Client Accounting and Advisory Services (CAAS) have emerged as a pivotal component in the modern landscape of financial management. This blog delves into the realm of CAAS, elucidating its significance, core components, and the value it brings to businesses seeking to optimize their financial operations and strategic decision-making processes.
The end of the year is a critical time for your business. Accurately and efficiently closing your books at year-end is essential to success – helping you analyze the decisions you’ve made in the past year, remedy any issues, and make informed decisions for the year to come, as well as preparing the business for proper tax reporting and filing.
In Part 1 of this three-part blog series, we introduced benchmarking and chose four staffing companies from clients in the employment services industry to demonstrate the financial metrics that we used for benchmark analysis. In part 2, we will take a look at the key findings from this analysis.
"Benchmarking" is the process of measuring the products, services, processes, and financial performance of one company against those of similar companies that are known to be leaders in one or more aspects of their operations. Benchmarking provides necessary insights to help you understand your company’s position and performance within the industry and even across industries, and further helps you identify specific areas, systems, or processes in which your company can improve.
On a list of things you like to do, paying bills likely ranks somewhere near the bottom. Which is not surprising since it's time-consuming, prone to errors—especially if paper is involved—and fixing mistakes can be challenging at best. Not to mention the security and fraud concerns associated with sending checks in the mail.
Are you spending too much time trying to keep track of your cash flow? Many business owners are choosing to streamline their processes by working with a Client Accounting Services (CAS) team, a group of specialized accountants who provide a tailored suite of services to simplify your accounting processes.
Perhaps you operate your small business as a sole proprietorship and want to form a limited liability company (LLC) to protect your assets. Or maybe you are launching a new business and want to know your options for setting it up. Here are the basics of operating as an LLC and why it might be appropriate for your business.