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.