{"id":92952,"date":"2022-01-17t12:30:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-17t17:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=92952"},"modified":"2024-08-14t09:34:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14t13:34:40","slug":"what-partner-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2022\/01\/17\/what-partner-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"what makes a partner"},"content":{"rendered":"
checklist: the 16 big responsibilities for any partner.<\/strong><\/p>\n by marc rosenberg<\/i><\/p>\n when managers become new partners, they face numerous changes.<\/p>\n more: <\/b><\/strong>the 17 rules for making partner at a cpa firm<\/a> | who shouldn\u2019t be a partner?<\/a> | nine reasons people are promoted to partner<\/a> | how to make partner<\/a> those include some things they\u2019re entitled to … and not.<\/p>\n you\u2019re an owner.<\/strong> as such, you get paid based on the firm\u2019s earnings, not as an employee.<\/p>\n you pay for your ownership.<\/strong> new owners in any business must pay money to acquire their ownership. at cpa firms, this is called a new partner buy-in. because cpa firms have a substantial street value, it\u2019s reasonable that new partners should be required to purchase their interest in the firm.<\/p>\n as a partner, you get a vote. <\/strong>big deal! most firms don\u2019t take formal votes. instead, they discuss an issue, determine a consensus and act on the decision. if partners really want their \u201cvotes\u201d to count, it\u2019s up to each of them to articulate their position on issues at hand and try to influence other partners to see things their way. so a vote is really more of a right to attend partner meetings and influence decisions.<\/p>\n who owns clients and staff?<\/strong> hint: it\u2019s not individual partners. it\u2019s the firm<\/strong>. <\/em>this means that a partner who decides to leave the firm and join another cannot take clients and staff. of course, there is no law that says clients and staff cannot join the departed partner. but there is<\/strong> an enforceable partner agreement (80-90 percent of all firms have such an agreement) that prevents departed partners from taking clients and staff and requires them to pay liquidated damages to the firm.<\/p>\n partner buyout obligation.<\/strong> by accepting a firm\u2019s offer to become an equity partner, a new partner becomes obligated to join with other partners, both present and future, to buy out the interest of departed partners. the flip side of this is that new partners will get a buyout when they<\/strong> retire.<\/p>\n partners are entitled to<\/strong><\/p>\n partners are not entitled to<\/strong><\/p>\n general <\/strong><\/p>\n specific duties<\/strong><\/p>\n this is one of the grayest areas in bringing in new partners. it has perplexed cpa firms for decades.<\/p>\n here is the typical scenario. the firm has had one or more managers on board for 10 to 20 years. they have made their mark primarily with their technical skills, doing great work with clients, showing tremendous loyalty and work ethic. they generally lack business development and to a lesser extent, leadership skills, but they have become indispensable to the partners, who rely on them heavily to service their clients. the partners would have heartburn if these managers left the firm.<\/p>\n now, one or more of these managers are promoted to partner.<\/p>\n to shed light on this practice, we polled 20 managing partners of local multi-partner cpa firms from across the country. almost all of the firms\u2019 annual revenue was $5-$25 million.<\/p>\n summary of responses<\/strong>:<\/strong> as is always the case when issues of general practice are discussed, there was a wide variety in the 20 responses we received.<\/p>\n here is the consensus of the responses:<\/p>\n checklist: the 16 job responsibilities for any partner.<\/strong>
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