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\"ed<\/p>\n

by ed mendlowitz
\n<\/i>101 questions and answers for managing an accounting practice<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

question:<\/span><\/strong> a former client wrote me a letter threatening to sue me for bad services.\u00a0 i did nothing wrong and actually did a great job and they still owe me money.\u00a0 what should i do?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

response:<\/strong> walk away!\u00a0 ignore the threat.\u00a0 don\u2019t respond.\u00a0 stop billing them.\u00a0 and go about your business.\u00a0 life is too short to get tied up in dissipating actions.\u00a0 it is rare to run a business without getting stuck from someone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 read more →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"ed<\/p>\n

by ed mendlowitz
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101 questions and answers for managing an accounting practice<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

question:<\/span><\/strong> a former client wrote me a letter threatening to sue me for bad services.\u00a0 i did nothing wrong and actually did a great job and they still owe me money.\u00a0 what should i do?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

response:<\/strong> walk away!\u00a0 ignore the threat.\u00a0 don\u2019t respond.\u00a0 stop billing them.\u00a0 and go about your business.\u00a0 life is too short to get tied up in dissipating actions.\u00a0 it is rare to run a business without getting stuck from someone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 read more 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