Financial Statements Are Like Masks

Here’s how to show clients your true value.

By Hitendra Patil
Client Accounting Services: The Definitive Success Guide

So, the CDC has indicated that a mask also protects the person who wears it. Previously, it was advised that masks stop people from spreading the coronavirus to others.

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But this post is not about coronavirus and masks. When it comes to accounting and the advisory insights hidden in the financial statements and numbers, covering those with a mask is not good for either the clients or the accountants.

Posted on August 22, 2021

Hitendra Patil

About the Author

Hitendra Patil is the president of the Global F&A and CPA outsourcing services unit of Datamatics Business Solutions, Inc., a global provider of outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, finance, tax preparation, audit & assurance, payroll and demand generation & data services.

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

He is the best-selling author of
“The Definitive Success Guide to Client Accounting Services.”

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and
"Accountaneur: The Entrepreneurial Accountant."

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For over 20 years, he has worked exclusively for the accounting industry, leading several functions, including accounting, payroll, tax, and advisory services and technology solutions used by professional accountants.

He is a regularly published author in many leading publications in the United States accounting profession. Accountants have bought his best-selling books in 12 countries across five continents. He frequently provides fresh thought leadership and actionable insights to the accounting profession about CAS/CAAS, practice growth, entrepreneurship in accounting, and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and cybersecurity.

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Patil's newest book is, "Rise of The AiCCOUNTANTS: The What, Why, and How of Artificial Intelligence – Exclusively for Accountants.”
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