kcjenkins Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytax Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 And you thought the government did NOT care about us ---- without them, where would we be????? Sorry, almost forgot the /s 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 The three most ignored phrases in the English language: 1. "The check is in the mail' 2. "Honey I'll love you as much tomorrow as I do tonight." 3. "We're from the government and we're here to help you." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richcpaman Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Well, I have a number of clients that spend zero time on those tasks... They are broke, but working all the time, so there is that that. You gotta run the Biz. And that is accounting... Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaB Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Well, I have a number of clients that spend zero time on those tasks... They are broke, but working all the time, so there is that that. You gotta run the Biz. And that is accounting... Rich I can't get over the stupid choices business owners make. I have three right now who are behind on remitting sales tax. Their monthly penalties are more than my accounting fees. They won't be in business long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 But have you pointed it out to them, in direct language, that they could save money by hiring you to do it for them? Don't assume that because that is obvious to you it is to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaB Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 But have you pointed it out to them, in direct language, that they could save money by hiring you to do it for them? Don't assume that because that is obvious to you it is to them. They HAVE hired me to do it. And they give me the information late. Every. Single. Time. They don't think my fees are bad. But the problem is they don't even care about the penalties. People like this can never run a business. So much better off working for someone else who has some self-discipline. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfassett Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 They HAVE hired me to do it. And they give me the information late. Every. Single. Time. They don't think my fees are bad. But the problem is they don't even care about the penalties. People like this can never run a business. So much better off working for someone else who has some self-discipline. I have a couple like that too. One in particular did over a million dollars in business in 2014 almost by accident. But he cannot pay his four figure sales tax on time every month - matter of fact, hasn't for a couple of years. This guy is just managing the business (as opposed to owning it (mommy and step daddy own the business but are simply investors). I had a meeting with the three of them mid-fall and told the manager that his margins are entirely too tight if he cannot pay the bills with that kind of revenue. He gave me every excuse in the book why he couldn't broaden the margin. He headed me off at every suggestion. At the end of the meeting he said he needed to borrow some more money to pay the bills. I looked at the owners and simply asked - are you willing to put more at risk based upon what you have just heard? They looked at the manager and one of them said something like - make it work, we are not investing or borrowing anymore money. So far, it has been the same old, same old. Time will tell who cracks first. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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