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How to Create
a Lifestyle CPA
Practice
By Salim Omar, CPA
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• Congratulations on one of the most important decisions
you’ve made in your life
• Showing up on this webinar was a move that I believe will
change the course of your future for the better
• Here’s why: Today you'll be discovering...."
Welcome
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• Skyrocket your profits in ANY economy
• More (better) quality clients
• Highly productive staff
• Liberate yourself from day-to-day stress and
headaches
• Create wealth with a lucrative exit strategy
What You’ll Be Discovering?
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• Why some practitioners (who are not smarter
than you) seem to have all the money, time and
freedom while you work hard and hardly anything
to show for it?
• Why some practitioners get things done fast, are
stress free while you might be struggling with your
day to day tasks?
• Why some practitioners attract quality clients who
pay, stay, and refer …without struggle or strain?
Have You Ever Wondered…
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• You are working too hard for too little
• Your practice has turned into just another JOB
• You are watching your life pass you by from inside
your office
• Your team is just a revolving door of barely
motivated employees
• You are overwhelmed by running your practice
You Are in the Right Place if:
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I’ll show you how I went from $100k in debt to building
a systematized practice that allowed me to create
more wealth than I ever thought was possible (while
working less).
Systems for…
• Client attraction
• Staff Productivity
• Creating Wealth
My Big Promises
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I worked as a CFO in
Manhattan
Six figure salary, corner
office, prestige, etc
HATED my job – office
politics, lunatic boss and
long commute
Started my practice in 1996
My Story
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Not as easy
$100K in debt
Employee problems
Low quality clients
Cash flow always tight
Long hours – BAD lifestyle
My Story
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Stumbled across the 5 Steps to Practice
Management Autopilot
I now own a successful, thriving 8 person CPA
practice that allows me to live the lifestyle I want
Have been teaching and transforming CPA practices
for the last 4 years
My Story
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• Excellent, informative and timely tool to increase business volume. We should have many more of these kinds
of webinars. Thank you.
• Great points made by Mr. Omar that would help our practices to be more efficient and profitable!!
• I am using Salim’s program and already getting great results. I expect it to be a cornerstone to help me achieve
my goal of doubling my practice over the next 12 months.
• This was the best webinar I've attended in the last 2 years. Thanks!
• Great conference. Mr. Omar is a genius. I learned a lot today.
• Excellent information. Very relevant.
• Salim practices what he preaches, giving me hope that I CAN run a successful practice and still have time to
spend with my wonderful family. Thank you, Salim!”
Feedback From Practitioners
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• Excellent webinar - presented actionable concepts that should allow for improving my practice.
• If you are a CPA just starting out on your own or a seasoned CPA looking for more effective and
efficient ways to market your firm, do yourself a favor and sign up for anything Salim is offering....you
will certainly not be disappointed. I have seen the biggest return on marketing dollars from the things I
learned and implemented from Salim's programs“
• Best webinar I have ever attended
• I have tried many marketing programs in the past, Salim is the real deal. He is the marketing guru for CPA's.
• Salim has done a great job of breaking down “Elite-Level” marketing strategies into an easy to follow
step-by-step success system.
• Thanks Salim for the guidance you provide in your Genius CPA Marketing System. It has been truly helpful in
getting my business off the ground. I have recently signed up 2 new business clients in my first month and have
3 potential new clients that are getting their information together for me to review and discuss services I can
provide. All these will result in new annual revenues of approximately $10,000 -$12,000 for my practice.
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• Quality clients who are a pleasure
to provide services to
• Generates a high net profit
• Consistent cash flow
• Top notch employees who can be relied upon
• Systemized practice that operates like a finely
tuned machine
• Work less hours
What a LIFESYLE Practice
Looks Like
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What are the characteristics of a Lifestyle Practice?
Please select the correct answer:
• Poor Quality Clients
• Healthy and consistent cash flow
• Dissatisfied Employees
• 65+ hour work weeks
Poll Question #1:
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1. Understanding the BUSINESS You Are In
2. 50% Boost in Income by Delegating
3. Your Team Reduces Your Stress
4. Systems Equals Freedom
5. Raise Fees to Increase Take Home Pay
5 Steps to “Practice
Management Autopilot”
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So, really, what business are you in?
