outlook & analysis

fear and loathing for tax season ’22

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most tax and accounting practitioners see a bleak outlook ahead.

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tax and accounting professionals are launching into busy season 2022 with widespread fears of crisis and chaos, facing a third year of pandemic conditions, the staffing shortage, a sputtering irs, and political and economic uncertainties.

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a majority of accountants are telling the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer that they are expecting an even worse year than last year, with 40 percent bracing for “somewhat” worse and 11 percent girding for “much “worse.

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covid chokes an already crippled irs

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can busy season get any worse? we’re about to find out.

irs workloads up, budgets down
irs workloads up, budgets down

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the year 2021 gave tax preparers and taxpayers one big mutual hope — the hope that such a year never happens again.

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and just in case congress didn’t get the message, national tax advocate erin m. collins submitted to that august body an annual report that pulled no punches and spared no explication. the new filing season starting jan. 24 could bring hitherto unbelievable problems.

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the disruptors: how to scale with new padgett coo amanda aguillard

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“process, process, process” and other lessons in scaling an accounting business.

with liz farr

to beat the staffing shortage, tax and accounting firms will need to rank technology skills as important as accounting skills, padgett coo amanda aguillard says in this episode of the disruptors, a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 series of conversations between special contributor liz farr and leading change-makers in the profession. this is the first of the series.

more video: eat that frog: asking for a prospect meeting | growing revenue through client service | lease accounting is about to get very real | google ads for new tax season clients | exclusive: eisner ceo charly weinstein explains the private equity deal  | flash briefing: a “call to arms” after private equity deal | four ways to beat the staffing shortage, with pasha malik

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“we will have to be creative about who we hire,” aguillard says. “knowledge of accounting is important, but it’s not the only thing… being tech-curious is just as important.”

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stop complaining and start innovating

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the pandemic requires new thinking with new business models.

by tamera loerzel

considering the many long-term ramifications from the pandemic on the accounting profession, i would start with a “clean sheet of paper” to position your firm for future success,

more: private equity at the gates | 12 shifts to ensure firm success | how to reinvent the firm for the covid age | why it’s time for an acquisition | three ways the accounting profession has changed | ramping up for the year ahead
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firms today require new thinking, new business models, and new ways of operating, staffing, managing work, and measuring success.

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five tough-love strategies for 2022

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can you follow the same advice you’d give your clients?

by art kuesel

over the past few weeks, i have been working on some thoughts that i wanted to share with you. they have finally been penned with a clear mind mostly free of distractions. like many of you, i am inspired by the amazing clients i have the privilege to serve.

more outlook 2022: survey: tech is the path to a better tax season | private equity at the gates | 20 predictions for the year ahead | 12 shifts to ensure firm success | why it’s time for an acquisition | how to reinvent the firm for the covid age | accounting will never be the same | 10-point plan for the year ahead | competing for talent in a private-equity world | your best advice: get smart, get tech, get moving | survey: worries for small business clients |

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while i see considerable fatigue out there, i also see brilliance, resilience, and optimism. while some of you need a pep talk, some of you need an “atta boy” or “atta girl.”

please take a moment to read and reflect on the five factors that will dominate our future in 2022.

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