In case you missed it…
In this directory, CPA Trendlines compiles complete coverage of the 2015 busy season.
IRS Seeks More Tools to Fight Refund Fraud
FY 2016 budget provisions would expand authority for regulation, correctable errors.
Workflow Automation Takes Root in Mainstream CPA Firms
Tax season 2015 sees 59% of firms using digital production systems.
Busy Season 2015: Worse and Worser
After a bad year for many practitioners, watch for the consolidation and shakeout to come.
Busy Season 2015: Top Lessons Learned So Far
Doing the Tax Season Math: Regs + Staff + Clients + Tech + Self = Busy x Busy x Busy
Here’s Your New Tax Season Marketing Plan
Think now about June. Yes, June.
If You Thought Tax Season 2015 Was Difficult, IRS Predicts ‘Challenging’ 2016
Budget cuts remain a concern.
Tax and Accounting Industry Hits New Highs in Headcount and Wages
U.S. tax, accounting and bookkeeping industries remain among the bright spots in the nation’s economy
IRS Criminal Investigations Drop with Staff Cuts
Investigations are down 20 percent.
IRS Defanged by 20 Years of Budget Cuts
Prosecutions down 16 percent in 2014.
Why CPAs Need to Worry about Cyber Crime (Especially in Tax Season)
And what to do about it.
SURVEY RESULTS: Latest Comments on Busy Season 2015
Verbatim practitioner reports from the front lines
Busy Season 2015: Fixing the Tax System
How tax professionals would remake the tax code.
Could You Use More Energy This Tax Season?
10 habits to start now and keep all year.
Busy Season 2015: New Lessons in Time Management
Lesson learned: Plan, prioritize, repeat.
IRS FILING STATS WEEK by WEEK:
Week 1: Tax Pro E-filing Gets Off to Fast Start
Week 2: E-filing Levels Off from Initial Burst
Week 3: E-filing Holding Steady
Week 4: E-filing by Tax Pros Slows
Week 6: Tax Pros Start to Make Up for Lost Ground in Pace of 2015 E-Filing
Week 7: Tax Pros Gain E-filing Market Share
Week 8: Tax Pros Cling to 57% of E-filing Market
Week 9: E-filing by Tax Pros Gains More Ground
Week 10: Tax Pros Do 59% of E-filing As Season Nears End
Week 11: IRS Reports Everything Went Up Except Refunds
Busy Season 2015: Vexed by Regs, CPAs Dismayed at Congress
“All reason has gone out the door.”
Busy Season 2015: When Clients Are the Problem
Top nine client management solutions
Busy Season 2015: Short-Term Staffing Problems Need Long-Term Solutions
Not enough trained staff, not enough seasonal staff, not enough staff
Busy Season 2015: Headaches from Obamacare
“ACA is PITA BS for CPAs.” Next year’s plan: “Become a monk.”
CPA Trendlines Subscribers Sound Off About 2015 Self-Filers
Some predict those clients will be coming back for cleanup.
When ‘Quick and Easy’ Tax Season Research Isn’t
Four reasons not to let one question stop a tax return in its tracks.
Tax Pros Start to Make Up for Lost Ground in Pace of 2015 E-Filing
IRS processing nearly 98 percent of returns received.
Closed for Tax Season? Looks That Way
Automation can send the wrong message.
IRS Form 3115: a Sin and a Travesty
Write your Congressman!
14 Timely Questions for Tax Season Clients
If you don’t ask, you can’t know. If not now, when?
11 Clear Client Instructions to Make Your Tax Season Easier
Help them help you.
3 Ways to Build a Tax Season Team
It’s a long season. Make it a happy one.
Tax Preparation Fees: The National Averages [INFOGRAPHIC]
Key competitive comparisons.
Tax Season Marketing: 3 Simple Ideas for 2015
It’s Opportunity Season.
4 Quick and Easy Ways to Build Client Relationships this Tax Season
Use these busy days to get to know your clients better.
Top 21 Reasons Clients Switch Tax Accountants
How many of these do you need to fix in your firm?
Great Tax Prep Reviewers Aren’t Just Born
Top 5 skills of great tax season managers
Making Digital Tax Process Easier Is All About the Workflow
4 ways the new breed of workflow application can simplify your tax season.
8 Tips for Building Busy-Season Stamina
No, coffee is not one of them.
2015 is another opportunity to fine-tune your business.
3 Ways to Build a Tax Season Team
It’s a long season. Make it a happy one.
11 Clear Client Instructions to Make Your Tax Season Easier
Help them help you.
Six Steps for a Better Tax Season
How some smart firms spent their summer vacations
Identity Theft: Clients Wonder if They Can Trust their Accountants
The do’s and don’ts clients should hear from you first.
10 Ways to Get New 1040 Clients
And 5 ways to get more business tax clients…
Consistency Simplifies Tax Season
Apply it to service, processes and standards.
Tax Season Urgency: It’s a Bad Thing
Six ways to eliminate stress and potential mistakes.
Tax Return Reviewer Ticking and Tying
And complaining and correcting…
The Real Reasons Small Businesses Love Their Accountants [INFOGRAPHIC]
Accountants relieve their worst headaches.
How to Get Paid Faster This Tax Season
It’s good for business and considerate to clients.
5 Personal Touches for Tax Season
One is a can’t-skip.
23 Reasons Clients Really Need YOU for Taxes
The checklist
4 Quick and Easy Ways to Build Client Relationships this Tax Season
Use these busy days to get to know your clients better.
Closed for Tax Season? Looks That Way
Automation can send the wrong message.
No kidding! Here are 12 ways.
Tax and Accounting Employment Hits New High, Surpassing January 2008 Peak
It’s a 1.8 percent hike from boom times. We’ll take it.
Accountants See Solid Business Gains in 2015
CPA Trendlines Strategy Shift Report
Accountants Start 2015 on Strong Hiring Trend
The best December in the last decade.
2015 FORECAST: Healthy Revenue Gains Nationwide for Firms of All Sizes
New MAP survey projects third year of improvement
Six Steps for a Better Tax Season
How some smart firms spent their summer vacations.
Accountants gear up, from paperless to cloud.
FREE eBOOK: The Tax Season Opportunity Kit
10 Easy-to-Follow Checklists. More than 244 Great Ideas for a Smoother, Happier, and More Profitable Busy Season
