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GST creates big demand for advisers

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Carolyn Mall is a tax partner at Ernst and Young L.L.P. who manages a 90-person group that advises clients on goods and services tax (GST) issues. Mall's GST consulting work is multidisciplinary, as the GST will affect many areas of a business. Consulting generates more than half of her unit's fees. Mall's workforce is augmented by staff in London, Auckland, and Toronto.

Australia, Accounting, auditing, & bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Services, Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services, Planning, Financial planning, Column, Practice, Ernst & Young L.L.P., Goods and services tax, Mall, Carolyn

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Consultants take stock

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Medium-size consulting firms should not diversify, according to KPMG Managing Director of Consulting Kevin Parry. He also advises against taking large risks with new products. He expresses reservations about the long-term benefit of any move by the Big Five firms to dispose of their consulting businesses.

KPMG, Parry, Kevin

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The power of passion

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It is possible to establish a client list through marketing, rather than by taking on clients from an acquired firm, according to sole practitioner accountant Tony Dormer, who employs 22 people at Dormers: Accountants and Business Advisers. He indicates that charity work is part of the firm's philosophy.

Dormer, Tony, Dormers: Accountants and Business Advisers

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