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John Goerzen wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 11:11:32AM -0700, Bruce Perens wrote:
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<pre wrap="">The most important thing we've done about money management in the last
several years has been to hire a professional book-keeper. The next
important task for the coming year, IMO, is hiring a CPA. Doing these
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First off, SPI already HAS a relationship with a CPA.</pre>
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A very limited one just to advise on taxes. I want something more
proactive.<br>
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<pre wrap="">You don't hire an expensive CPA to do basic bookkeeping and daily mail processing, which it sounds like you've been trying to suggest we do.
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Oh goodness no. You have the book-keeper do absolutely everything that
a book-keeper can do, because it's less expensive that way. But if we
had been proactively under the guidance of a professional CPA, we never
would have become behind on tax filings. OK, hindsight is easy, but
that's what we need to have for the future.<br>
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<pre wrap="">I don't recall an officer ever doing the sort of thing a CPA would (file taxes and the like).</pre>
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Nobody was doing that.<br>
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<pre wrap=""> Why would you have SPI hire a CPA to do bookkeeper's work?</pre>
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I would have a CPA essentially operate as CFO of the organization and
report to the Treasurer. All routine work would still be done by the
book-keeper, but what we are lacking today is the guidance of a
financial professional. Somehow it was easier to find volunteer counsel
than volunteer finance.<br>
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Thanks<br>
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Bruce<br>
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