surveys & research

with fresh funding, irs shows service improvements

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welcome to the 21st century.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

it turns out that all it took was money. funded better, the irs performs better. it’s as simple as that.

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look at the accomplishments as of the end of the filing season:

  • three million more phone calls answered.
  • phone wait times cut from 28 minutes to just three.
  • 140,000 more taxpayers served in person.
  • 80 times more returns digitized than in 2022.
  • entire backlog of 2022 returns cleared without error.
  • new online filing and notification options offered.
  • tax preparers can file 1099s in bulk.
  • new direct deposit refund enabled for amended returns.
  • 35 taxpayer assistance centers opened or reopened.

the improvements are possible thanks to funding provided under the inflation reduction act, and the irs deserves credit for accomplishing so much in so little time. the ira was passed on august 16, 2022.

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six qualities the best wealth coaching candidates share

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they enhance not only their businesses but their lives.

by anthony glomski and russ alan prince

personal wealth creation coaching is a methodology we use with the wealthy, including the super-rich as well as select professionals. we start personal wealth creation coaching with clients by having them identify where they are today and where they want to be.

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we find there is always a gap. by leveraging and increasing their networks while enhancing the depth of their business relationships, we show them how to close the gap.
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sandra wiley: staffing problem? check your culture

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whether it’s clients or talent, if you build a better business culture, you’ll get better results.

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the disruptors

as shareholder and president of boomer consulting, sandra wiley has been speaking with firm owners and leaders for nearly three decades and clearly sees the need for change in the profession.

“the business model that was built before cannot be the business model that you have going forward. it simply doesn’t work,” wiley said. “now, we’re still living in the old business model,” and we have to get out of it.

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when she does exit interviews to find out why people are leaving a firm, she said they all say it’s because of the hours. they need to find more balance in their lives, and they need to work less. while accountants do have government-imposed deadlines for tax returns, there are ways to reduce hours, wiley explained. we can do extensions to spread the work out over time and people, and we can outsource. most importantly, we can be more selective in the clients we work with. “we don’t have to work with every client we’ve ever worked with,” wiley said. read more →

why students opt for accounting (or don’t)

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they share their ideas for changes.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

are accountants a threatened species?

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extinction’s still a ways off, but the numbers of cpas are in serious decline. between 2010 and 2021, the number of people taking and passing the cpa licensing exam fell 36 percent, from more than 50,000 to about 32,000.
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