On your own!
Subtitle: how to start your own CPA firm
By: Brannon Poe
Contributors: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Edition: Second edition.
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781937351540
Subjects: Accounting; Study and teaching; Accounting firms; Vocational guidance
Description: "Going solo doesn't have to be a game of trial and error. Careful planning can make it one of the most rewarding decisions of your accounting career. Now in its second edition and revised by author Brannon Poe, this book leads new solo practitioners through each stage of creating your own firm, bringing your vision to reality, and nurturing your practice to make that reality a success. Follow each of the book's five parts as it takes you chronologically from start to success. Each chapter is rich with strategies as well as stimulating follow-up questions that will help you define your goals and plans, drawing you to careful consideration of important factors such as: Creating concise mission and vision statements; Establishing goals, standards, attitude, and skills that reflect a successful practitioner; Anticipating financial needs; Defining family involvement; Shifting from employee to owner; Understanding potential stumbling blocks; Advancing your practice with a specialty; Deciding whether to buy a practice; Choosing a form of organization for your practice; Building client relationships; Keeping a focus on the future; And much more!" -- From the publisher.
Table of contents: title: Making the decision; title: Creating your vision; title: Profile of a successful sale practioner; title: Critical considerations; title: Generalist or specialist?; title: To buy or not to buy?; title: Which form of organization for your practice?; title: Choosing an office location; title: Financing your business; title: Operational issues; title: Building your practice; title: Building and nurturing client relationships; title: About the price; title: Getting paid; title: Staying sharp, nurturing your development; title: Been there, done that, advice from sucessful CPAs.