Tax Accountant and CPA contact- How accessible should my CPA be Chicago Illinois?

 
June 12, 2015
 
Tax Accountant and CPA contact- How accessible should my CPA be Chicago Illinois?
 
Accounting relationships are no different than any of the other relationship that you have either professionally or personally. Open lines of honest and clear communication are absolutely necessary. The old joke says that you can lie to your Doctor, your Lawyer, your Wife, but not your Accountant. You can tell your Doctor that you feel great and drop dead the next day. You can tell your Lawyer that you didn’t kill your ex partner, but of course you did. You can tell your wife that you didn’t commit adultery. Of course you did.
 
But if you walk into your Accountant and lie to him or her saying that you have $1,000,000, what are they going to say? How about, “No you don’t. I would have seen it.”
 
Communication can certainly be a challenge during tax season. When I’m doing accounting and tax work for eight or nine hours, it is difficult to mentally be able to talk to anyone other than my staff that already speaks fluent “Accounting Speak.” But it is important, and we all must find the time.
 
The biggest problem that most CPA’s and Enrolled Agents have is that they are not terribly communicative individuals in the first place. But its all part of the job. Doing good and auditable accounting and tax work is only part of the job. Being able to explain what you have done in layman’s terms is also important.
 
Having a good relationship with your accountant is incredibly important. As a business owner you need someone to talk to. When things aren’t going well, who can you talk to? If you talk to your lawyer, an hour later he will send you a bill and ask if you would like him to sue someone. If you talk to your Insurance Agent, later he will probably ask if you would like to buy some cash value life insurance. Talking to your spouse can be worse than anything. Think about it. You have a bad day at work. You go home and unload to your spouse. Now your going to have a bad night to. You certainly can’ t talk to your employees. The second they think there is a problem, they’re going to start interviewing.
 
I’m close to my clients. And that is exactly how it should be. If you have difficulties in this regard, don’t suffer further. We’d love to speak to you.
 
Further information can be found at
 
www.AccountingSolutionsLtd.com