By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE Yes, your dealership is at risk. Even the best run dealerships personnel with highest level of integrity...

By Anthony Valdelamar In an age where the average person owns approximately 100 passwords to different accounts, what is the best way to...

By Luis Deville When a loaner vehicle is lent to a customer, is your dealership keeping track of that vehicle? Does your dealership know...

By Phil Villegas In continuing my theme of focusing on the fundamentals, I thought I’d focus on one of the most basic internal controls...

By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE Whether you choose to file your tax return by April 15th or file for an extension, your personal tax...

By Phil Villegas We are all seemingly looking to get 2020 behind us as the prospects of a more normal 2021 start to appear to be a...

By Phil Villegas I’ve noticed certain reoccurring patterns in many of the dealerships I’ve had the opportunity to visit. There always...

By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE As we approach the year end, many dealership’s parts departments are getting more attention than normal....

By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE As the year comes to an end, many dealers start preparation for the annual tasks that go along with turkey...

By Phil Villegas We can all agree there is already more than enough paperwork in current vehicle deal files, with the average vehicle...

By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE Mysteries at the Museum – for those who have seen the show, you know everything has a back story. This is...

By Phil Villegas The apparent exuberance by which some buyers are approaching dealership acquisitions in the current market leaves me...

By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE As quoted by James Paxman, “The early bird gets the worm, but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese.”...

By Luis Deville Numbers are the language of business. Numbers are mainly used to count, measure and label. Dealers and store managers use...

By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE As controllers, CFOs, and dealership auditors, we have heard it many times before – “Require mandatory...

By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE A dealer and his loyal CPA and family attorney typically form a bond over the years in a relationship that...

By Phil Villegas For most dealers, knowing what their dealership has earned in profit is a simple matter of looking at their dealer...

By Luis Deville The year 2020 will certainly be remembered for COVID-19, and as a result, may also be remembered as a period of...

By Phil Villegas For the past 15 plus years, a fair amount of the work I’ve personally been involved with relates to dealership buy/sells...

By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE In strange times, people do strange things. The last six months have been nothing short of challenging,...