Edward Mendlowitz, CPA, is a partner at WithumSmith+Brown, PC and is one of Accounting Today’s 100 Most Influential People. Ed is accredited as a personal financial specialist by the AICPA; is admitted to practice and has argued cases before the United States Tax Court; testified twice before the House Ways and Means Committee on Tax Reform, Fairness and Equity; was an MBA instructor for 11 years; and has been on the Bottom Line / Personal Panel of Experts for Taxes since the publication’s inception. Ed is also the author of 25 books, and has written over 1200 professional articles and developed and presented over 250 professional speeches and webinars. He writes a twice a week blog that address issues his clients have at www.partners-network.com . Ed’s practice management techniques have been reported on in The Wall Street Journal, the Journal of Accountancy and many other publications.