High Performing Firms: Stronger Busy Seasons, Better Outlooks

Z_ BUSY 2016 HI PERF FIRMS OVERALLIdentifying the factors that create great firms and better busy seasons.

By CPA Trendlines

In CPA Trendlines’ perpetual search for clues to professionalism and success in the tax and accounting industry, we are probing into a possible connection between the efficiency of CPA firms and the ease with which they get through the busy season of tax preparation.

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Judging by results from our 2016 Busy Season Survey, there seems to be a connection. We filtered the results to isolate respondents who say their organizations are “effective at achieving their goals and objectives with consistency over time.” This cohort comprises a total of 364 who gave their firms a score of at least an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10.