How to Reduce Tax Return Errors

We must turn unseen clients into human beings in the eyes of staff.

I wasn’t initially certain this post was necessary. I covered a lot of material in my first book and other posts.

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However, last night my sleep was haunted by the ghosts of tax return errors past, present and future. I saw my coffin rolling down the chute to the cremation chamber. I was inside shouting that I had one more checklist to complete before my life was done.

Posted on November 17, 2020

Frank Stitely

About the Author

Frank Stitely, CPA, CVA, is the managing member of Stitely & Karstetter CPAs in Chantilly, Va., and leader of Clarity Practice Management – Sign up for the next free demo here.

He is the author of The Relentless CPA,
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He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Clarion University and received the Elijah Watt Sells certificate in recognition of his performance on the CPA exam. His professional affiliations include The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, President of the Association of Professional Accounting Software Consultants, Member of the Sage Software Small Business Certified Consultants' Steering Committee, Member of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, Chair of the Audit Committee on the Board of Directors for Christian Relief Services, Maryland Society of Accountants, and the National Society of Tax Professionals.

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