Tax Season Countdown: 27% S-T-R-E-S-S-E-D – O-U-T!!!

Through April 1, 27% of more than 800 tax professionals are saying they are experiencing at least “frequent” stress or are “TOTALLY CRAZED!”

Tax Season Stress
(Thru April 1, 2007)

Believe it or not, this year’s stress levels are running a little better than last year’s stress levels.

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Posted on March 31, 2007
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WHITE PAPERS BY BRUCE W. MARCUS AND THE BAY STREET GROUP

WHITE PAPERS BY BRUCE W. MARCUS AND THE BAY STREET GROUP

Advancing on the Retreat. A blueprint and guide for a retreat, designed to move your firm effectively into the 21st Century.

Productivity. A guide to streamlining the mechanics of your firm to increase profitability by improving productivity.

Recruiting. In the competitive world for scarce talent, the traditional Help Wanted ad no longer suffices. Here’s a proven technique that really works.

What Do Clients Really Want? An insightful Bay Street Group survey that can help you tune up your practice to improve client relations.

Advertising. A treatise on good and bad advertising practices , specifically for law and accounting firms, with examples to help you avoid costly advertising mistakes.

The Clean Slate Project. A unique and original approach to painlessly effect change to manage the firm more productively and profitably, within the confines of the traditional law or accounting practice.

Mobile CPAs. A Bay Street Group survey of mobile accounting firm practices, with guidance to improving your firm’s mobility.

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Posted on March 22, 2007
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Working Smarter, Not Harder

Focus on value. Set priorities. Follow through.

by Rick Telberg
On Careers

These days it seems like everybody wants to “work smarter” rather than harder, or at least that’s what the smart CPAs are telling us. However, what equates to “working smart” differs from worker to worker, and from boss to boss.

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Posted on March 21, 2007
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Sage Signs New Payroll Customer

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. [News Release]Sage Software announced today that Oceanwide USA, a Miami, Fla.-based leader in U.S. customs brokerage and manifest software and U.S. subsidiary of Oceanwide Inc., has taken advantage of the Sage Software ‘Payroll Your Way’ freedom of choice option through implementation of Sage Payroll Services, the company’s online U.S. payroll for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). Oceanwide is using Sage Payroll Services integrated with the on-premises version of one of Sage Software’s award-winning business management systems, Sage Accpac ERP (enterprise resource planning). Read more

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Posted on March 21, 2007
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AccuFund Updates Accounting Suite

AccuFund Accounting Suite Version 3.05 Features Enhancements to Purchasing, Requisitions and Other Core Components

Needham, MA [News Release] — AccuFund, Inc., provider of financial reporting and accounting software for non-profit, municipal and government organizations, today announced the availability of Version 3.05 of the AccuFund Accounting Suite. With this release, the company has made several enhancements to many of the system’s core modules, most notably the Purchasing and Requisitions modules, providing users with even greater ease of use, accessibility to information and data management. Read more

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Posted on March 21, 2007
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FREE DOWNLOAD: PAYROLL ATTITUDES AND INTENTIONS

FREE Instant Download (PDF)

GET THE RESULTS: CPA Best Practices/How Happy Are You with Your Payroll System?

In this study, 699 accountants, finance managers and CPAs from all sectors of the profession were questioned in an online survey.

Of the respondents, 49% work in public accounting, 37% work in business or industry, 9% work in government, education or the nonprofit sector, and the remaining 5% are in other categories including vendors or service providers to the accounting profession. Some 64% are C-Level decision-makers and influencers.

The study gauges accounting practitioners’ satisfaction levels regarding the systems they use to handle payroll services, how those systems should be enhanced, the features important to payroll services delivery, and who will be the preferred providers of payroll services in the years ahead. (Note: Brand-specific information may be provided upon special arrangement with Bay Street Group.)

The study represents a broad-based barometer of the accounting profession’s sense about payroll services. It is designed to help CPAs better understand the issues underlying the quality of this deliverable, what their prospective clients expect from payroll services, and where the future opportunity lies in this business area. It should also provide the vendor community some direction on how to fine-tune their payroll products and services to meet the accounting profession’s evolving requirements.

GET THE RESULTS: CPA Best Practices/How Happy Are You with Your Payroll System?
[11 tables, 8 pages including summary analysis] Read more

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Posted on March 20, 2007
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Some CPAs Love Tax Season

Others dread it. Guess who wins.

How do you compare? Join the tax season study.

by Rick Telberg
At Large
Write Letter to Editor

Tax season has a way of strengthening the profession. For some, it’s a grueling marathon of survival of the fittest, and for others, it’s a lesson in what to do differently next year. So, what does it take to be a top-performing firm? Surprisingly, there is something different about these best firms, and it is not always what you’d expect. The best-managed, most successful CPA firms are not necessarily the largest, the oldest or the newest. They also don’t always pay their staff the best, or spend the most money. Read more

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Posted on March 18, 2007
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Tax Season Stress: Up 4 Points

How are you feeling?

As if tax season wasn’t enough, this week you need to watch your NCAA bracket!

Join this week’s survey and check back next week for the results.

Tax Season Stress: Week ended March 18 2007

The most severe stress levels for the week ended March 18, 2007, rose slightly to 29% of respondents, up 4 points in the week.
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Posted on March 18, 2007
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Job Listing: Sr. Tax Accountant, Dulles, Va.

From a LinkedIn colleague: Please take a look and forward this job on to anyone you think would be interested in the position, or anyone else who could help find a great candidate.

Company: Confidential, Dulles, Va.
Job Title: Senior Tax Accountant
Description: We would love to talk to anyone who is willing to entertain an exciting opportunity with a company that is growing and can work for an amazing mentor. This is a company where someone can “hang their hat,” learn from the best, and be a part of a dynamic organization. Any referrals would be great, and if you would be interested in an opportunity as well, we would love to have a conversation! Read more

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Posted on March 17, 2007
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