i’m an accountant because of clients like stanley

some people have a lot to teach us.

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

stanley hochhauser passed away. he was a client i worked with in my first job and became my client when my father passed away in 1976.

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stanley was the last of my father’s clients and his passing also closed a link to my past. i am an accountant because of clients like stanley.
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clients, revenues, profits – trending down, down, down

eckelkamp, neilson, blank: clients late, clients new, clients in need

pandemic cuts profits at 42% of firms, client numbers off at 29%, and revenues down at 38%.

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like just about every other business in the world, cpa practices are hunkering down for a year of hard times. yet a third of them think they can buck the odds and see some increase this year.

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back in the bullish days of february, the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 2020 busy season barometer was reflecting expectations of more clients, burgeoning revenue, and increased profit, with a medium-chance of more extensions.

but these bearish days see most practitioners expecting a year stagnant at best and quite likely worse than stagnant in all benchmarks of success.

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andrew argue is on a mission

to help accountants save 10,000 businesses in the battle against the foundering economy.

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andrew argue is on a mission – a mission to help accountants save 10,000 businesses from the covid business crash.

his practice development training platform, accountingtax.com, has built a covid-19 “wartime response plan” for tax and accounting firm by providing results-focused training, accountability, and technology, argue tells 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

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to be sure, argue comes with some controversy. clearly, he has helped thousands of accountants increase their revenues, and spawned a flock of former students who have launched their own look-alike programs. but, just as clearly, he has his detractors. for one thing, he asserts having a cpa license, or even a college degree, need not be an impediment to success in tax and accounting. his teaching methods are assertively challenging. and his focus on aggressive internet-focused marketing rubs some traditionalists the wrong way.

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how to audit 401(k)s

green checks being made on checklist… and keep the process from lasting forever.

by jody grunden

as with any service area, it’s important to have a solid process in place. without one, it can be a little bit like the wild west! the 401(k) audit process involves six stages, which are typically completed within four to eight weeks.

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once a prospective client confirms they want summit to complete their audit, we send them the engagement letter and the questionnaires along with the governance planning memo that we’re required to give them.
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‘found money’ delights clients

businessman ogling money over another's shoulderhow to operationalize new services that find or save clients’ money.

by bill penczak

even during normal times, “found money” solutions are great door openers for new clients and a great value-add for your current clients.

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these solutions are different from traditional audit and tax work in that they are opportunities for companies to retrieve monies they’ve paid in the past, or are ways for companies to lower the cost of a function, process, or service for which they are already paying.

such solutions include:

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