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Brandon Hall: Firms Try to Make Too Much on Tax Prep

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Try for a 10-15% margin.

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Brandon Hall says that the reason accountants have such long and grueling busy seasons is that “firms try to make way too much money at tax prep.” Firms don’t have enough capacity to deliver on services, so everyone – including the partners – ends up working a ton of hours.

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Because partner pay isn’t included in payroll, the margin on tax prep is likely much worse than the 30-35% that shows up on the income statement. Hall’s target for the 2024 filing season is just 10-15% margin on tax prep.

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Amber Setter: Coaching Helps Resolve the Tension Between Safety and Purpose

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Safety’s knowing you can pay the bills. Purpose is knowing there’s something more.

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Amber Setter, the chief enlightenment officer for Conscious Public Accountants, started out as a Type A overachiever CPA, but after a few busy seasons, she realized that she “didn’t want to be an accountant anymore.”

 

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Today she’s an executive leadership coach for accountants, helping them transform their lives and careers.

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