Changing Roles

You've heard the role of accountants is changing. Here's another hint about it. A survey by payroll firm Perquest, based in Oakland, found accounting firms are increasingly asked to take on tasks "outside the normal comfort zones."

70 percent of accounting firms will provide more tax planning services in 2008, and 60 percent will provide business management and advisory services.

Meantime, 60 percent say they're still finding a shortage of qualified job candidates is a "barrier to growth."

Here are details, in pdf format.