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Irreverent, entertaining, incisive articles on a variety of accounting and tax subjects.

Accountants: Are They Born or Made?

On the website, “Best Colleges Online.Net”, an anonymous author named “admin” posted an article on August 8, 2010 entitled, “10 Ways to Know You Were Born to Be an Accountant”, as if accountants are born and not made.  That article brings … Continue reading

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Types of Clients Served by Public Accounting Firms

For years we’ve been categorizing different kinds of accountants by industry and on the basis of the groups we serve.  We have accountants for contractors, not-for-profits, governmental entities, manufacturers, professional service businesses, restaurants, farmers, financial institutions, etc.  Recently mulling over … Continue reading

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Are You a CPA with an OCD? I’m a CPA with a CDO!

Are you a CPA with an OCD?  I have CDO.  It’s like OCD, but all the letters are in order like they should be. Do you even know what OCD stands for?  There are lots of OCDs running around.  They … Continue reading

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How to Stand Out from the Herd of Other CPAs: Are You a Ram Ahead of the Herd or a Ewe Behind?

Do you ever wonder why clients are not beating down your doors for your accounting, auditing, and tax services? Have you even tried lowering your fees with little, if any, success?  Perhaps you need to develop a new marketing plan, … Continue reading

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Why Not a TV Show about CPAs?

Can you imagine watching every Monday night a TV show entitled, “The CPA”?  Or “NY CPA”?  Why not?  There was L.A. Law for lawyers; House for doctors; Hill Street Blues for detectives; and, of course, General Hospital, Dr. Kildare, Ben … Continue reading

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“He’s a CPA!” The Damned Don’t Cry…But CPAs Do.

Why are CPAs always portrayed so unfavorably in the movies?  Watch the film clip from “The Damned Don’t Cry” and see for yourself.  Imagine a sexy, hot woman (Ethel Whitehead portrayed by Joan Crawford) tramping into your office with curves out … Continue reading

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The speedy, quickie way to attract new clients

Do you want to drum up more traffic at your public accounting office?  Have you considered hosting a “speed dating” event in your office?  It’s the trendy thing to do, and it has been around for over ten years, appearing … Continue reading

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being a CPA

Am I the only CPA attracting whacko, cheap, mean-spirited, stupid, desperate, lazy, crooked, brain-dead, sloppy, crazed clients? Do you get those daily calls from cheapoes who, upon attempting to do their own tax returns, become stumped on a tax issue and … Continue reading

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C’mon, admit it. Don’t you just hate QuickBooks?!

Everybody’s using it, and so are you, but c’mon, admit it, don’t you hate QuickBooks? Well, maybe not QuickBooks, but Intuit? Every year, Intuit forces us CPAs to buy a new version of QuickBooks for ~$500, if we want payroll … Continue reading

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An Accounting Firm in Connecticut

          What thoughts I have of you tonight, Arthur Andersen, for  I reviewed financial statements through dinner hour ad nauseum  subconsciously thinking of my audit fee.           In my hungry fatigue and looking for adjustments, I examined balance sheet accounts, vouching countless … Continue reading

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