I Made Partner, Now What?

Ed Mendlowitz CPA The Practice Doctor Q and A4 concrete tips for new partners… or new solo practitioners.

By Ed Mendlowitz
The CPA Trendlines Practice Doctor

QUESTION: A few months ago I became a partner in my firm but I don’t seem to know what to do as a “partner.”

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Nothing seems to have changed except my title and compensation arrangement, which hasn’t even started yet. Do you have any suggestions of what I should do?