top tax vendors caught red-handed selling private taxpayer data

taxslayer, h&r block and taxact have been passing on sensitive personal and financial data to meta, google and other big tech companies.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

q: since when did private tax returns become public information?

a: since some of the nation’s biggest tax preparers decided to share it.

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for all your concerns about protecting client information, it seems that taxslayer, h&r block and taxact have been passing on sensitive personal and financial data to meta, google and other big tech companies.
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can we lead gen z to careers in accountancy?

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do you remember what was at the top of your mind back in high school?

a career in accountancy, right?

more: new aicpa program aims to open personnel pipeline
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right. maybe. but probably not. you probably had other priorities. you probably didn’t even know what accountants did all day, other than wear suits and crank adding machines.
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new aicpa program aims to open personnel pipeline

young businesswoman talking to her client and using tabletfirms are being contacted to participate.

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as the leaders of cpa firms know quite well, the pipeline of incoming professionals has slowed to somewhere between a trickle and a drip.

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the causes are many:

  • the cost of higher education
  • misconceptions about the profession
  • the difficulty of the cpa exam
  • competition from other professions
  • competition from corporations needing accountants

but not to worry! the american of institute of cpas is on the case!
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survey: more than ever, ethics matter

poll response snapshotopportunities persist for trusted advisors.

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a recent harris poll survey conducted on behalf of the american institute of cpas finds that individuals in business have more concerns about ethics than ever – and the trend is rising.

in that ethics often involve money and compliance, the trend in business intersects with accountancy and the kind of consulting that accountants often offer.

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the survey segregated data for three cohorts:

opinion elite – people in the general public who are active in civic activities and follow business issues.

business leaders – full-time corporate officers or high-level managers 28 years old or older who have decision-making responsibility in companies with 500 or more employees.

future talent – ages 20-30 pursuing or having a college degree and working less than 10 years.
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new businesses mean new business

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what do you consider the top issue facing your business? owners see economic uncertainty as the top issue and have started increasing cash reserves. from gusto.

 

some are side hustles that flourished. seven lessons for accountants.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

new businesses are burgeoning. last year, 5 million new businesses entered the market, according to a survey from the gusto company. entrepreneurialism is 42 percent higher than it was just before covid-19 hit.

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every one of these new businesses – and they include full-time leadership as well as part-time side hustles – is a potential client for  a cpa practice. but the demographics – and thus the marketing strategies – are quite different from the historical white males who used to comprise most of the entrepreneurial cohort.
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