TAA member Joseph Rust, CPA, CFP, an accountant with Prager Metis CPAs, is seeking authors interested in sharing their book contracts and royalty statements for a complimentary review. Rust would also like to know what authors’ concerns and questions are when it comes to their contracts and royalty statements. He plans to take the information he learns to provide resources, including a glossary of royalty statement terms, to TAA members in the coming months.

Please reach out to him directly at jrust@pragermetis.com. His full contact information can also be found in TAA’s Professional Directory.

Rust is a Partner in the Advisory Services Department of Prager Metis, a member of Prager Metis International Group. He also serves as Chief Strategic Innovation Officer and Managing Partner for the Western Region. He has been practicing accounting since 1984. His specialties include royalty and licensing examinations, copyright and intellectual property valuations, financial due diligence, and business management. He takes great pride in providing high value service to his clients, including acting in a strategic planning role for his business management clients and as an advocate for his royalty and profit participation clients. Over several decades of experience coupled with the use of technology, he and his team have created a unique process of recovering royalties and providing services to clients which most often benefits the client enormously.