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Shameless Self Promotion – Be Sure to Tune in to OC Talk Radio Thursday at 4pm
Read on to learn more about my upcoming interview on:
Critical Mass NOW on OCTalkRadio.net
Critical Mass: The Radio Show airs on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm to 5pm.
Monday at 4:00 pm Ric Franzi will interview Rita Ferguson of G&F Concrete Cutting and David Baker of MessageBroadcast. Rita will be discussing how she and her husband have built a differentiated business in the highly competitive construction industry and David will talk about how his firm responds to changing customer requirements and the advancement of technology. More information on Rita can be found at http://www.gfconcretecutting.com/ and on David at http://www.messagebroadcast.com/.
Tuesday at 4:00 pm Doug Gfeller will interview Larry Peterson of Peterson Oliver & Poll and Tom Newmeyer of Newmeyer & Dillion LLP. Larry will be talking about how a business owner should approach the possibility of litigation in a legal dispute and Tom will be discussing the impact of the economic slowdown on the legal profession. More information on Larry can be found at http://www.poplaw.com/ and on Tom at http://www.ndlf.com/ .
Thursday at 4:00 pm Ric will interview Stacie Clifford Kitts of Clifford Kitts CPA and Kelly Adams of KJA Associates. Stacie will talk about how her use of social media has affected her business and Kelly will be discussing the role performance management plays in the long term success of a firm. More information on Stacie can be found at http://www.clifford-kitts-cpa.com/ and on Kelly at http://www.return-on-humancapital.com./
To listen live visit: octalkradio.net or listen to archives of our previous show at http://ceopeergroups.podbean.com as well as other podcasting services.
You can find the show on iTunes as a business podcast by typing Critical Mass: The Radio Show.
Critical Mass: The Radio Show is the premier business talk show on OCTalkRadio.net featuring interviews with leading business executives. The goal of the show is provide information to help our audience of business owners and top executives make better, more informed decisions.
To learn more about Doug and Ric visit (www.criticalmassforbusiness.com)
For heaven’s sake Throw Down Response
By Stacie Clifford Kitts, CPA
Although I understand the tax blogosphere has decided to “ignore” this topic for varying reasons, I am going to throw out my last ball anyway.
In response to the comment at my post For Cry’in Out Load – Another Tax Blog Throw Down – here are my rambling thoughts:
First, I am a Certified Public Accountant, not a Certified Public Tax Preparer, so why in the world would I be threatened by unenrolled preparers and believe that they could in any way take from my education or my license as is suggested at the comment?
I propose that anyone wondering about what accounts really do, look at my post addressing this subject for more clarification.
True my CPA license does afford me the right to perform certain functions that non-CPAs cannot. However, these functions are not related to tax preparation. As a CPA, I can and do perform attestation engagements. In addition, I can represent a client in tax court. But I ask you – so what? This ability has nothing to do with tax preparation.
At the post comment, I am asked – if I believe a non-CPA rendering opinions on financial statements (i.e. attestation engagements) of clients is a professional accountant – well no – I would call them a criminal.
The person commenting at my blog appears to be confusing criminal activity with professionalism. Let us not confuse these terms. If society has determined that one must be “licensed” to perform a job function, then someone performing these functions without such a license would be a “professional” criminal.
Now ask me if I think someone working in the capacity of a corporate controller for 30 years is a professional even if he or she has no formal education- well yes – of course, I believe they are a professional – in this case the person would be a professional “controller.” For me the distinction lies in the substance of the job function. A person acting in the” capacity” of a professional is a professional – self taught does not equate to “not a professional.” A controller position requires advance knowledge of accounting. It is not the sort of job that someone could walk into. Of course, someone who has obtained the knowledge to be able to be in this position is a professional – regardless of how the knowledge was obtained.
Likewise, tax preparation requires advance knowledge but not a license. If a person has obtained this knowledge, then this person is a professional. The act of preparing the return does not make this person a professional, the knowledge obtained, which allows a person to prepare the return properly, is what makes the person a professional.
I wonder If the person commenting at my blog is trying to argue that tax preparation is not a profession. If this is the case, then I would like to hear more about how he has come to this conclusion.
Stacie's Tax Stuff 