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How to Find a Good Christian CPA

Christian CPA: How to Find the Right One

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping

With thousands of CPA’s in to choose from, it’s difficult for business owners to find the one who is best suited for their needs.  Having been a CPA for almost three decades, you soon discover that CPA’s like doctors and lawyers are not all alike and that each one has their own particular set of nuances, training, experience and specialties.  Just as finding the right doctor when you are having chest pains, it is equally as critical to your business success to find a CPA to fill in the financial gaps that many business owners lack. 

Our world has become one of intense specialization as you have had to hone and perfect your craft and you will want to find a business CPA whose dedication and ambition matches that of your own.  To that end, recapped below you will find several issues to contemplate as you make one of the most important decisions that will impact your business success and your family’s financial future:

• Find a CPA who has at least ten years of varied experience.  CPA’s, like doctors, have extensive training requirements that are important and a prerequisite to even obtaining one’s CPA license.  Just as you would not necessarily prefer to be an oncologist’s first patient, so will you want to find a well skilled and trained CPA.  One of the first places to look would be to ask to see a potential accountant’s resume.
• Someone has to graduate at the head of their class.  Accordingly when you are going to soon have a major surgery would you prefer to have a physician from a top school whose honors are most likely the best indicator of future success or would you prefer to find someone who failed to excel and graduated at the tail end of their class?
• Elect to work with a CPA whose goal is more than just tax returns.  As a business owner, you will want to find someone who has a heavy emphasis on tax planning, a wise and judicious planning style, retirement planning, as well as a broad based understanding of all types of medical, liability, property and other specialty lines of insurance.  Often a well-placed word of advice is all a good listener and seeker needs to hear.
• Find a CPA who cares more about the world than his business.  Although attentiveness to your needs and responsiveness to you are critical to your success, our work lives are not how we are all going to be remembered.  Is your CPA regularly involved in giving back to the community, do they have an active local or overseas ministry that they actually participate in and support?  Do they help the elderly or oppressed in the community, are they involved in the local PTA are they centrally involved in striving to make this world a better place for us all?

As you make a decision for your business’s CPA, you make one not only for yourself but those who are depending on you as well.  These people include not only your family but also the family of your employees as your business and your own financial success depend on it.

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian CPA Firm) today. 

Serving as an Award Winning CPA for Decades
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And this is only some of the information available on our web site. You also have at our blog a host of other varied and timely tax and business management issues you can use.

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097 Phone 770-814-9304 http://www.hiscpa.com/ http://www.john-dillard.com/ To retain John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian Speaker/Author) for your business group or church congregation, you can contact him today at 770.814.9304

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!

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Alpharetta/Duluth/Suwanee CPA on Understanding the “Ins & Outs” of  Business Tax Returns

Discover what type of returns your corporation is required to file and its corresponding due dates ensuring that you do not miss an important deadline resulting in unnecessary penalties and interest. Many service businesses opt to file their tax returns on a cash basis, which results in a client not paying taxes on their accounts receivable or deducting their accounts payable until paid. This is especially advantageous for profitable businesses that qualify, since they will not bear the additional tax burden of paying taxes on billed but yet still uncollected accounts receivable. Often cash needs of a rapidly growing business put an inordinate strain on the availability of funds, and the selection of this method will greatly help as it is very difficult to pay taxes on monies one has not yet collected. Below is sample letter that might be used to help Atlanta Business Owners and Entrepreneurs file their corporate income tax returns.

In reviewing the data for your corporate returns I need: 

-To know the amount of medical insurance premiums covering your family. 

-I need a copy of your yearend balance sheet but before you send it please make the below corrections/notations: 

- Debit due to Shareholder and Credit Common Stock for $500.

- Be sure that your retained earnings equals a negative $10,500. 

-Forward me a copy of your W-3 or a payroll report showing total wages for all employees. 

ASAP after I get the above I will complete the corporate return. 

