In this day and age, most Dealer Management Systems allow you to download data from the system to Microsoft Excel. This is not new to the automotive dealership industry and has Continue reading
Whenever we are performing an audit or review, one of the items we always request from the client is the minutes of all meetings for the period under audit or review. Continue reading
On June 28, the Supreme Court upheld the primary provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). What does this mean for the automotive business? For the auto manufacturers and other major Continue reading
A few months ago, a client asked me to come up with a list of items that he, as an owner of multiple dealerships, should be looking at to ensure he Continue reading
My employer, Henry & Horne, brings in lunch to its employees twice a week during this time of year. This benefit is much appreciated, since tax season is a busy time Continue reading
I have been discussing the importance of team chemistry in my recent blogs. I left off discussing negative working environments and how they can stunt your growth and lead to high Continue reading
Welcome back! The third part of my series relating to the 2011 AICPA National Auto Dealership Conference will focus on the breakout session that I attended titled “Internal Controls: Preventing and Continue reading
As promised in my last blog, I am back to discuss some of the things that we learned at the AICPA National Auto Dealership Conference and how to apply those items Continue reading
In my previous blog, I discussed addressing team chemistry when hiring employees at your dealership. In short, adding whether you feel this person will enhance or damage team chemistry to the Continue reading
In my previous blog posted on August 30, 2011, I discussed how the confidentiality of customer information is one area that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be scrutinizing as they Continue reading