10 reasons for my success

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

recently i was asked if i could provide some reasons for my success.

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this gave me an opportunity to think about it and i came up with a list of 10 reasons that i am presenting here. i hope you take away some ideas from this. if you have your own list, i would appreciate it if you would share it with me.
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what makes a good tax season client?

green cast iron sign with white 16 painted on it16 positive qualities.

by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

clients are our customers who pay our salaries and present us with stimulating opportunities allowing us to grow.

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there is no such thing as a bad or nuisance client – although there are clients who sometimes do bad or nuisance things.
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do your clients feel important?

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by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

clients are our customers. they pay our salary and enable us to make good livings. do what you can to accommodate them and make them feel important – as important as they believe they are.

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also be user-friendly – do not make it difficult to work with you. clients don’t know how smart we are. they think we are great, but they measure us by the small things – the good and bad.
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social security as an asset class

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

if you have ever worked in the united states or were married to someone who did, the chances are you will eventually receive social security benefits.

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there are different ages when regular benefits can start beginning at age 62. the longer the benefits are delayed, the greater they will be … until reaching age 70.
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when clients don’t know

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

we all have clients who wonder what their business is worth and sometimes imagine getting away from it all.

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some even sell, but many more talk about starting the process but are not really committed to selling.
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5 small leaks that can sink a tax season

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by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

some people are micromanagers and anal with details. others are big-picture managers, letting details take care of themselves.  neither is completely effective and both disciplines need to be balanced.

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there is a time for details and a time for big-picture thinking. when setting up procedures and processes it is essential that all details be considered and planned for. once the process is set up, there should be brief but continuous monitoring. and then the big-picture thinking should take over – that is where you will make your money.
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when the kids don’t want to take over

if you didn’t have time pressure, how might your planning change?

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

i had a client who had five sons and three daughters who worked in his business. their ages ranged from 28 to 48. i was helping him with exit planning and suggested that i could possibly structure a transaction where either some or all of his children could buy his business.

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he liked the idea and i told him to meet with them and suggest it.
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5 tax review keys

thorough always beats sloppy.

by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

don’t be sloppy instead of thorough.

all work has to be reviewed. and clients and others look at it.

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sloppy work is always evident and usually incomplete. thorough work is careful and usually complete.
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