Edward Mendlowitz
CPA, ABV, Emeritus Partner
PFS, Lead, Partners’ Network
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Ed is an emeritus partner in our firm’s East Brunswick, NJ, office and has over 40 years of public accounting experience. Ed is also admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court and has testified as an expert witness in federal and state court regarding business valuations.
In addition, Ed was a founding partner of Mendlowitz Weitsen, LLP, CPAs, which joined with Withum in 2005. Currently, he serves on the NYSSCPA Estate Planning Committee, and was chairman of the committee that planned the NYSSCPA’s 100th Anniversary. The author of 16 books, Ed has also written hundreds of articles for business and professional journals and newsletters. He is the contributing editor to the Practitioners Publishing Company’s 1998/1999 706/709 Deskbook, and the AICPA 2004 edition of the Management of an Accounting Practice Handbook and is on the editorial board of Bottom Line/Personal and Tax Hotline financial newsletters. Appearing regularly on television news programs, Ed has also been quoted in numerous major newspapers and periodicals in the United States.
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Ed is a frequent speaker to many professional and business groups, including the AICPA, NJSCPA, NYSSCPA, American Management Association, the National Committee for Monetary Reform, University of Medicine and Dentistry in NJ and many more. For 11 years, he taught courses on financial analysis, corporate financial policy and theory, monetary and fiscal policy and managerial accounting.
Awards and Accolades
He is the recipient of the Lawler Award for the best article published during 2001 in the Journal of Accountancy.
Latest Thinking
Tax Preparation Fees
Many friends (but none of my clients) have expressed concerns that they think their tax preparation fees are too high. Well, if they were too high, then the preparer would not be in business for too long for one of two reasons.
Interview by My Grandson Sam
My grandson, Sam Mendlowitz, interviewed me for a school journalism class assignment. It came out great and I want to share it here. Besides him writing a really good article, I was very impressed by his advanced preparation and insightful questions. His pen name is “Hi’s Eye,” and he is a high school sophomore.
Pitfalls to Avoid When Planning Your Estate
No matter how much people prepare for a smooth handling of their estates, problems seem to arise in many situations. I will be discussing typical problems and how they could be avoided at a free Zoom program.