{"id":81269,"date":"2026-05-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/?p=81269"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:46:17","slug":"tax-clients-want-a-cfo-heres-how-to-serve-as-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/advisory-services\/tax-clients-want-a-cfo-heres-how-to-serve-as-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax clients want a CFO; here\u2019s how to serve as one"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/tag\/tax-advisory\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"646041848\">advisory conversation<\/a> that starts with &#8220;go find new clients.&#8221; Build a new audience. Create a new brand. Essentially, start over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s one path. 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Instead of looking backward at what happened last year, you&#8217;re looking forward at what needs to happen next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of organizing their financial past, you&#8217;re leading their financial future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cash flow is the conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what does this actually look like in practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It starts with cash flow. Not because cash flow is the only thing that matters, but because it&#8217;s the thing that matters most to a small business owner on a Tuesday afternoon when they&#8217;re trying to figure out whether they can afford to make a new hire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Profitability is great. Revenue growth is exciting. But cash flow is the truth. 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