Below are articles that you will find useful in addressing issues on your personal income tax returns, as well.

Determining Your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)
The first page of Form 1040 is used to calculate the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income. While many people think of their income as what is reported on form W-2, there are some other additions (and possibly some deductions) that have to be made as well. See http://www.hiscpa.com/agi.html

Claiming Itemized Deductions on Your Tax Return
Itemizing deductions on your personal return can result in paying a smaller tax. However the rules on what can be deducted and what can’t are fairly strict. Use this guide to determine what’s deductible. See http://www.hiscpa.com/itemized-deductions.html

How Long Should I Save Tax Records?
Lift up the veil and discover how long and what types of records you should retain and for how long are often the point of consternation for many taxpayers. Learn what you need to keep so that you are never unduly surprised if ever asked to reproduce documents. Visit http://www.hiscpa.com/tax-records.html

Matthew 7:24  ”Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta Christian CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.hiscpa.com/    http://www.john-dillard.com/ To retain John Dillard CPA (An Atlanta Christian Speaker/Author) for your business group or church congregation, you can contact him today at 770.814.9304 

His CPA PC…A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm: Never Underestimate the Long-Term Benefits 

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it! 

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping

Do You Need Help Running Your Business?…Atlanta CPA Offers Plain & Simple Business & Tax Answers for Atlanta Taxpayers for Alpharetta/Grayson

 Below is a sample inquiry I might receive from a client who is the start-up phases of their business and is looking to be well organized for both their current tax filings and for years to come and the following responses listed.

John, I signed and mailed you the forms today. I am still working hard on getting my information together. I have actually spent many hours reading articles on-line and watching videos on on-line trying to learn what I am doing so I can understand it. That is not a burden to me because I really want to understand so I can lead a business with integrity. I have also been diligent in recording everything that I am doing this year so I start out right. I did want to ask for your advice on two issues.

1) Do you think that your services are out of my league at the present time considering where I am with my business? What I mean is that I am having a difficult time figuring out how to do the things you have asked me to do, and although I would love more time with you to work through things, I can’t afford it. I feel like you offer so many services to your clients and I really am not able to take advantage of any of them at this point due to basically the present condition of my business and my lack of financial resources. I just feel like I could find someone to teach me to do the basics of Quickbooks and use you for the “bigger” issues.

 At His CPA PC we strive to do business the old fashioned way giving our clients much more than they thought they needed. In our ever changing economic times it is even more important to stay ahead of the power curve in addressing your business issues, trends, and tax planning. To that end we have dramatically improved our web-site. I believe your business is exactly where it needs to be, in the hands of one who cares about both you and your business.

2) I am concerned that I won’t have enough money to get me through tax season at this rate. After paying your latest invoice and I haven’t even filed taxes yet. With all of the issues I have to fix regarding my business, how much do you anticipate I will have to spend to make it through the near future? I know taxes have to be filed in March I guess.

Business Management and the whole of its many varied issues are a daunting issue for both the new and experienced business owner. His CPA P.C. has combined at their web site a litany of many varied issues, which has never before been available in such a succinct and well written format. I am committed to live out the “Golden Rule” in serving both others and the community. I believe what we have done to date is critical and necessary to achieve your stated goals. We have already done much to forge building blocks for your both doing your own bookkeeping, apprising you of tax law, and making entity selection issues, which should benefit you for years/decades to come.

Also, another thing that concerns me is that I don’t want you to think that I am dissatisfied with your service. I totally trust your plans for my business. I really like your style with how you do things. I agree with the path you have laid out. All of that is good. I just am simply concerned that the things you are wanting to do and that I need to do (S Corp, fixing my LLC, payroll, etc.) will be something that I know I need to do.

