e-Accounting has developed the business model, the technology delivery, and the application environment that addresses the specific needs of the accounting industry. Through the increased efficiencies experienced with using our services, professional accountants and their bookkeepers find that they are now able to realize increased revenues by billing for services, not by the billable hour. Further, we provide our clients with the opportunity and tools necessary to broaden their scope of service and involvement with their client businesses, and we have the domain expertise and resources to help those businesses transition to or incorporate e-business technologies. The professional has the opportunity to develop new competencies in business technologies without having to invest the entire practice and put the client base at risk. This allows the professional to establish his position more closely to the top of the business value chain, and creates business opportunities for bookkeeping and data processing services and others who perform the mechanics of the accounting and business process.

Outsourced information technology (IT) management

• Online Applications
• File Sharing Services
• Backups and Data Vaulting
• Managed Virus Protection
• Disaster Recover and Continuity

Any business that uses computers and technology resources has a requirement (and a responsibility) to properly manage those resources. Many small business owners do not completely understand the critical nature of their business technology because it has never experienced a severe failure. If they haven't lost their data because of a bad backup tape, then they may not understand the impact the loss would have to their business. The CPA’s position and relationship with their client allows them to discuss such potential impacts to the business, and how they might be mitigated.

• Real-time Bookkeeping (Online Accounting)
• Client Write-up (After-the-Fact Bookkeeping)
• Income Tax Preparation
• SOX Compliance
• Document management and archival
• EDGAR Support

Using technology to improve the efficiency of service can have a significant positive impact to the bottom line.  But engaging new clients may become difficult if the practitioner is unable to find the skilled workforce needed in order to keep up with market demands.  In many cases, CPA clients probably outsourced their accounting or bookkeeping functions because they, too, find it difficult to hire and keep good workers.

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