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Trending: What I’m Seeing at CPA Firms This Year

Avatar photoMarc Rosenberg, CPA / November 26, 2018

Staff.  Firms are continuing to step up their efforts to be more liberal and staff-friendly with their staff policies.  More unlimited PTO polices including many variations of this, working remotely, staff setting their own hours, etc.  Unfortunately, I am not seeing any changes in the lip service most partners give to staff mentoring.  80% of…

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The Real-Time Accountant

Avatar photoMarc Rosenberg, CPA / September 20, 2016

If you’re a CPA and you are serious about being the firm of the future, you should read Rob Nixon’s Remaining Relevant:The Future of the Accounting Profession.  Rob is CEO of Panalitix, an Australian-based firm that uses cloud software to enable accountants to offer real time business advisory services to their clients.  He has coached…

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Trends from the CPA Profession’s Premier Think Tank

Avatar photoMarc Rosenberg, CPA / March 28, 2016

The New Horizons Group mission is to share our experiences and knowledge while exploring leading edge trends shaping the future of CPA firms. Our members are national consultants Gale Crosley, Chris Frederiksen, Angie Grissom, Rita Keller, Roman Kepczyk, Allan Koltin, Jim Metzler, Jennifer Wilson and myself, as well as consultant Carl George, former long-time MP…

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