Six Reasons NOT to Plan for Succession

Here’s how to get started today with four questions to know when you’re ready.

by August J. Aquila

It used to be that death and taxes were the only two inevitable events in life. But for owners of accounting practices there is a third – succession. There is no greater threat to the future of accounting firms than the failure to plan for succession.

August Aquila

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Many small and medium sized firms have no succession plan. They have their reasons: