the average fee for a professional to prepare and submit a form 1040 and state return with no itemized deductions will be $176 this year, according to a biennial survey conducted by the national society of accountants. the figure represents a gain of about 16 percent since the last survey in 2015.
compared to two years ago, some prices rose and others dropped – a clear signal of volatility and pressure in the market. surveyed firms expected to increase their accounting service fees by an average of 6.1% in 2017, up from an actual increase of 5.3% in 2016.
percentage of u.s. self-employed born abroad reaches 19.5 percent. source: us sba
newcomers drive the nation’s solopreneur sector.
by rick telberg
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nothing says american like entrepreneurship. no nation offers such fertile soil for the seeds of business. and small businesses are the underlying energy of the american economy. fed by inspiration, elbow grease, and gumption, they account for a disproportionate amount of the nation’s jobs, mobility, and innovation. when small businesses thrive, everybody thrives.
three new reports on entrepreneurship from the u.s. small business administration offer insights that may be of interest to cpa practices. each report looks at one of three groups that are in the news every day: millennials, seniors, and immigrants.
it may surprise many that the educated, tech-savvy millennials are increasingly less likely to start their own businesses.
suppose you could have president donald trump’s ear for just five minutes—just the two of you in the oval office, and him eager to hear and heed your advice…
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martin j. rooney would like to see some assistance for the hoi poloi: “we need to find meaningful work for the non-college educated people. it may require some form of government subsidy and hence taxes may need to rise, but without work, the forgotten people have no hope. they are not participating in the u.s. dream.”
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this is not a new trend. it is amazing how many firms are delusional about their prospects of remaining independent, while doing virtually nothing to address the core issue of acquiring and developing the talent necessary to build the new generation of owners. read more →
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what would you tell him?
m&a doesn’t solve succession problems.