Accounting – Beyond The Numbers

An insurance sale is the toughest sale there is to make. No one knows that better than Liz Martin, who has been selling insurance for over 22 years as the owner and president of Martin Insurance Agency. She's sold every line of insurance business possible to small entrepreneurial companies to large organizations. She's looking out for your risk, and whatever it is - she and her team can handle it.

Eric Blow, President and one of four founding partners at Astro Machine Works, Inc. in Ephrata, shares his story at the RBF Executive Forum. Eric believes we are all in the people business regardless of our industry and insists on providing a culture of transparency and employee involvement. In this podcast, he explains how he leads the company using a concept known as “Open Book Management."

LIVE from the RBF Executive Forum! This Podcast takes us to the Forum where Jeff Groff, Larry Reich and Michelle Osborn discussed "the good, the bad and the ugly" of the New Tax Law. This Podcast focuses on the audience responses to the Tax Law and the insight they gleaned from the Executive Forum.

The interpretations and nuances of the new tax legislation will be studied and understood over time, says Jeff Groff, Tax Partner and CPA with RBF. In this podcast, he gives an overview of what we can expect from the new law.

Mary McDevitt is a Staff Accountant with RBF and has always loved math and numbers. She is just starting her accounting career and is very enthusiastic about the opportunity she has to put her love for numbers to work. It's refreshing to hear Mary talk about her career and her excitement for what's ahead for her.  

Anthony Spataro is a CPA with RBF who is getting off to a great start in his career. In this podcast we learn more about Anthony and how he came to prefer the Audit side of a public accounting firm. He shares how he puts together the "puzzle pieces" in an audit and gives tips for having a "clean audit."

Jeff Groff, CPA and RBF Partner, share tips for Business Owners and Executives who want to leverage the opportunities to save on taxes through smart business decisions. Even in times when the tax laws may be changing it pays to keep an eye on what is currently allowable under the law.

Jeff Groff, CPA and RBF Partner, shares tips for Individuals who want to take advantage of some savvy planning before the end of the year.

Scott Fiore, Partner and VP of TriStarr Staffing, gives us a preview of his presentation in the upcoming RBF Executive Forum - Showcase Event. Scott's an expert on the labor market and work force issues and will give employers of all size companies helpful tips and insight into retaining and recruiting when the labor force is tight.

Dean Zerbe is coming to Lancaster, PA on September 19 to share his "Washington Insider" info at the RBF Executive Forum Showcase Event. In this podcast, RBF Managing Partner Jeff Bleacher gives us insight into Zerbe's expertise in helping those on the Hill make tax policy decisions. Zerbe is known for bringing humor to tax - not an easy task. Rounding out the Showcase Event will be Scott Fiore speaking on "Recruiting in a Tight Labor Market." We'll talk to Scott in our next podcast.

Ken Falk has worked with hundreds of businesses in his career as a CPA and Partner at Ross Buehler Falk. Throughout his career, he’s noticed certain traits that successful business people have and the skills they all use to create long-term, sustainable businesses. Today, he shares these insights with us.

The relationship between a business owner and his CPA is crucial to the success of a business. It’s a relationship built on trust. RBF Partner and CPA Ken Falk explains the “Trusted Advisor” position, its value and how to develop this special working relationship.

The Millennial Generation has raised much speculation about how different they are and if they really want different things than the previous generations. As a Millennial, Sean Smith sometimes wonders what all the fuss is about and other times he sees the differences very clearly. Sean shares his Millennial experiences in his work life as a CPA at Ross Buehler Falk and shares a unique perspective on how Baby Boomers and the Millennials can work together well.

When Sean Smith graduated from college he had a degree in Criminal Justice. Today, he’s a CPA. Sean soon discovered that his early interest in numbers and the few accounting and business courses he took in college would give him the career he wanted most: Accounting. After getting his MBA and CPA certification he landed at RBF. Sean has some interesting tips and inspiring thoughts for those looking to get started in a career in general and, specifically in Accounting.

In Episode Two of “Accounting – Beyond the Numbers,” Managing Partner Jeff Bleacher describes the culture at Ross Buehler Falk and gives podcast listeners an inside peek at a culture that’s not like the standard accounting firm.

In Episode One of “Accounting – Beyond the Numbers,”  Managing Partner Jeff Bleacher tells the story of how Ross Buehler Falk got started, the philosophy of the company and what the future looks like for this CPA and Business Advisory Firm.  You’ll also learn a few factoids about Jeff that might surprise you!