want new business? avoid these errors.
by bill penczak
it’s an understatement to characterize cpas as process-oriented, with prescribed steps for financial statement audits and tax return preparation that follow a specific regimen. among the many jokes about accountants, the one that resonates here is:
why did the auditor cross the road?
because he looked in the file and that’s what they did last year.
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but the “funny” thing is that while cpas are typically pedantic about the processes for client work, it’s often a case of the cobbler’s shoes when it comes to running their firms in general, and practice development in particular.