busy season: the busiest ever?

tax professionals expect a very busy busy season.

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busy season barometer: 63 percent expect an increase in clients this year, and 78 expect higher revenues.

by rick telberg
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one thing’s certain about the 2019 tax season: nothing’s certain.

the early results from the 16th annual 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer show tax practitioners hopeful but nervous.

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for many, the season seems to be shaping up for more clients and increased revenues. at the same time, however, practitioners are showing unprecedented concerns that instead of success, they could end up with a mess.

and mess or success, they’re in for a lot of work. read more →

survey: tax season launches with a whimper

tax practitioners say they’re ready for anything. and they may get it.

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 readers speak out on busy season 2019. clockwise from top left: eckelkamp, alexander, lewis, plum, williams.

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by rick telberg
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despite it all. despite a brand new tax law with last-minute final regs. despite a government shutdown that crippled the irs – and the threat of another one in a couple weeks. despite confused, price-sensitive clients, and the usual software glitches.

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despite it all, tax accountants are going into busy season 2019 brimming with confidence – if doing at least as well as the last year can be considered confident, according to pre-season results from the 2019 busy season barometer. read more →

2019: m&a boom gone bust

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this is no time to sell for local firms. instead, it’s time to re-tool.

by rick telberg
the rosenberg national map survey

it has been said that when you buy a nice, old, colonial house, you’re buying somebody else’s problem.

more from the map survey: 2019: more focused training | 2019: expect more alliances | 2019 trends: client service changes | 2019: shifts in hiring & office space | 2019: firms grapple with change | staff policies improve, but not mentoring
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the same can be said for buying a cpa firm with no succession plan.

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16 big questions for tax season

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by rick telberg
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the government shutdown could not have come at a worse moment for the internal revenue service.

the tax season will bring its annual avalanche of returns. the irs was already working with fewer agents than it had a few years ago, and now it’s even more shorthanded.

the new tax cuts and jobs act tax code is poorly understood by agents who need to be trained and taxpayers and tax preparers who need to be informed. even after the shutdown ends, the backlog will be overwhelming.

the biggest problem may be the uncertainties. we can think of at least 16: read more →