The work pledge |
August 31, 2000 I took the work pledge, and I urge all CPAs and accountants to consider it as well.
I will do no more work, forever.
I will only play with metadata. I only talk and discuss systems that are capable of dealing with *types* of
business data. If the systems have potential to process *types* of information, or to be configured or integrated to process business
dealings automatically, I'll do the play until it's all talked out and played
out. Yes. I gladly put myself out of business on each engagement. If you have recurring
play,
you are not faithful to the work pledge.
SMEs (small/med enterprises) should not continue printing and mailing checks and invoices. They should
only TALK about conducting business directly
with their customers and suppliers through web-hosted applications, or at least, send and receive orders, invoices and payments
over the internet.
If their software vendors, webledger provider and other BSPs (bus. service providers) are doing their jobs, then NOBODY is going to have
to do any more work, certainly not re-key anything, anyplace, ever again.
How wonderful it will be to tell all of our clients to take a hike, instead of having
intermediaries like CPAs and attorneys insinuated into every business relationship.
* Todd F. Boyle CPA http://www.GLDialtone.com/
* tboyle@rosehill.net Kirkland WA (425) 827-3107
* XML accounting, webledgers, BSPs, ASPs, whatever it takes