I disagree that Accounting is declining. Tax laws and red tape are
accelerating, and with it need for people in the know. Bookkeeping may
go offshore, but in my opinion, we Accountants are as safe as Lawyers:
No Indian can know our laws or my clients or be able to give them the
face time I can. I don't fear the Indians, I might fear another
competent Accountant whose costs are much lower than mine.
Some of the most intelligent and hardest working people I have met
have been Indians. In fact, of the hundreds of professional women I
have met, the two most intelligent have been Indians. With the
emphasis their nation is putting on a really good education and
offering offshore services to North America and Europe, I don't agree
with you. I would say you are in great peril.
BTW, no one has any viable valuation of their "face time" unless it is
evaluated by an outside expert. It is shocking how many businessmen,
not just accountants, hang on to their clients simply because the
clients are too lethargic to change. Within the next decade it will
be interesting to see how many of you peoples businesses survive when
they are up against highly aggressive sales force selling high quality
Indian accounting, tax, and consulting services. From what I have
seen, I am putting my dime on the Indians.