By Edward Mendlowitz, Accounting Today October 9, 2017 The reality of being a partner in a firm, regardless of the size, is that you are running a “one-partner business.” That is so since it is your responsibility to manage the relationship with your clients, staff it, see that the deliverable reaches the client on time and […]
Good Times Are Here Again? | Joanne Barry, The CPA Journal
/in Blog, Members in the News, News/by CherylGood Times Are Here Again? By Joanne S. Barry, CAE October 2017 Issue, Publisher’s Column | October 2017 It’s a great time to be a CPA firm. So says Marc Rosenberg in his foreword to the 2017 Rosenberg Survey. The annual practice management survey, now in its 19th year, provides a wealth of quantitative and qualitative […]
News from IMA Global & Community Relations Team Week ending 10/6
/in Blog, News/by CherylIMA CEO Jeff Thomson favors accountants over robots President and CEO Jeff Thomson unveiled a new campaign to emphasize the value of management accountants as more jobs fall prey to robots and automation. During a speech Monday at a meeting of the Accountants Club of America in New York, Jeff discussed how accountants can deal […]
Art of Accounting: One-partner businesses | Ed Mendlowitz
/in Blog, Members in the News, News/by CherylBy Edward Mendlowitz, Accounting Today October 9, 2017 The reality of being a partner in a firm, regardless of the size, is that you are running a “one-partner business.” That is so since it is your responsibility to manage the relationship with your clients, staff it, see that the deliverable reaches the client on time and […]
Why Financial Planning Makes Sense for CPAs, Stuart Kessler | The CPA Journal
/in Members in the News, News/by CherylBy Stuart Kessler, CPA, PFS September 2017 In contemplating the nuances of why financial planning makes sense for CPAs, I thought of the old story about the ship with the stubborn captain. While plying the waters off of Long Island, he noted what he thought was a ship on his radar. Upon being informed of […]
How to Review Tax Returns original By Edward Mendlowitz, CPA, ABV, PFS, and Andrew D. Mendlowitz
/in Members in the News, News/by CherylHow to Review Tax Returns The No-Hassle Super-Simplified Seven-Step Tax Return Review System. With illustrative examples, step-by-step guidance, and practice-ready checklists. Reviewers are not born complete and ready to go, they must be developed. Part of the problem has been that there has been no information or training specifically for reviewers, until now. Learn how […]
Art of Accounting: Staff evaluations with and without time sheets | Edward Mendlowitz
/in Blog, Members in the News, News/by CherylBy Edward Mendlowitz Published September 04 2017, 4:24pm EDT I have seen firms that use time sheets provide staff evaluations based on total chargeable hours, the ratio of chargeable hours to total hours, realization based on their time charges and sometimes collections per hour they charged. This is then compared to other staff at similar […]
Chief Value Officer: Accountants Can Save The Planet | The CPA Journal
/in Blog, Members in the News, News/by CherylBy Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/PFS, ABV News & Views, Featured, July 2017 Issue | August 2017 This short book addresses the very important topic of how to save the planet, and it presents the ways in which progress on that goal is compatible with businesses creating value for themselves. The book also highlights the importance of companies issuing […]
Vincent J. Love – The Authors Respond Response to Howard Levy
/in Members in the News, News/by CherylBy Vincent J. Love, CPA/CFF, CFE and Thomas R. Manisero, JD July 2017 Issue, Letters to the Editor | August 2017 We would like to thank Howard Levy for his complimentary and complementary letter on our article. We initially included most of the “plain paper” financial statement’s history in our article including quotes from the standards, […]
ACA at the Princeton Club on the Terrace
/in Events, Past Events/by CherylThis was fun opportunity to spend time with each other and also introduce a guest to the Club.
Is audit ready for blockchain? | Accounting Today
/in Blog/by CherylBy Jeanne Boillet Published July 26 2017, 11:51am EDT The audit profession is eyeing blockchain. With capital markets and investors constantly demanding more information about businesses, it’s no surprise that the audit profession is looking at blockchain with interest. It could fundamentally change the nature of auditing by revolutionizing supply chains, payments and revenue streams […]