Phone & Fax—over 40 years ago . Needed Fax for my bookkeeping business.
The computer I an typing this on is over 28 years old (around 1990) & the one I do bookkeeping on I bought in Nov 1991. Still using it with the ORIGINAL software. DOS software.
One client changed CPA’s about 3 years go. First set of data I sent him—I got a call from him. He was impressed that I provided him with financials, copy of bank rec, and statements about status of payroll taxes & W-2’s & 1099’s. Then he asked me what kind of software I was using because he really liked the financials I sent him
I told him Dac-Easy-—and that I had bought it in Nov 1991. It is NOT connected to the internet & there isn’t even a modem in the unit. All keyboard. He was amazed. I had as many as 19 clients on that system at one time. Now I only do 2 clients—one over 48 years & one over 44 years.
We talked for about 1/2 hour, with him asking me questions about “where ARE you? What accounting education did I have? How much do I charge for my services? All legit questions from a new CPA.
I live over 500 miles from that client & depend on the mail for data back & forth. He said if I live closer, he could find at least 60 hours of work for me at $40 an hour if I wanted it. I said—no, but if someone needed something done in the same manner I did with that client, he could call me. But I was NOT moving back to So Calif with my horses.
None the less, it certainly was a nice “Atta Girl”.
“I told him Dac-Easy-—and that I had bought it in Nov 1991.”
Dude, the tax tables have changed quite a bit since 1991 ....