Why Busy Season May Never Be the Same Again

Rachel Wehr: “A shoulder to cry on.”

How many of these new pandemic-related management strategies will become everyday habits?

BUSY SEASON BAROMETER:
How accountants are battling the Coronavirus recession
Join the survey. Get the answers.

By CPA Trendlines Research

CPAs and tax practitioners tend to be a pretty sharp bunch. By their nature, they are good at analyzing a situation and figuring out what to do. And not just with numbers.

Case in point: the COVID pandemic. Every firm in the world, from the Big Four in the big cities to the sole practitioners in their garrets and basements, has had to assess the situation and figure out what to do.

MORE TRENDS in SURVEYS & RESEARCH: Getting a Handle on COVID | COVID Crushes CPA Business Outlook |  Is the Worst Over? 63% of Small Business Say So | Beat the Covid Crisis with These 20 Steps for Your Firm and Your Clients | Clients, Revenues, Profits – Trending Down, Down, Down | Covid Crushes Rosey Forecasts | The Seven Factors Keeping Accounting Firms Afloat Amid COVID-19 | Feeling the Pain? The Biggest Job Losses by Client Sector | Tax Season Pivots to Covid Rescue Season | Planning for the Coronavirus Recession | How Accountants Are Coping with COVID-19 |

More Coronavirus coverage here

GoProCPA.comExclusively for PRO Members. Log in here or upgrade to PRO today.

The reports from practitioners across the country are coming in through the Busy Season Barometer, which is serving as a central clearinghouse for sharing experiences and advice. The Barometer would normally be wrapped up by now, but since Busy Season isn’t, neither is the Barometer.

Here are the top seven most common points: