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by Rick Telberg
At Large
That shiver you feel could be the first chilly breezes before winter. Or it could be the imminent start of busy season.
With tax prep being a core revenue-producing application in many practices, the time to consider what your office will need is well before the end of the year. But let’s not forget auditors and finance managers. They’re facing busy seasons of their own. And many will have the same questions, issues and wish lists.
Judging from the buzz in the profession, the top issues this year seem to be paperless office, dual monitors, Microsoft Vista and possible post-holiday hardware price cuts.
It doesn’t matter whether the upcoming tax season is your first as an independent preparer or you’ve been grinding out returns for years — it pays to completely assess your needs each and every year. In performing this assessment, consider five critical areas: software, hardware, infrastructure, procedures and — the new one this year — connectivity.
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