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AGN 2022 North America Regional Meeting

Connection – North America Newsletter #49 I June 2023

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Summer! A time to kick back and enjoy some down time, family time, free time that is so sorely needed after the rigors of the first two quarters. 

While at your desk, you can use this time to update your AGN profile, get ahead of your annual CPE requirements by attending an AGN webinar, connect with AGN peers about the client needs you had to put on the back burner earlier in the year, or plan for your next staff exchange with another AGN firm across the country or around the globe.  

Reach out to any member of the AGN staff if you’d like more information about any of these, or something else. We are here to help!

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AGN Members at Museum of Flight, Seattle

AGN North America Celebrates a Successful Event in Seattle

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PRESS RELEASE: May 31, 2023 – The AGN 2023 North America Regional Meeting, held from May 21 to 23 in Seattle, WA, brought together 240 participants for a highly engaging and informative event. This annual regional flagship event, themed “We Go Together! Honoring the Past, Valuing the Present, Shaping the Future,” provided attendees with valuable content and opportunities to connect.

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Managing Generational Friction

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AGN Global Business Voice: Practice Management

We must have always had a multi-generational workforce, so why has the notion of workplace friction between age groups, sometimes referred to as ‘Generational Friction’, become an issue on the radar of business leaders?

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PRV in Mexico celebrate 80 years

AGN Member PRV Celebrate 80 Years

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Prieto, Ruiz de Velasco, S.C., (PRV) in Mexico, are pleased to share the celebratory news of their 80th anniversary. Established in 1943, the public accounting firm has had many long and successful years. What has been the firm’s success in a challenging environment?

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AGN INSIDER: Global News & Updates

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Our first flagship event of the year, the 2023 North America Regional Meeting in Seattle, was a great success. Participants connected face-to-face, tuned in to some high-value content and celebrated the region’s 45th anniversary with unique experiences to create lasting memories. Next is the EMEA Regional Meeting in Bratislava, 8 – 10 June. Click here for all upcoming events.

In this newsletter, we share some handpicked content to give you a snapshot of what else has been happening in AGN. Stay connected to help us guide, grow and develop your firm!

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How Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Tax Work in the Future?

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AGN EMEA Tax Committee News

AI has begun to play a large part in the accounting industry, with some of the larger players in the market embracing it and heavily investing in it as an integral part of their standard service offering.

What impact could AI have on how we work in the future? Should AGN firms start to embrace AI now?

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International Revenue and Referrals – Leading AGN Members

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This publication contains mini case studies highlighting some of the most active AGN members regarding their international business revenues and referral volumes – as registered in the 2022 AGN Annual Return. What can we learn? How can other firms get a piece of the action? Do you have a contact at these firms? What’s your strategy to increase referral work?

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Budgeting For Businesses: An Agile Approach

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Contributed by: RVKS and Associates.

As we enter a new financial year, zero-based budgeting can pave the way for well-designed policy changes.

Planning is an essential tool for all businesses to provide direction, increase efficiency, reduce risks to an acceptable level, and facilitate decision-making. Financial budgeting, especially, is a critical component of planning. As Peter Drucker put it, “What gets measured gets managed.”

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