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New 24-chapter guide gives CPA firm partners a buyer’s view of their business—whether they plan to sell, merge or remain independent.

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Long before most CPA firms realize they are potential acquisition targets, private equity investors have already scored their businesses—often months before making an overture—according to the new handbook, “PE DEAL READY: See Your Firm the Way Private Equity Already Does Before You Sell, Merge, or Stay,” by accounting profession strategist Hitendra R. Patil.

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Investors can model a firm’s revenue, examine its partner-age distribution, map its client concentration, compare its billing rates with the market, review employee turnover and estimate its EBITDA before scheduling a first call, according to Patil.

Patil’s new handbook, PE DEAL READY, is written for CPA firm partners considering private equity as well as those preparing to remain independent in a consolidating profession.

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CLIENT ACCOUNTING SERVICES

CAS Prospects Want Proof? You’ve Got That

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Track your sales success and your existing clients can help.

By Hitendra Patil
Client Accounting Services: The Definitive Success Guide

As you hone your sales discovery process, you will see that asking and telling is not enough. You need to “show” as well.

MORE by Hitendra Patil: The DNA of Advisory-CAS | Advisory Is Not Consulting | What Exactly Is Client Advisory Services? | Review Your CAS Offerings | CAS Prospects Want Proof? You’ve Got That | What AI CEO’s Warning Means (and Doesn’t) for Accountants | Ditch the Sales Pitch | How to Get CAS Clients to Blow Your Horn | Four Questions for Choosing CAS Clients | What Is Your Firm’s Marketable Value? | Seven Tips for CAS Marketing | Twelve Things That Kill Your CAS Profits
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What you show during the discovery discussion are your client accounting services sales collaterals. They are the “proofs” that you actually do what you say. These collaterals answer the often-unexpressed question in the prospect’s mind “What will I get?” For your CAS sales process, the following are some examples of the sales collaterals:
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ADVISORY & CONSULTING

What AI CEO’s Warning Means (and Doesn’t) for Accountants

Five reasons your work is safe … if you’re doing the right work.

By Hitendra Patil
Client Accounting Services: The Definitive Success Guide

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has issued a fresh warning: Some jobs are just going to go away. “Totally, totally gone,” as reported by Techspot. Altman was discussing the effect of artificial intelligence on customer support roles and indicated that entire categories of work could be under threat.

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MORE by Hitendra Patil: The DNA of Advisory-CAS | Advisory Is Not Consulting | What Exactly Is Client Advisory Services? | Review Your CAS Offerings | CAS Prospects Want Proof? You’ve Got That | What AI CEO’s Warning Means (and Doesn’t) for Accountants | Ditch the Sales Pitch | How to Get CAS Clients to Blow Your Horn | Four Questions for Choosing CAS Clients | What Is Your Firm’s Marketable Value? | Seven Tips for CAS Marketing | Twelve Things That Kill Your CAS Profits
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AI eliminating middle-class jobs immediately raises severe concerns. But what does it mean for accountants? While AI automation clearly targets customer support, accounting professionals should naturally wonder if their work is next.

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CLIENT ACCOUNTING SERVICES

How to Get CAS Clients to Blow Your Horn

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Including templates you can use today.

By Hitendra Patil
Client Accounting Services: The Definitive Success Guide

To expand and grow your client accounting services practice, you need a steady stream of new prospects. While referrals have been accountants’ #1 source of getting new clients, this method gives no predictability and control to accountants on which types of prospects come in their doors. You need the ability to attract CAS-fit clients continuously. Hence, your lead generation process needs to be adjusted accordingly.

MORE by Hitendra Patil: The DNA of Advisory-CAS | Advisory Is Not Consulting | What Exactly Is Client Advisory Services? | Review Your CAS Offerings | CAS Prospects Want Proof? You’ve Got That | What AI CEO’s Warning Means (and Doesn’t) for Accountants | Ditch the Sales Pitch | How to Get CAS Clients to Blow Your Horn | Four Questions for Choosing CAS Clients | What Is Your Firm’s Marketable Value? | Seven Tips for CAS Marketing | Twelve Things That Kill Your CAS Profits
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The accounting profession’s largest CAS survey revealed that along with the firm’s website, “proactively seek referrals” is the top marketing method for firms to get new CAS clients. How do you proactively seek referrals without waiting for them?
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ADVISORY & CONSULTING

How to Price and Package Advisory Services

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Three reasons that hourly billing fails.

By Hitendra Patil
Client Accounting Services: The Definitive Success Guide

For decades, hourly billing was the primary pricing method in the accounting industry. Charging based on time seemed fair and simple. However, as your firm shifts into Advisory-CAS (Client Accounting Services), that model starts to show its flaws.

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Why? Advisory services focus on the impact and outcomes they provide, with time becoming less of a priority. If a CPA firm partner spends 45 minutes advising a business owner and that conversation prevents a six-figure mistake, what is that advice worth? Much more than what a typical $200/hour rate suggests. In this case, the time spent is less important than the value provided.
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