Peerview Data Insights

Big Data, Cloud-computing and A.I. are reshaping the accounting industry, but is this a threat or an opportunity?

Our perspective, as a company that works with lots of CPAs, is that the future is bleak for firms that can't change and bright for firms that can.

Why?

Because CPAs already have the skills they need to leverage this disruption.

The following infographic, based on a meta-analysis of surveys, studies, research and observations, breaks out five additional services that can help CPAs future-proof their practice.

Peerview Data would like to recognize and thank our new customer, Peachin, Schwartz & Weingardt, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, for selecting us as their benchmarking, comparative analysis and practice management solution.

Companies are generating more performance data than ever before but a lot of them are still trying to figure out what to do with it.

Some don't know how to get started. Some don't know where to get started.

One simple resource to turn to is your CPA.

This short presentation lays out the reasons why and how your CPA can help you reap the gains of becoming a data-driven company: higher profits, faster growth, increased productivity.

Companies are generating more data than ever before but how many of them are doing anything with it?

 Jeff Bezos's annual letter to shareholders is getting a lot of buzz because it underscores Amazon's fanatical devotion to continuous, intentional improvement,  which he shorthands as being a "Day 1" company.

Why does he call it "Day 1?"

If you’re like most small businesses, there’s a roughly 50 percent chance you’ll replace your CPA at some point in the next few years.

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Most of us think of our CPA as somebody who just does taxes, bookkeeping and audits, but they're actually in a unique position to help just about any company optimize it’s performance.

How?

By combining data-driven analysis with experience-driven insights.

We've had some requests for copies of the presentation referenced in this post.

Mark Cuban got a bit of an internet smackdown the other day when he suggested that CPAs might go the way of the dodo bird thanks to Artificial Intelligence.