Failing to gain the insight of a professional CPA we run the risk of poor bookkeeping for our business, poor entity selection and the overpayment of our taxes. Also a CPA will do much to ensure that you record and track all valid and justifiable business deductions that you are legally entitled to. I would estimated you fees to complete both your personal and your corporate return to be approximately $800 to $1100 depending on how well organized you present the data as well as the amount of assistance you might need in the interim. I believe your business is exactly where it needs to be, in the hands of one who cares about both you and your business.

OK, I hope all of this makes sense. I would appreciate any suggestions you might give. Thank you for your patience in working with me.

“Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!”

What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 Why are these verses here? Learn how His CPA became a Christian Accounting firm visit http://www.hiscpa.com/christian-CPA.html

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC (An Atlanta CPA firm) 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097 Phone 770-814-9304 http://www.hiscpa.com/         http://www.john-dillard.com/

 We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, and Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Business Acquisitions/Sales, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuations and Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock, Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas.

Atlanta CPA Provides Directory of Tax Issues Facing New Georgia Business Owners

Business owners either initially or over time become extremely proficient in their field of choice for it is by this growth of knowledge and wisdom which affords them the insight to make prudent decisions. Each and every hour of a business owner’s day, there are a series of insignificant and important thoughts and directions that directly impact the profitability of a business. Continually you are faced with making a positive impact towards bringing your business closer or further away from your goal. For decades we have focused on helping new business owners get started on “learning the ropes” of all of the tax issues facing their new business. Below is a sample letter I might use to help a business owner correct and address their legal and tax requirements, when filing old past back tax returns, to ensure that adequate books and records are maintained and that all federal and state tax laws are both understood and correctly applied:

This will confirm your advice that:

-No estimated tax payments were made for the 2006 to 2009 tax years to either IRS or GA.

-That you are aware of the need to keep a by day log to support business miles.

-That we went over the rules of being an S Corporation and that you have opted to become effective 1-1-10 and that you are aware there are potential tax savings available that you will forego as you did not agree to the 1-1-09 S Corporation effective date I suggested.

-That you are the sole owner of your LLC for the 2006 to 2009 tax years. Please forward to me a copy of where this transfer of ownership was documented/agreed.

-That you are aware of that there are issues relative to the 2004 tax year that will roll forward to future tax years.

-That you had no substantive itemized expenses for the 2005 to 2008 tax years and that you rented your residence/waived any deduction for these years.

-That you have received and reviewed in detail the year end income tax checklist that is always available on our web site at www.HisCPA.com

-That you are to file as a single taxpayer for the 2005 to 2008 tax years.

-That you should either change your web site and marketing materials to your legal name or look to legally register and trademark your DBA.

-This is to confirm that you are handling all payroll and 1099 issues, your county property tax report for your fixed assets that the business owns (if you have not been getting this report I suggest that you call them and request), sales tax reports, and your business license.

-This is to confirm that you are aware of the need to pay the annual fee with the Secretary of State’s Office to renew your corporation’s annual registration.

-Please be reminded that you are required to keep a by day log to support business miles.

-Please forward me an estimate of what you anticipate the current year’s profits to be so that I might tax plan at least twice annually and that an S Corporation for tax purposes is required to pay a fair and reasonable salary given position and profit.

-It is an honor to serve you. If you know anyone looking for a Good CPA, please let me know or feel free to refer him or her to my web site at www.hiscpa.com.

Bookkeeping for Your Atlanta Small Business
Learn the ABC’s of accounting for the business and financial operations of your business. Visit http://www.hiscpa.com/keeping-books.html

Preparing and Reviewing Financial Statements for Atlanta Business Owners
Financial results of your business are like a doctors chart of their patient, this will help enable you to understand financials and their use. See http://www.hiscpa.com/financial-statements.html

Monitoring & Preparing Your Financial For Your Atlanta Business
Month-end control procedures are critical, as any variance to these will negatively impact the reliability of your internal financial. These are just a few of the tips we give clients each and every day. http://www.hiscpa.com/monthend.html

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and an Atlanta CPA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm) today.

