{"id":82963,"date":"2021-04-07t18:53:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-07t22:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=82963"},"modified":"2021-06-01t06:56:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01t10:56:06","slug":"one-hour-a-year-since-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/04\/07\/one-hour-a-year-since-1972\/","title":{"rendered":"one hour a year since 1972"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>\u201ci love it when clients\u2019 children call me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n by ed mendlowitz<\/i> one day i met with a client for one hour to get his tax information. this is a client i have had since 1972.<\/p>\n more:<\/b> finding new business in sustainability<\/a> | the six types of \u201cimpossible\u201d clients<\/a> | you\u2019re not just taxes<\/a> | granting unconventional request pays off<\/a> | 20 best practices for staff training and retention<\/a> at this point his tax return is much less complicated and he could easily mail in his info, but then we would forgo the meeting. we met when his lawyer introduced me to help negotiate his divorce. i got it done and in a way that he and his soon to be ex-wife did not fight and remained friends (to this day!). because of this i will never lose this client. we are truly in a great profession! i have others like this and in some cases deal also with the children and grandchildren. we are truly in a great profession and tax season is the icing on the cake. we get to see and interact with clients who have become friends, even if it is for one hour a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nat our meeting we catch up on each other\u2019s lives, children\u2019s and grandchildren\u2019s doings, health issues (thankfully nothing bad for either of us) and his work activities. he told me i could never retire and i assured him i will always be around to get his tax information. in actuality i haven\u2019t prepared his return in over 30 years, but i am the person he meets with. occasionally he calls with a quick question about something that has nothing to do about taxes; he knows that if he has a question about taxes or his return he needs to call peter weitsen, my partner of over 28 years. last year his grown son had a problem that i was able to solve for him. my pleasure \u2013 i love it when clients\u2019 children call me.<\/p>\n