Insights
Center of Excellence
Welcome to BKR International’s Center of Excellence – a dynamic hub designed to elevate our collective expertise and support the continued growth of our member firms.
Rooted in collaboration and driven by real-world challenges, this space curates the latest insights, research, and practical tools from three core pillars: Technology, Practice Management, and Human Resources.
Here, you’ll find forward-thinking solutions, peer-driven innovation, and actionable ideas to help your firm thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.
Technology
Practice Management
Human Resources
Technology
Shaping the Digital Future of Our Profession
Stay ahead of the curve with curated resources exploring the latest in accounting tech. From automation tools and AI to client-facing platforms and cybersecurity, this pillar empowers BKR firms to confidently embrace digital transformation and leverage technology for smarter operations and better client service.
Remitian Tech Implementation White Paper
UPLOADED: Oct 9th, 2025
$1.5 billion. That’s the conservative annual cost of manual tax remittance for CPA firms. Each client engagement wastes 30–45 minutes of nonbillable work, logging into portals, reissuing vouchers, re-entering data. The result: lost profitability, staff burnout, and weaker client service. Automation changes the equation. Firms that adopt secure, real-time remittance reclaim hours, eliminate penalties, and focus on higher-value work.
Practice Management
Transforming How We Run Our Firms
This pillar focuses on the strategies, models, and tools that help BKR firms operate more efficiently and profitably. Discover content on succession planning, M&A, PE ownership, service expansion, and data-driven decision making—all geared toward building resilient, growth-focused practices.
Inside the Client Experience Webinar with Suralink
UPLOADED: Oct 9th, 2025
Suralink’s “Inside the Client Experience” report provides a data-driven understanding into the client experience, highlighting their biggest areas of struggle from an unbiased perspective.
BKR Macro Scope World Economy - July 2025
UPLOADED: Sep 25th, 2025
Global uncertainty surged in 2Q 2025 as the U.S. enacted its highest trade tariffs since the 1930s and the dollar sharply depreciated, signaling a shift in economic trust. World economy grew last quarter by the weakest pace since 4Q 2023 (according to the PMI Composite Indicator), amid trade tensions, high real financing costs, and persistent geopolitical tensions. Despite challenges, markets showed resilience, supported by tech investments and infrastructure plans.
Human Resources
Winning the Talent Game Together
Attracting, developing, and retaining top talent is a critical focus for all BKR firms. This pillar delivers practical guidance on staff recruitment, retention strategies, DEI, training programs, and leadership development—designed to support our people-first approach across the network.
BKR Workforce Engagement Report
UPLOADED: Sep 25th, 2025
The goal of this Workforce Engagement study is to create a working document that BKR member firms can refer to in their effort to secure a dedicated and engaged workforce. The initial step was to undertake a review of the attitudes of staff members at our North American firms; this was achieved by extending a brief anonymous survey to all offices and their staff. The results of this survey have been reviewed and compared to the research otherwise available from third party surveys and reports.
