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VOLUME 25, NUMBER 6
CONTENTS
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26 A Year in the Life of a SALT Accountant:
7 Tips for Promoting Your Sales Tax Practice
By Gail Perry, CPA – Editor-in-Chief
27 3 Ways to Win New State and Local Tax
Clients By Gail Cole
28 A Year in the Life of a Payroll
Accountant: How to Tell if a Small Business
is Compliant with HR Law
By Christina Merhar
29 What's Next for Proposed Changes to
Overtime Pay and Exempt Employees?
By James Paille, CPP
32 The ProAdvisor Spotlight: Intuit Wants to
Be Your Perfect Partner with New ProAdvisor
Programs
COVER STORY
16 Accounting in 2025: Three Undeniable
Trends and How They Will Affect Accounting
Firms By René Lacerte
COLUMNS
4 From the Editor: Farm Stand Honor System
By Gail Perry, CPA – Editor-in-Chief
6 From the Trenches: Making the Right
Payroll Choices for Your Firm and Your Clients
By Randy Johnston
30 The Bleeding Edge: Are You a Bad Boss?
10 Signs That You Might Be
By Dave McClure
34 Bridging the Gap: How to Retain Your Firm's
IT Superstars
By Jim Boomer, CPA.CITP
FEATURES
10 Reducing Staff Turnover: How to
Recognize and Respond to Retention Red
Flags By Paul McDonald
11 Apps We Love: Mobile Career Tools
By Gail Perry, CPA – Editor-in-Chief
18 The First Steps to Starting a Small
Business LLC
By Lauren Reo, CPA and Ryan Pederson, CPA
20 A Post-Busy Season HR Checklist for
Accounting & Tax Firms
By Paul McDonald
2015 PRODUCT REVIEWS
12 Website Builders for Accounting Firms
By Mary Girsch-Bock
22 Document Management & Storage
Systems
By Mary Girsch-Bock
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