I find my conversations with CPA firms on the topic of their IT budget intriguing. Whats the intriguing part ? They don’t have a budget!! The government has found that in order to cut costs you have to know what costs are – hence the need for a budget and a system to track expenses. It is truly a rare occasion that a CPA can get a tip from the government on how manage $.

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**btw I should add  (thanks to Dan’s comment): They seem to at least track IT spend, or put forth the effort – now do they actually save the money? Not thinking that is the case…that’s where CPAs may have wisdom to apply what’s learned from the exercise.