The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has granted Mott Williamson the right to use the specialization designation of Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV).  The AICPA awards this designation exclusively to CPAs who have considerable experience in business valuation, and who have also demonstrated knowledge, skill and experience by earning the credential.  Customers should rely on individuals qualified to provide competent advice and service in the business valuation area.  When an ABV is selected, the public can expect an experienced professional who can provide competent valuation services.  ABV credential holders provide evidence of substantial experience and competence in providing business valuation services.  Business valuation services are defined as sufficent research and analysis to arrive at a conclusion or estimate of value of an entity, intrument, or economic benefit, requiring a documented conclusion.  The credential holder also must pass a comprehensive written ABV examination administered nationally by the AICPA.

Chris Mackey (and three other guys) recently won the Permian Basin Society of CPAs Scramble Golf Tournament held in Andrews, Texas. Chris's team shot a 58 (par 70). He wears the shirt he won every day. Most other team members wish he would take it off occasionally.

Mott Williamson CPA and Jim Ware CPA continue to build their expertise with ongoing business valuation and divorce valuation engagements. They help you discover the best ways to improve the value of your business for credit purposes or eventual sale, or depress its value for estate or gift purposes. They also help you determine the price you should pay to acquire another business.

WAW University has held four separate sessions. The first was titled "The Tax Shelter You've Never Heard Of," and the second "How to Buy What You Want, and Get the IRS to Pay for It," the third session "Top Ten Errors People Make with Their Estate Plans, and What You Can Do About It" and the fourth titled "New 2001 Tax Law." Private lessons are available,too, if you don't like attending small group meetings.

Debbie Clary, EA, Chris Mackey CPA, and Leah Gilbreath are now offering QuickBooks software training classes to clients and nonclients alike. Contact us today to reserve a place at the next seminar.

Our affiliation with the Bridge21 national accounting network allows WAW to greatly enhance our QuickBooks consulting practice. Services offered include QuickBooks on-site support and installation, telephone support packages, and monthly training seminars. In addition, we offer an online accounting service which allows business owners to outsource their entire accounting function while maintaining access to their data on a dynamic/real time basis.

Many of you this year will have the opportunity to buy our services for a whole year at a fixed price, payable monthly. You'll receive valuable benefits such as income tax preparation and minimization strategies, unlimited personal consultations, IRS representation, scheduled meetings and other valuable benefits in exchange for a single fixed fee for the year.Contact us today if you want to know more about this.

We've added three new professional team members, Leah Gilbreath, Donna Streun and Sandra Fleming, CPA. It's great to have them working with us. You'll get even better and more timely service from us.

Mott Williamson continues to write informative articles on financial planning and business development topics for Midland Lifestyles and the Midland Reporter Telegram. Also, he recently spoke to the Midland Apartment Association on the topic "How to Make Your Business Really Fly."

And, he also spoke to the Downtown Lions on the topic "Year End Tax Planning." Soon, WAW will offer regular monthly classes on business development and management. Course titles include "Advanced Financial Management Training","Make Your Business Really Fly,""Building a Better Business," and we'll be reviving the businessperson's group titled "Businesses Getting Results." Look for future announcements about course times, dates, and places. Call or contact us today to learn more. We're also now offering College Funding services. Your benefits include accurate and timely prepared federal and private financial aid application forms, financial aid maximation strategies and implementation, college financial aid package negotiation assistance, and other services designed to help make it easier to afford the expense of college.

We've posted new articles about tax and other financial matters. Follow this link to find them. New Articles

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