{"id":43002,"date":"2015-08-25t05:22:38","date_gmt":"2015-08-25t09:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=43002"},"modified":"2024-10-01t09:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01t13:36:04","slug":"afoats-koreto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2015\/08\/25\/afoats-koreto\/","title":{"rendered":"communication: more powerful than\u00a0any software"},"content":{"rendered":"
‘you can\u2019t get ahead having a\u00a0heart-to-heart with a spreadsheet.’<\/strong><\/p>\n by richard j. koreto<\/em> i once interviewed a cpa\u00a0who was a partner in a\u00a0small accounting firm with\u00a0his father. the father was a\u00a0\u201cdetail guy\u201d who knew every\u00a0detail of the irc and made\u00a0sure their clients paid no\u00a0more than the legal minimum. the son was more\u00a0\u201cfront office.\u201d<\/p>\n he personally delivered every return\u00a0to their high-net-worth clients in their homes and\u00a0went over each form and schedule: \u201cwhat are you\u00a0unclear about? based on changes in your family\u00a0situation, there will be some tax implications. let\u2019s\u00a0discuss what we can do about them\u2026\u201d he realized\u00a0that handling the numbers was not enough \u2013 he had\u00a0to explain what they meant. and he had to listen.<\/p>\n this type of skill is more important now than ever,\u00a0and a way for accountants to clearly differentiate\u00a0themselves from increasingly sophisticated and\u00a0inexpensive software.<\/p>\n read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ‘you can\u2019t get ahead having a\u00a0heart-to-heart with a spreadsheet.’<\/strong><\/p>\n by richard j. koreto<\/em> i once interviewed a cpa\u00a0who was a partner in a\u00a0small accounting firm with\u00a0his father. the father was a\u00a0\u201cdetail guy\u201d who knew every\u00a0detail of the irc and made\u00a0sure their clients paid no\u00a0more than the legal minimum. the son was more\u00a0\u201cfront office.\u201d<\/p>\n he personally delivered every return\u00a0to their high-net-worth clients in their homes and\u00a0went over each form and schedule: \u201cwhat are you\u00a0unclear about? based on changes in your family\u00a0situation, there will be some tax implications. let\u2019s\u00a0discuss what we can do about them\u2026\u201d he realized\u00a0that handling the numbers was not enough \u2013 he had\u00a0to explain what they meant. and he had to listen.<\/p>\n this type of skill is more important now than ever,\u00a0and a way for accountants to clearly differentiate\u00a0themselves from increasingly sophisticated and\u00a0inexpensive software.<\/p>\n
\nthe accounting firm operations and technology survey<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nthe accounting firm operations and technology survey<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>