PCPS, Texas state society partner to launch national survey on practice management issues.

PCPS, the AICPA Alliance for CPA Firms, and the Texas Society of CPAs are presenting a new--yet old and trusted--firm management tool. The two organizations are partnering to launch the 2002 PCPS/TSCPA National MAP Survey.

The survey will provide comparative inter-firm data that will help accounting practices benchmark themselves against the best in their class. The survey's intent is to assist CPAs in identifying the strong areas of their practices and to understand better the areas in which they face challenges. They can then use this information to make changes in their operations,

Benefiting most from this new initiative will be small and mid-sized firms that normally do not have access to this type of information. The MAP survey will enable these practices to know what other firms in their own area are doing in terms of how they run their practices, what they are paying in starting salaries and other firm management issues.

The survey is being conducted throughout Sept. Practicing member firms are encouraged to participate. The online survey can be completed in about an hour.

Following compilation of results and the completion of a survey report, results will be available in mid-Nov, to PCPS members, survey respondents and participating state societies. Others will be able to purchase the results.

To participate in the survey or for more information, visit:

[computer] www.PCPS.org