Monthly Archives: June 2008

Are YOU Ready to Work at Home?

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2 in 3 CPAs call it “great!.” How do they do it? Join the survey, get the answers.

by Rick Telberg

The dog may be barking in the yard, the kids screaming upstairs and the spouse bugging you. But, what the heck, you’re working from home and the odds are you love it.

Two thirds of CPAs who work from home classify the experience as “great!” – whether they’re running full-time practices, side businesses or handling overflow from their office day jobs,

Just the same, they’re also quick to warn that not everyone is cut out to conduct business in the bosom of their families. Most of the tales that work-at-home CPAs reveal in a CPA Trendlines study could serve as scripts for happy situation comedies, but some also have the makings of high drama. READ MORE →

Fernando Gomez | Money Tips

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3 Cost-Control Ideas for Small Business. Fernando Gomez, CPA Jackson Heights, N.Y. fgomezcpa.com. 1. A business should have appropriate insurance coverage. Consider increasing the insurance deductible, where permitted, on all types of business insurance in order to reduce the premiums … Continued

Alyssa Lebovic | Money Tips

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15 Practical Ways for Small Business Owners to Cut and Contain Their Costs… …And 1 thing to NEVER compromise on. Alyssa Lebovic, CPA Partner Keller & Lebovic CPAs Fair Lawn, N.J. 1. Look over all your expenses with a fresh … Continued

Sal Inserra | Mentors

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A lifetime ago, two mentors set a young student straight.

Salvatore A. Inserra, CPA
Partner, Porter Keadle Moore, LLP

At 20 years old the world was a blank canvas with vast opportunities and yet it looks like a map without road references. Even after staring at the map you cannot quite figure how to get to your goal or where you goal is. All that said, I thought I knew exactly the path to take. Until I was set straight.

In college I was employed by JP Morgan. Just a part time employee who transferred from department to department. It did not bother me much because I enjoyed the change. At the time, I was enrolled in the City University of N.Y. pursuing an economics degree. The department I was working in, when I met my mentors, was the accounting and analysis group. I basically had 12 bosses. If I was going to be honest about it I should name all 12 as mentors but there were two that stuck out – Diane Makoujy and Lou Vitali.

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Belinda Fuchs | Money Tips

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Three surefire strategies for managing small business in a downturn. by Belinda Fuchs, CPA Own Your Money LLC Boston 1. Systemize, systemize, systemize. More money is literally thrown away every day as small businesses often self-impose customization on every process. … Continued