from “ridiculous” to “important.”
in ed mendlowitz’s column this week, nice office, clunky car, cool computers: how much do they matter?, he is asked about the importance of a small cpa firm’s appearances, including the office and what kind of car a partner drives. commenters are having their say.
it’s not about keeping up appearances, but keeping up with clients.
by ed mendlowitz
101 questions and answers
question: what do you think the impact is on a small cpa firm regarding:
fact-checking adds little value. so why are you spending so much time on it?
by ed mendlowitz
how to review tax returns
too many otherwise very smart tax preparation operations confuse the two primary types of tax-return quality-control reviews: reviews for content and reviews for issues. each type of review requires a different discipline. one of them costs you money and the other can make you money, lots of it. read more →
and nine strategies to fix the “problem.”
by ed mendlowitz
101 questions and answers
question: my partner seems to always be out of sync with me, but my biggest pet peeve is that he never does what he says he will do. do you have any suggestions?
response: some people are not cut out to be partners. they could be control freaks, someone who skipped kindergarten and read more →
eight data points to check your tax season quality control systems.
by ed mendlowitz
how to review tax returns
accounting firms that have high review times usually have high error rates necessitating the higher review time. doesn’t that sound crazy?
why not set up procedures to reduce the error rate? i have been told that error rates range between 5% and 95%. 95%!? that is crazy! there must come a time when you decide to fix this. you can rationalize all the expediency reasons in the world, but this is just bad, stupid and poor business!
start by considering eight key metrics. read more →
by ed mendlowitz
101 questions and answers
question: how can i get buy-in in the implementation of new things we decide to do?
response: i find buy-in the key to a successful program. it is also extremely hard to get. it is easy in the board room or at the meeting when the new process or procedure is agreed to, but then there has to be a champion to be responsible for the follow-through and success. read more →
nine reasons you need them and the one big reason they don’t get used.
by ed mendlowitz
how to review tax returns
this is an area i feel very strongly about, and it is a major reason for the success of the better firms and the lack of growth of smaller firms. read more →
by ed mendlowitz
101 questions and answers for managing an accounting practice
question: a former client wrote me a letter threatening to sue me for bad services. i did nothing wrong and actually did a great job and they still owe me money. what should i do?
response: walk away! ignore the threat. don’t respond. stop billing them. and go about your business. life is too short to get tied up in dissipating actions. it is rare to run a business without getting stuck from someone. read more →
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