Accountants Bullish Locally, Bearish Nationally

One-quarter of accountants see trouble ahead for the source of their bread and butter.

By CPA Trendlines Research

The Trendlines 2024 Busy Season Barometer is unearthing a perplexing paradox.

It seems that most CPAs think their firm and their clients will do better this year – or at least no worse than last year, which itself was a pretty good year.

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At the same time, they tend to see things getting worse for the national economy and small businesses in general.

What’s going on?