Are you in the:
- Tax return preparation business?
- Financial statement preparation (write up)
business?
- Payroll and sales tax returns preparation business?
WRONG!
Step #1: Understanding The Business
You Are In
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• How you define your practice is important
• You are in the REDUCING ANXIETY business
• It’s the #1 reason why clients select a CPA firm
• Do NOT undervalue yourself - “I just prepare tax returns”
• My patio story
• Next slide: NEW Paradigm
What Business Are You In?
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• Biggest fear – I.R.S.
• New Mindset: YOU are the CPA that PROTECTS your
clients from the I.R.S.
• You offer the “TOTAL” Package:
Preparation services (commodity) + Protection +
Trust + Advice + 5 Star Customer Service
= Market Domination
What Business Are You In?
The NEW Paradigm
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Understanding STEP ONE
(the “real” business you are in)
helps you with STEP TWO
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For most practitioners there are four kinds of tasks:
• $10 per hour work
• $100 per hour work
• $250 per hour work
• $500+ per hour work
• The fastest way to increase your income is to do more of the $250
and $500 per hour work
• Dump the $10 and $100 per hour jobs
Step #2: Delegate Most CPAs Are Working Way Too Hard
Key Problem
UNDER-DELEGATION
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What are the $10+ hour jobs?
• Answering the phone
• Responding to client inquiries (copy of tax return, etc.)
• Preparing monthly invoices, trying to collect fees
• Paying the bills
• Going to the post office and bank
Tiny Hinges Swing Big Doors 50%+ Boost in Income
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What are the $100+ hour jobs?
• Preparing financial statements
• Preparing payroll and sales tax returns
• Preparing personal and business tax returns
• Responding to tax notices
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Most practitioners are BUSY:
• CONSUMED by the $10+ and
$100+ tasks
• Doing it, doing it, doing it!
• Their income is on a FLAT plateau
• They work way too hard
• Clients DON’T appreciate and respect them
The Reality for Most
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What are the $250+ and $500+ hour jobs?
• Creating a SYSTEM that can DELIVER the: TOTAL PACKAGE
Preparation service (commodity) + Protection + Trust + Advice + 5
Star Customer Service = Market Domination
• Creating a CLIENT ACQUISITION System
• Creating a CLIENT RETENTION System
• Creating a system to increase the TOTAL CLIENT VALUE
•Creating a REPUTATION MANAGEMENT System
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• If you get rid of all your “$10 per hour” tasks and only do $100
per hour tasks all year, you’d earn: $200,000
• If you shifted only 10% of that time to $250 per hour work and
another 10% to $500 per hour work, you’d make $310,000
• A slight change in the way you work boosts your income by
more than 50%
Step #2 for Practice Management Autopilot:
DELEGATE
50%+ Boost in Income
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What is the fastest way to boost your income? By
delegating:
Please select the correct answer:
• $10+ tasks
• $100+ tasks
• $250+ and $500+ tasks
• None of the above
Poll Question #2:
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1. Understanding the BUSINESS You Are In
2. 50% Boost in Income by Delegating
3. Reduce Stress with your Team
5 Steps to “Practice
Management Autopilot”
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What if:
• Your staff took responsibility as
if they owned the practice…
• Your staff truly understood how
much your time is actually worth and protected it
against time sucking activities that don’t produce
results…
• Your staff became more motivated, super productive,
and goal oriented…
Step #3: Reduce Stress with
Your Team
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• In the first few years of my practice, I had a revolving
door policy
• My staff was a mess. Turnover was ridiculous.
• I’ve made all the mistakes. And along the way, I’ve
learned exactly what works
• Today, I have a passionate, loyal team of talented
individuals working for me
• Their efforts make my firm a success, day after day
I’ve Made ALL the Staffing
Mistakes and More!
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It Results in:
• Good quality work being produced
• Less stress for you because you
know the work was completed properly
• Clients are happy so retention is high
• Profit is high because of efficiency and
you work less hours
Benefits of Having a Competent Team
Net Result
Great Lifestyle
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2 Keys to Build a Great Team
Recruiting (top talent)
Managing (high productivity)
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• Not involving your staff in the recruiting process
• A poorly crafted help wanted ad
• How you interview job candidates makes
all the difference in the world
• Phase One: Discover the candidate’s ability to self-assess
• Phase Two: Look for compatibility
• Phase Three: How much does the candidate want this job?
