ecuador, el salvador, and edina, minn.
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bkr international is adding elias & asociados, san salvador, el salvador; gw carter, ltd., edina, minn.; and auditores externos varela & patiño cia. ltda., guayaquil, ecuador, to its roster of 160 firms with 500 offices in 80 nations. read more →
banks often provide the scanners.
by roman h. kepczyk
quantum of paperless
one of the easiest processes to convert to paperless with an immediate roi is the firm’s system for depositing client checks. manually receiving and physically going to the bank to deposit checks can be time-consuming and subject to too many errors.
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the manual procedure requires firms open mail on a daily basis, make copies to file in a binder, complete deposit slips and then send a person physically to the bank, which can easily take a half hour every day, five days per week, 52 weeks per year.
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are you ready to say yes?
by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting
i certainly have been fortunate in my career to become involved in a wide range of activities including interesting clients, great staff and partners, appearing on television, writing articles and books and presenting speeches. people always ask me what i did to get started. my answer is simple: “i never passed up an opportunity that came my way.”
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i have seen many accountants and others pass by – literally kicking aside – opportunities immediately in their path, and then they wonder when they will get their “big break.” what a shame for them.
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know what you don’t know.
by barry j. friedman, cpa
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an executor of a will carries out the last wishes of someone close who has died. the executor ensures that the rules that govern the administration of a probate estate are followed.
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here are three key tasks of the executor job:
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some people can afford to pay for your efforts – and should.
by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting
i just finished reading john grisham’s novel “gray mountain,” about a young attorney working in a legal aid clinic. at one point she is asked to prepare a will for a woman with property worth about $200,000. this reminded me of some pro bono work i have been asked to do for people who could clearly afford it, and that caused resentment by me.
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i have done my share of real pro bono work and was glad to do it. it left me satisfied that i was able to help someone. but for those who could afford it, i felt like a sap.
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