Meet Bottom Line Expert Ed Mendlowitz, CPA

Ed Mendlowitz, CPA, is a partner in the CPA firm WithumSmith+Brown, New Brunswick, NJ, ranked among
the top 35 accounting firms in the US by the industry's
leading publications. He is author of 16 books, including
The Adviser's Guide to Family Business Succession Planning.

In addition, Mendlowitz has written over 400 professional articles, and has been quoted in dozens of others for such
major media as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times,
Money Magazine, U.S. News and World Reports, Forbes and Barron's.

In 1980 and 1985, Mendlowitz testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on tax reform, fairness and reduction. All of his 1980 proposals have become law in one form or another. He is also a familiar face for many New York television viewers who may have seen him in one of his regular appearances on Live at Five on NBC-TV.

Mendlowitz was a major contributor to Boardroom's Tax Hotline publication, and is pleased to have a feature column in our newest financial publication, Bottom Line/WEALTH.


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