MBA1498 Guest Teacher: Brian Hamilton – How and Why To Use your Accountant for Much More Than Taxes
Apr 6, 2020
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Brian Hamilton, a qualified accountant, reveals how accountants can be much more than just tax preparers. He emphasizes that a good CPA can save businesses money and provide crucial financial insights. Hamilton encourages entrepreneurs to build strong relationships with their accountants, turning them into strategic partners. He discusses the hidden potential of accountants in guiding businesses through challenges and highlights their role in financial decision-making. Discover why not having an accountant might be costing you!
Hiring an experienced accountant extends beyond tax compliance, as they can offer invaluable insights and act as trusted business advisors.
Maintaining regular communication with an accountant allows business owners to identify financial opportunities, optimize strategies, and prepare for market fluctuations.
Deep dives
Maximizing Accountant Potential
Hiring a qualified accountant is crucial for business success, as they can provide much more than just tax assistance. A great accountant acts as a trusted business advisor, helping to grasp financial conditions and challenges faced by the enterprise. By regularly engaging with an accountant—ideally quarterly to review financial statements—business owners can uncover valuable insights into cash flow, income, and expenses. This proactive approach allows business owners to ask questions about their figures and gain a deeper understanding of the financial dynamics at play.
Choosing the Right Accountant
Selecting an experienced accountant who communicates effectively is essential for a fruitful partnership. It's advisable to look for a certified public accountant (CPA) who possesses a wealth of industry knowledge, enables the exploration of various business scenarios, and can explain complex concepts in simple terms. Navigating topics like revenue, expenses, and human resource challenges can lead to discovering solutions and strategies that might not be immediately obvious. Engaging with an accountant in this way turns the accountant into a resource for knowledge rather than just a tax preparer.
Financial Opportunities and Proactive Support
An accountant's role extends beyond traditional bookkeeping—they should also keep business owners informed about financial opportunities and changes in the regulatory landscape. A proactive accountant can alert clients to new grants, tax incentives, or other financial strategies that may benefit their business, helping them stay ahead of industry trends. This constant communication and information sharing not only prepares businesses for fluctuations in the market but also optimizes their financial positioning. Building this relationship allows business owners to focus on growing their enterprise, reducing financial stress and fostering a healthier work-life balance.
A qualified accountant is a clutch hire, no matter the size of your business.
If a penny saved is a penny earned, a penny well-managed is just as valuable. CPA (Certified Public Accountants) don’t just count beans – they increase the bean count, and make sure the beans you have are creating beans of their own.
But enough about legumes.
If you think you can’t afford an accountant, listen to today’s special guest teacher, Brian Hamilton. When he’s done explaining an accountant’s value (in his…signature style), you might realize how much money you’re losing by not having one.
As the title suggests, it’s about so much more than tax compliance.
While avoiding prison is nice, the power of an accountant to inform, enlighten, and co-strategize is the most undervalued business asset. Tune in to Brian’s lesson, and see what we mean. Click play at the top of the page!