COVID-19 Brought most deals to a stand still in early March 2020 – normally very busy month for transactions in the Accounting profession.
Pre Covid deals are being completed now...
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Market Update August 2020
Pre Covid deals are being completed now and up to September – overall, averaging a 4 month delay that may blowout to 6 months
Most Accountants in March 2020 were...
Easter, Passover, Timeout – Get ahead of your clients’ priorities
It’s great to have a break upon us for two good reasons. The first is that you have a break from the already-accelerating year. It’s built up momentum fast....
It’s 2019, let’s boost customer service as the Japanese do
Every year my family and I go to Japan. It is our home away home or, as one family member puts it, our home away from home-home. I...
Demand for accounting M&A remains strong
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) remain the most popular method of corporate growth within the accounting and financial advisory sectors despite challenges.
Reasons for undertaking a merger or acquisition include:
- An increase...
Developing a Retirement Plan – increases your sale price
There is one obstacle in the way of a successful sale of your practice that might surprise you. It has nothing to do with your clients or staff....
How to add 20% to your practice value – the hook
What would you do if your new financial year started with one of your key staff walking out the door with $200,000 of your fees? Wouldn’t happen? I have...
The Seduction of Growth (gurus)
Are you being seduced by a GROWTH story that could harm your firm?
Have you noticed how many growth gurus there are these days. You know the ones, good-looking, silver...
Accounting firm M&A activity on the rise
ACCOUNTING FIRMS THAT REFUSED TO SUCCUMB TO THE ALLURE OF FINANCIAL PLANNING HAVE NEVER LOOKED BETTER.
Nothing reinforces the value of a good accountant quite like a federal budget. Morrison’s...
How to value a CA firm – Back to Basics
The most common question our team get asked at accounting conferences is ‘what am I worth?’ Of course, what practitioners mean is: What is the value of my accounting firm,...
Start the new year right – our 2018 do’s and don’ts
Tips and Hints to build value in your practice if you’re looking to sell or merge!
Revelling in Verbier’s fresh powder runs contemplating your strategic goals for 2018? Here’s our top...
5 industry trends accountants should take note of in 2017
Today more than ever, change is constant and relentless. And its rate (unlike Australia’s interest) continues to increase, driven in no small part by technology and digital innovation. With...
M&A – Key risks with client transition in small purchases
When buying (and selling) client fees, it’s clearly in the best interests of both parties to make the transition as gentle as possible for the clients involved in the...
Accounting Practices For Sale
With the market being a buoyed one with buyers still seeking out good practices, we still find a ‘she’ll be right’ attitude towards the buy / sell
Practice Purchases – Checklist of Items to Collect At, or Post, Settlement
Practice Purchases – Checklist of Items to Collect At, or Post, Settlement
The other day someone asked, “what should I collect at, or immediately after, settlement, once the firm purchase...
Valuing SMSF Administration Companies (& SMSF Books of Business in Public Practice Accounting Practices)
As a generality, Public Practice Accountancy Practices can sell for between $0.75 and $1.00 ~ Premium for every $1.00 of ‘recurrent revenue’, whilst SMSF Administration companies (and SMSF books...
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