a lawyer’s guide for spring cleaning your accounting firm

mop cleanseven administrative chores you overlook at your peril. 

by r. peter fontaine
newgate law

now that the 2016 busy season has finally come to a close, it’s time to turn our thoughts to more pleasant and less stressful activities – like spring cleaning.  we’re talking about those pesky “housekeeping chores” that frequently end up on the backburner because they generate no revenue, are less urgent, and largely uninteresting. they are, nonetheless, critical to an accounting firm’s risk management health. there is no time like the post busy season lull to start cleaning.

here is our list of seven spots that frequently need some major scrubbing: