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client service opportunities

yes, christopher columbus had an accountant

john vanderlyn’s painting, “landing of columbus” in the capitol rotunda, depicts columbus’s accountant, roderigo sanchez, as fourth man standing on left
john vanderlyn’s painting, “landing of columbus” in the capitol rotunda, depicts columbus’s accountant, roderigo sanchez, as fourth man standing on left

valuable contacts can become friends.

by ed mendlowitz

one of my hobbies is my interest in accounting history.

delving through history is very interesting but usually a solitary pursuit. however, when you meet likeminded people, the discussions can become very animated. it can also cause you to meet extraordinarily interesting, bright and nice people, and i have.

learn more: call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

i wrote the lead article in the journal of accountancy’s 125th anniversary issue, and two of the editors were dale flesher and gary previts. we “met” over the phone discussing the article. a few months afterward the aicpa had its 125th anniversary council meeting and dale and gary called and suggested i come to washington, d.c., to meet them and perhaps visit the capitol and have our photos taken in front of the painting by john vanderlyn showing the landing of columbus, including roderigo sanchez, the accountant hired by queen isabella to accompany columbus.

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client service opportunities

my ‘brand’ is the exciting history of accounting

smiling businesswoman talking on camerawhat feels right to you?

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

in 1998 i read that andersen consulting would be spending $100 million to brand their company. this seemed unusual for a few reasons.

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1. they were in heated litigation with arthur andersen to leave the accounting firm and set up an independent company.
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busy season management

10 things not to say during tax season

older man with finger on lips and other hand out in "shush" gestureeliminate excuses.

by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

tax season is a busy time and preparers sometimes neglect to get something outside of tax prep done. needless to say, clients don’t want to hear it. and your firm may miss some valuable opportunities.

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here are a bunch of phony reasons why some things don’t get done…
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busy season management

top 12 tax return errors

error stampeddon’t ignore last year’s return.

by ed mendlowitz
how to review tax returns: the field-tested update

following is a checklist with a listing of the most frequent tax preparation errors. use this as a guide of what the reviewers should look for.

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  1. number transposition and spelling errors. this includes income and deduction amounts and client social security numbers, addresses and zip codes. spelling errors should also be avoided – they indicate a lack of attention to what you are doing.

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busy season management

what’s not to like about tax season?

businesswoman holding green folderif you’re not happy, target why.

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by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

successful people are happy with their practices and what they do and get joy from interacting and helping clients.  i know a lot of accountants who continuously complain about tax season – yet they make most of their money during the period.

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do they expect someone to knock on their door with a wheelbarrow of money to hand them? if they are financially secure, why do they keep working? if they are not, then, duh! either do it or find something else, but stop complaining. better yet, look at all the benefits from what you do (if you need me to tell you the benefits then find something else to do).
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busy season management

why ‘tick and tie’ needs to die

businessman shaking hands with grim reapera rundown of seven types of tax return reviews.

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by ed mendlowitz
how to review tax returns: the field-tested update

there are numerous ways to review tax returns. most reviewers have their own techniques, and some alter these based on

  • the type of or size of the return, or
  • who the preparer is or
  • who the partner in charge of that client is.

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there is nothing wrong with this as long as the reviewer is experienced and really knows their stuff.
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client service opportunities

be an accountant, not a salesperson for other things

extreme close up of female hand with pen pointing on cash flow document.“a piece of the action” didn’t pan out.

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

there are accountants who only do accounting and accountants who also do other things such as selling financial products and doing deals with the client. there is nothing wrong with this, but with some very minor exceptions, i never did the other things.

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accountants have many openings and opportunities to

  • sell life insurance, annuities, mutual funds and tax shelters;
  • broker mortgages;
  • find buyers for a client’s business;
  • manage investments;
  • introduce investors;
  • perform executive searches and
  • even invest along with clients.

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busy season management

can your reviewers answer these 10 questions?

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by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

the primary people who should review tax returns are trained tax department reviewers. however, often the bunching and compression of work shifts some of the review to higher level, non-tax personnel such as audit managers and partners who might not necessarily have the comprehensive training, background and experience to handle everything that might come up during the tax preparation process.

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additionally, in many firms, almost everyone on the staff prepares some returns. that lack of dedicated preparers with the trained skills places an added burden on the tax reviewers, making it important for them to have the range of experience needed to perform the review.following are 10 questions reviewers should be able to answer to qualify for their role.
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