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Muhammad Ehtisham Jaadoon
Owning an Audit Firm can be very rewarding.
The process requires planning, hard work,
perseverance, and investment. If you can
weather the start-up and early development
phase, the transition can be wonderful.
Here are some questions to ask yourself:
 Do I have the experience?
 Do I have the drive and motivation?
 Do I have support from my spouse and family?
 Do I have the capital to get started and operate
for one year?
 Do I know how to market accounting/tax services
and be the “rain maker?
 How will I differentiate my services and earn
higher fees?
Entry Strategy
Mostly, Accountants start a firm using the
following entry strategies:
1. Starting from scratch
2. Part-time practices
3. Finding a partner
4. Buying a practice
Develop a Business Plan
Develop a written business plan. A comprehensive business plan
should include:
• Goals for your business
• Target audience that you are serving
• Services that you will offer
• How you will better service your target audience
• Your experience and skills
• Capital requirements and sources
• How to market your new accounting services
• Pricing strategy
• Office, equipment, tax software and staffing requirements
• Projected costs and revenues – start-up, monthly costs, and
budgets
Financial Considerations
 Honestly assess if you are prepared to make this
transition financially and emotionally.
 New businesses require sweat equity so this move
has to be at the right time in your life.
 Nearly all practices are cash flow negative during the
start-up and development phase so you need to
have cash on-hand to cover household expenses
and retain insurance coverage.
Start-up Costs
Office in nearby
town or a home-
based office
Office space
Equipment and
Office Supplies
Tax Software or
Accounting
software
Staffing and
Workforce
License
Requirement
Initial Costs Associated
with Audit Firm
End Of Presentation

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Starting your own firm

  • 2. Owning an Audit Firm can be very rewarding. The process requires planning, hard work, perseverance, and investment. If you can weather the start-up and early development phase, the transition can be wonderful.
  • 3. Here are some questions to ask yourself:  Do I have the experience?  Do I have the drive and motivation?  Do I have support from my spouse and family?  Do I have the capital to get started and operate for one year?  Do I know how to market accounting/tax services and be the “rain maker?  How will I differentiate my services and earn higher fees?
  • 4. Entry Strategy Mostly, Accountants start a firm using the following entry strategies: 1. Starting from scratch 2. Part-time practices 3. Finding a partner 4. Buying a practice
  • 5. Develop a Business Plan Develop a written business plan. A comprehensive business plan should include: • Goals for your business • Target audience that you are serving • Services that you will offer • How you will better service your target audience • Your experience and skills • Capital requirements and sources • How to market your new accounting services • Pricing strategy • Office, equipment, tax software and staffing requirements • Projected costs and revenues – start-up, monthly costs, and budgets
  • 6. Financial Considerations  Honestly assess if you are prepared to make this transition financially and emotionally.  New businesses require sweat equity so this move has to be at the right time in your life.  Nearly all practices are cash flow negative during the start-up and development phase so you need to have cash on-hand to cover household expenses and retain insurance coverage.
  • 7. Start-up Costs Office in nearby town or a home- based office Office space Equipment and Office Supplies Tax Software or Accounting software Staffing and Workforce License Requirement Initial Costs Associated with Audit Firm