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Serving Atlanta, Duluth, Gwinnett, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta,  Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Henry, Newton, Bartow, Walton, Rockdale, Barrow, Spalding, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Walton, Henry, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Canton, Covington, Douglasville, Druid Hills, East Point, Forest Park, Griffin, Lithonia, Mableton, McDonough, Milton, Mountain Park, Newnan, Powder Springs, Stockbridge, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock,  Smyrna, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, North Fulton County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Cumming, Grayson, Lake Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Decatur, Atlanta GA, Gwinnett County, North Fulton County, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, Hall County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Forsyth County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Duluth, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Snellville, Roswell, Buford, Smyrna, Marietta, Cumming, Grayson, Hartwell, Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Loganville, Lilburn, East Point, Gainesville, Snellville, Buckhead, Buford, Peachtree City, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Decatur, Conyers, Stone Mountain, Decatur. Sandy Springs, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Newnan, Griffin, Woodstock, Carrollton, Forest Park, Canton, College Park, Cartersville, McDonough, Riverdale, Fayetteville, Covington, Stockbridge, Conyers, Clarkston, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, and Douglas

Gwinnett CPA Advises Atlanta Business Taxpayers That IRS Just Announced the 2010 Mileage Rate

The IRS Just Announced the 2010 Mileage Rate as 50 cents per mile. This is down from the 2009 mileage rate of 55 cents per mile. The predominant cause for the decrease is a direct result of declining gas prices in 2009 versus 2008. Please keep in mind that tax law requires all taxpayers who use an auto for business use to keep a by day mileage log.

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and an Atlanta CPA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian Atlanta CPA Firm) today.

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping

Duluth Georgia CPA Addresses Setting up an Installment Plan with the IRS and Recording of 2009 Internal Data and Bookkeeping Issues  

Attached is a recent note we received from a potential client  However, extreme caution should be exercised by taxpayers to ensure that they retain the services of a CPA who is experienced with tax representation issues and matters.  

Thanks John.  I enjoyed hearing what you had to say.  I am definitely looking forward to getting some order in my business and life.  I know I am in for a tough road in the beginning because of my disobedience but I believe I can get through it by God’s grace and your help.    

I will work on getting together those things you asked me such as my latest return, my first few months of 2009 bank statements and checkbooks, and my QuickBooks downloaded to my laptop.  I will plan on giving you a call the week of November 30.   

Also, I wanted to ask you another question.  I told you I had filed my 2008 tax return but I hadn’t paid anything yet.  I filed it before the October 15th deadline this year after an extension but didn’t pay anything unfortunately.  I was going to set up a payment plan like I did the last time I owed.  They sent me a letter saying it was due Dec. 1st.  I didn’t set up a payment plan when I filed because I knew I wanted to talk to you first.  Can you guide me in this when I see you or do I need to call them and set something up before I meet with you?  Thanks,

Below is our response:

I will be happy to help. 

I suggest you call the IRS and tell them you are going to retain me and the date and request they extend your time to respond to 12-31-09 and that we work to ASAP address this return as well as your 2009 tax issues. Time is the enemy in dealing with IRS Representation issues so if you can get with me ASAP we can plan the best course of action tailored to your particular circumstance.

To learn more about IRS Representation issues see:

How Audits are Selected
Learning about how audits are selected is the first step to discovering how to overcome the emotional and financial distress that normally occurs as part of the audit process. Lifting this veil will help keep you on an even keel in learning how to deal with the IRS audit. Visit http://www.hiscpa.com/irs-selection.html

When the IRS Notice Arrives
Rather than beginning the process in fear, discover how you can better prepare yourself so that you are not surprised at the audit process and its ultimate results. By seeing through to the other side you can best ready yourself to close your audit with no adjustments and no additional monies due. See http://www.hiscpa.com/irs-audit.html

