5 Questions to Help Entrepreneurs Find the Right Accountant

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5 Questions to Help Entrepreneurs Find the Right
Accountant
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• If youve just started your own business, there
  will be many aspects of running it that youre
  trying to juggle, and balancing all the necessary
  assets you need to be a success, can be
  challenging to say the least.
• However, whatever type of business youre
  operating, its important that you find a great
  accounting and tax planning company to assist you
  from the get go, as youll find their help with
  tax returns, audits and bookkeeping, invaluable.
  How can you be sure to find the right company for
  you, though?

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• 1.Do you specialize in a certain industry?
• Finding an accounting firm who specialize in your
  industry or who have a level of expertise in your
  particular niche, will ensure that you get the
  best help and advice, tailored specifically to
  your business needs.
• 2.How will I be charged for your services?
• Different accounting firms have different ways of
  billing their clients, and it may be that they
  charge for every minute you spend with them, or
  for every hour. Your needs and how often youll
  require their services, will likely dictate how
  much of your budget you assign to accounting, so
  its important to understand how you will be
  billed, before entering into a contract with them.

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• 3.What range of services do you offer?
• While some businesses use separate companies for
  bookkeeping and tax preparation, this often
  leaves both functions disjointed and messy, and
  it can be a lot more convenient to hire a company
  that can handle both, using the same team. If the
  company youre questioning cant help with
  bookkeeping/accounting and tax filing or audits,
  it might be best to look elsewhere.
• 4.Are you a lone accountant or a firm?
• While single-person operations have their place,
  as a small business owner, you will likely
  benefit from having a team of professionals
  working on your tax planning, bookkeeping and tax
  preparation.

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• 5.Do you offer tax compliance and advisory
  services?
• Keeping you on the right side of the IRS is all
  well and good, but a significant factor in any
  successful business is tax strategizing, which
  enables you to get the most out of your tax
  return as possible. If the company you have
  chosen arent able to help you with that, youll
  need to find one that can, especially as your
  business grows and your taxes become more
  complex.
• By asking the right questions of an accounting
  firm, whether local or outsourced, you can find
  one thats the right fit for you, and which
  allows you to get all of the services you need,
  under one roof.

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• At Heyer Associates, we proactively assist our
  individual and small business clients in meeting
  their goals. Our key area of focus is ensuring
  that our clients remain compliant with federal
  and state tax laws by providing them with high
  quality accounting and tax services in Fort
  Lauderdale. If you are looking for individual
  accountant in Fort Lauderdale, Heyer Associates
  would be a right option.