Small but measurable advances. Preliminary results from a survey by CPA Trendlines suggests that tax and accounting professionals are expecting a better busy season this year than last year. Last year at about this time, practitioners rated the then-upcoming 2.35 on a five-point scale with 5 being “much better” than the year before and 1 “much worse.” In other findings from the CPA Trendlines busy season barometer and related reports: Complete findings are published in The CPA Trendlines Practitioner’s Tax Season Performance Review and Outlook Report. (Learn more here) New and preliminary data rate the outlook a 2.42, a scant but perceptible improvement.
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Practitioners and experts seem to agree this coming tax season should be markedly better than last year’s. And last year, for most, was better than the year before. We caught up with a few of the best-informed people in the business at the 2011 CCH user conference. Click on this video to start the playlist:
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…I want to be a tax accountant. Charming, cute, and so true it’s sorta sad…
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You can’t afford to waste this once-a-year opportunity to take notes on what’s working, what’s not and what to do about it before the next busy season.
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Last chance to take care of yourself, your career, your firm — before busy season begins.
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Nine rules for tax season success, including: Bartering services for ammo, if necessary. by Thomas Avery Blair, EA tomblairea.com I believe that in order for the registered tax preparer/licensed tax attorney, CPA and Enrolled Agent to remain in business now and in the future, there will have to be a resurgence in the attitudes of conventional and unconventional “personal service” to the individual tax client. I bear witness to the fact that my own small tax practice now requires that more personal attention be given to the individual client. “One size fits all” simply won’t work. The tax code is growing ever more complex while the public’s education in federal taxation matters is waning. Here are some examples of what [...]
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They make all the hard work pay off. by Rick Telberg Some tax and accounting practitioners are showing how to deal with the same problems as their peers and competitors, and yet rise above them. The results can be dazzling. Overall, 45% of accountants say this busy season was better than last year’s, including 12% who said “much better.” Indeed, for those lucky few, it was better by almost any measure. Among those who reported operations were “much better” this year:
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