Ed Mendlowitz

When preparers or younger accountants complete their assignment, but before they submit it for review, they should review it for reasonableness.

Three ways of easing the workload and creating a lighter atmosphere are for everyone to follow the system, improve scheduling, and shift some work from reviewers to preparers.

Individual tax return preparation will be revved up going into the last month of tax season.

A very successful colleague once told me that the alternative to getting what you want was to reduce expectations. Here are some additional alternatives.

In order for tax season to be successful, everyone must follow the system.

Learning needs to be continuous, yet a lot of accountants aren’t growing.

Small-firm owners and partners are in the best position to advise their clients on the giving, holding and receiving of this wealth.

There are 128 tax season, practice management and personal tips checklists, and a Getting Your Affairs in Order Tool Kit with 25 added checklists.

Growth can come without the plan, but that is settling for less than you might be capable of or destined for.

About 300 Withum’ers attended the annual event in person and 1,200 watched on Zoom.

Ed Mendlowitz's longtime friend and partner shares his advice as he enters retirement.

Take some steps in the New Year to improve your firm.

Art of Accounting: 12-month practice management and growth calendar

The analysis identifies the strengths and weaknesses of an organization and the opportunities and threats from its external environment.

These 10 principles have been constant since I started my career, and probably for many years before then.

Some accountants discourage timesheet usage and blame them for everything wrong about public accounting today, but this is a bit of a stretch.

The type of work and how it is done certainly have changed, but not the expectations for performance and how it’s evaluated.

How things look is important and can create interest, excitement, buy-in or acceptance.

Staff need to develop and grow if firms are going to develop and grow.

Employees who work outside regular hours on their own business can bring valuable experience to a firm.