How to Lead Clients into Client Accounting Services

It’s your CAS business. Run it your way.

By Hitendra Patil
The Definitive Success Guide to Client Accounting Services

It was the 10^th of May 2012.

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Over dinner on that quiet mid-spring evening at a classic traditional Italian restaurant, I met the owner of one of my largest clients, only after about five years of providing services to his firm. His firm had chosen a particular niche industry to serve and ONLY that. He was doing well – over $3.5 million in annual revenue, growing consistently and employing 39 staff members. In any given week, two new clients were being onboarded via a very detailed process, moving clients’ accounting databases and processes into his firm.

Posted on June 13, 2021

Hitendra Patil

About the Author

Hitendra Patil is one of the profession's leading authorities on accounting technology, accounting firm innovation, and client accounting and advisory services (CAS and CAAS).

He is among the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting, the Top 10 Accounting Influencers to Follow on Social Media, and the Top 100 Accounting Social Media Leaderboard.

Patil is the best-selling author of

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Definitive Success Guide for Client Advisory Services
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Accountaneur:
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He is the creator of the TRUE Advisor^® Framework, a step-by-step system designed to help accountants build, price, and scale advisory services that clients truly value.

Hitendra is the CEO of Accountaneur, LLC, a specialized consulting firm that advises CPA firms, fintech companies serving accountants, and outsourcing providers on growth, advisory positioning, and technology integration. With over two decades dedicated exclusively to the accounting profession, his leadership has spanned accounting, tax, payroll, SaaS, AI, and offshore delivery models.

A best-selling author, his previous works, “The Definitive Success Guide to Client Accounting Services (CAS)” and “Accountaneur^®: The Entrepreneurial Accountant,” have reached professionals in over 18 countries. He is recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting, Top 10 Accounting Influencers to Follow on social media, and among the Top 100 Accounting Thought Leaders.

Hitendra is a sought-after speaker, featured contributor to leading accounting media, and a trusted advisor to firm leaders navigating the shift from compliance to high-impact advisory. His work is known for blending clear strategy with practical action and always putting accountants at the center of value creation.

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