5 reasons why cpas in la move to the cloud (slideshare)
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5 Reasons Why CPAs in LA
Move to the Cloud
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Software as a Service (SaaS)
and/or cloud solutions offer a
number of compelling benefits
to CPAs who are ready and
willing to adopt them
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If your Los Angeles CPA firm
has been hesitant to migrate
your applications to the Cloud,
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here are five of the
best reasons to consider
making the jump
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1. Spend Less Time on
Technology,
More Time on Your Business
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• Managing and controlling
access by employees
whether in the office
or remotely
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• The cost of managing and
maintaining a backup
system for client files
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• The cost and effort of
dealing with upgrades
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2. Share Files with Your Clients
Online, Empower Them
to Be More Organized
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Instead of having to travel to a
client’s location, you can have
a conversation with them,
collaborate on their ongoing
financial data in the cloud,
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and save in-person meetings
for when it is really necessary
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• Take a photograph
of receipts with their
smartphone and upload
them to their accounting app
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• For contractors or
service related businesses,
accurate time logs can be
kept and billing can be
done accordingly
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3. Managed Effectively, Cloud
is a More Secure Choice
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Should an employee leave
your firm, turning off their
access to firm data can be
managed efficiently as well
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Cloud vendors have much
deeper pockets for firewalls,
Intrusion Prevention Systems,
and other network security
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4. Software Interoperability
is Getting Easier with
Cloud Services
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Instead of trying to patch
together your email with your
accounting software, or your
invoicing system with your
document management
software,
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web services plugins
can “snap together”
complementary systems
with secure, reliable interfaces
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5. Cloud Accounting Solutions
have Lower TCO than
On-Premise Software
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Even over a long term period,
cloud subscriptions are more
affordable
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when all of the hardware, utility,
software license, maintenance,
and productivity costs are
taken into consideration
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Online is ultimately the
evolution for most accounting
software companies,
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so being proactive
as opposed to reactive
is definitely the way to go
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Are you still unsure as to
whether a move to the Cloud
is right for your firm?
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Please share your thoughts
in the Comments section below
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