What you get for $87 per employee.
By Rick Telberg
CPA Trendlines
What could be more frustrating than calling the Internal Revenue Service 14 times before finally getting through to an agent—and then the agent tries to answer your question by reading a script that doesn’t answer the question?
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Taxpayer frustration with IRS incompetence can serve to the advantage of tax practitioners, who by default become the only source of good information.
CHECKLIST: Tax-Time Client Needs Assessments and Referral Generation.
By Rick Telberg
CPA Trendlines
Busy season may be hectic and the hours may be long, but if you’re not making time to get to know your clients better, then you’re missing an opportunity that may not come again for another year.
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By then, a competitor may have beaten you to the punch.
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Tip you can use: an integration team for mergers.
By Kayleigh Padar
The Radical CPA Guide
Dean Quiambao, a CPA and business development partner at Armanino LLP, a Top 25 firm, works hard to incubate revolutionary ideas within his firm to help it grow and modernize as the world around him changes.
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“Do your activity, because activity breeds activity,” said Quiambao. “And I say this all the time, you keep hitting singles and the next thing you know you’re going to pop a triple out of nowhere. You’re going to make your own luck, you’re going to make something happen because you’re constantly doing something.”
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But is it good for business or just a headache?
By Rick Telberg
CPA Trendlines
The Internal Revenue Service appears to be making a big mistake in trying to digitize its outreach and education efforts and to outsource education to tax preparers and related organizations.
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In the absence of IRS assistance, tax preparers and CPA firms can expect an influx of taxpayers seeking help. This could be a boon for the industry, but it could also be a seasonal headache for tax pros who can’t bring themselves to charge for quick bits of advice.