Darren Root

Discover the top five security threats accounting firms are facing. Learn how to safeguard your firm and protect your clients’ data.

Discover how an intelligent cloud platform can help create a friction-free experience for your accounting firm—and your clients.

From predictive analytics to retraining the workforce for the future, explore how AI technologies are transforming tax practices in 2024 and beyond.

One of the defining characteristics of our member firms—and really, most accounting professionals—is that they’re always searching for new ways to improve efficiency and client satisfaction. That’s where a community…

In September’s Thought Leader column, I introduced you to point solutions and talked about whether they’re the best way to handle firm management. This month, I’d like to go deeper…

*This blog is part of the 2023 October Thought Leader newsletter. Riddle me this: When is an accounting firm like a football team? Answer: When their playbook is filled with…

You’re already dreading it a little bit, aren’t you? Even before you finish the season of business taxes, tax season 2024 looms. It’s always there…the monster that eats winter and…

*This blog is part of the September Thought Leader newsletter. Once upon a time, the tax and accounting profession’s tech stack consisted of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and a One-Write…

This blog is part of the August Thought Leader newsletter. As Rootworks members know, Smart Client Management is a topic I talk about frequently. However, if you’re a new Thought…

*This blog is part of the July 2023 Thought Leader newsletter Is there any recent topic that’s stoked our interest, imaginations and fears as much as artificial intelligence (AI)? Let…

*This blog post is part of the June 2023 Thought Leader newsletter I recently returned from our Empower 2023 conference in Colorado. Our team worked hard on putting it together,…

In part one of this two-part series, I talked about how you can implement our first two smart pillars: Smart Firm Management and Smart Client Management. Applying these two concepts…