Solving Atlanta IRS Tax Issues
Don’t fight the IRS but work with them to resolve your tax problems. Discover a myriad of legal ways the IRS is eager and willing to work with you to resolve any unpaid debts, penalties, and interest. To learn more http://www.hiscpa.com/working-with-the-irs.html

Paying Your Taxes – Withholding & Extensions for Metro Atlanta Taxpayers
Paying your taxes made easy. This section will enable you to quickly grasp the general guidelines of tax law requiring that you pay taxes as you earn money. As well, extensions and their uses and limitations are disclosed and discovered. Visit http://www.hiscpa.com/paying-taxes.html

How to Avoid an IRS Audit for Atlanta Taxpayers
Discover simple steps that you can do to help prevent an IRS audit. Though the tax code is at times very difficult to understand and comply, these basic simple steps will help you avoid an IRS audit. See http://www.hiscpa.com/avoiding-audits.html

Solving IRS Tax Problems: Submitting an Georgia Offer in Compromise
When all else fails and if you qualify, the IRS and Georgia both have a program which will enable you to work to solve the severest tax problems. Visit http://www.hiscpa.com/offer-in-compromise.html

Utilizing IRS Installment Plans for Metro Atlanta Taxpayers to Pay Your Past Due Taxes
The IRS has long been in the business of helping taxpayers get back into the system to ensure that taxpayers are able to pay their taxes over time. For those who do not qualify for an Offer in Compromise or to pay the taxes and interest in full, while seeking penalty abatement, an Installment Plan is a prudent and wise choice and alternative to get your past taxes due paid and current. See http://www.hiscpa.com/installment-plans.html

 John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant in Duluth, GA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

Contact HIS CPA PC (A Christian CPA Firm) today.

We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

Gwinnett CPA on Marketing to Gwinnett Business Owners: Networking Times Two 

Networking to Gain Exposure for Your Gwinnett Based Business 

Marketing is for the faint hearted or for those who are ready to stay the course. Whether you are brand new in your business or have been in business for decades, those who chose to not focus or strategic marketing efforts are doomed to fail Below is a recent note I received to explore co-marketing efforts.

Thanks for the email. A colleague of mine and I are planning a major push into the small businesses of the Gwinnett Chamber Business’s for 2010 as we both have experiences and relationships with the chamber staff and businesses. We are both very experienced in retirement plans for small businesses and are planning to leverage this as a major theme. To that end we have been meeting this fall with the various retirement plan providers in the industry and some active money managers. We have secured a list of small businesses with retirement plans in the county. Do you see any way your services and ours can be combined to pursue these small businesses in this county and would you be interested in working with us if you have some ideas? Let me know.  

I have found the Internet to be a sound ally and friend in penetrating the marketplace. For example I just did a search on the Internet using the key words “Atlanta IRS Representation.” Of the thirteen top listings His CPA PC was all but four of them. By using the power of computers and their willingness to work around the clock, you can look to options to leverage your efforts locally, in the U.S. , and throughout the world. However often “pressing the flesh” as they say and being active in the community might be a better or perhaps an additional way to promote integrity into the business community where you both work and live. It was to this end that I drafted the below response to the above inquiry received.

If I were to suggest my inclusion to would be an add on to what you are presently looking to do. I would be more than willing to offer a free on obligation evaluation to business owners whom I believe would find the insight informative, thought provoking, and tax saving. Too frequently I see returns where tax preparers did the return rather than someone who strives to evaluate a return from an owner’s perspective while addressing both short and the long-term goals of investing and retirement planning. 

Running a business is not for the meek or heart or ill advised and having a CPA who is well versed as a Chief Financial Officer and do much to influence operating results, assist in job costing, standardized reporting, hiring, compensation agreements for key personnel and substantive advice for business owners on the wide host of business issues facing them daily.  

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant in Duluth, GA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

 We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Tax Problems, Incorporation in Georgia, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Offer in Compromise, Back Taxes, Bookkeeping.

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