• Phase Four: What are candidate’s technical abilities
More new hires FAIL due to personality-culture clashes rather than
the inability to perform the role
Mistakes To Avoid
When Recruiting
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Not involving your staff in the recruiting process is
a mistake you want to avoid?
Please select the correct answer:
• True
• False
Poll Question #3:
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• Set HIGH standards (clients communicated in a certain way,
work produced in certain way, delivery times, etc)
• Expect high productivity (How? – Systems)
• Appreciation – Most “craved” thing on earth
• Develop a culture of gratefulness
Managing Employees
for Maximum Productivity
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1. Understanding the BUSINESS You Are In
2. 50% Boost in Income by Delegating
3. Reduce Stress with your Team
4. Systems Equals Freedom
5 Steps to “Practice
Management Autopilot”
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What do you know about McDonalds:
• Consistent experience
• Same menu
• Same look and feel
• Run by high school kids on minimum wage
• Very profitable business
Step #4: Systems - The
McDonald’s Secret
Such a high level of efficiency, productivity and profitability is
only possible by: Building Systems
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• Inconsistent experiences for your clients
• Work NOT delivered on time
• Work produced with low efficiency
• Unhappy employees due to guesswork
• Delegation becoming more DIFFICULT
• You becoming a slave of your practice
Lack of Systems Leads To:
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What is a System?
• Your practice is a system of systems
• Each system has a purpose, it produces a certain
result
• Like clockwork, predictably, on time, on
budget, every time
• Document each system - otherwise it is
not a system
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Systems creation strategies
• Have your staff create the systems
• See a problem as an opportunity to create a "system”
Problem being experienced:
Errors in tax returns
System solution:
Create a checklist to go through
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Type of Systems:
Workflow System
Staff Recruiting
System
Staff management
system
Lead Generation
System
Client management
System
Lead Conversion
System
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Example of a
"1040 Workflow" System
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Lack of Systems leads to?
Please select the correct answer:
• Clients have an inconsistent experience
• Work is not delivered on time
• Delegating becomes difficult
• All of the above
Poll Question #4:
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Services and Fees / per year
• Personal tax preparation services: $100k
• Business tax preparation services: $50k
• Write up work: $200k
• Compilation/reviews: $100k
• Special assignments: $50k
• Total annual revenues $500k
• Raise fees by only 20% - Revenues jump to $600k
Step 5: Raise Fees to Increase
Take Home Pay
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• You offer the “TOTAL” Package: (Step #1)
Preparation service (commodity) + Protection + Trust +
Advice = Market Domination
• Fees are a function of “supply” and “demand”
How to Charge the Right Fees?
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Economics 101:
What happens to price when its supply
goes DOWN and its demand goes up?
Fees: a Function of "Supply"
and "Demand"
Prices go HIGH
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How to Control “supply” - SCARCITY
1) Less accessible
NEVER say: Just stop by, I am here all day OR I can meet with
you at anytime
Instead say: I can meet with you at 2:00pm tomorrow or 11:30am
on Friday. Which works better for you?
2) My firm can handle only “x” number of clients
3) Currently at “near full capacity”
Charge the Right Fees By:
Controlling “Supply”
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1) Expert positioning
Example: Author, speaker, interviewee, etc.
2) Social proof
Example: Testimonials from existing clients.
3) Build VALUE
Example: (don't devalue the work you do, etc.)
a) I want to take the time to look at this from all angles to be sure we are doing the
absolute best we can to minimize your tax liability
b) There is a lot to this project. I will get started on it and will keep you apprised of
the status as I work through it.
How to Create “Demand” for
Yourself and Your Services
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How should a CPA “increase” demand for his or her
services?
Please select the correct answer:
• By expert positioning (e.g. author, speaker, etc)
• Become the lowest fee service provider
• Provide fast but poor quality services
• None of the above
Polling Question #5:
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2. 50% Boost in Income by Delegating
3. Your Team Reduces Your Stress
4. Systems Equals Freedom
5. Raise Fees to Increase Take Home Pay
5 Steps to “Practice
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