survey: are you still writing paper checks?
almost half have gone digital. what’s stopping you?
almost half have gone digital. what’s stopping you?

accountants face angry, confused clients.
next question: what to tell clients?
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by rick telberg
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america’s tax practitioners are in a swirl of fear, hope, and frustration as they recover from the irs shutdown, present their clients with the realities of the tax cut and jobs act, and scramble to deal with new regulations, unobtainable irs forms, obsolete software, and inevitable filing extensions.
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free to pro members: busy season 2019 trend report (log-in required)
the 2019 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer is forecasting a profitable year, but the higher revenues are coming with higher anxiety. read more →

but 91% would cut back if faced with a recession.
small business employers have a relatively positive outlook on the economy and their ability to hire more people this year.
nevertheless, 91% say the economy will influence their hiring plans, according to new survey findings from quickbooks payroll. read more →
trend watch: but don’t expect your firm to pay for it. read more →

but upbeat on their clients’, their firm’s, and their families’ outlook.
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the tcja impact on your practice and your clients
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by rick telberg
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tax and accounting professionals are headed into the jaws of busy season 2019 fairly confident in the business and economic outlook for their clients, their firms and themselves – except they are distinctly negative on the direction of the nation’s economy as a whole, according to the latest readings from the annual 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer.
more on busy season: tax shops bulk up for big busy season | busy season: the busiest ever? | survey: tax season launches with a whimper16 big questions for tax season | survey: tax accountants alarmed by tcja & shutdown | shutdown: what to tell tax clients during “the lapse” | beware the leeches and consultants | charitable giving under tcja | why padding tax deductions is a risky proposition | handling the delay in 199a regs | survey: clients rush for tcja answers |
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free to pro members: busy season 2019 trend report (log-in required)
with more than 475 practitioners reporting, 52 percent expect better times ahead for their firms, 37 percent see no change, and only 10% are bracing for declines, yielding a weighted average of about 2.4 on a five-point scale. read more →
trend watch: backup methodologies are in a state of flux.
does your firm have an electronic document destruction procedure to ensure deletion of outdated electronic files on the network?
by beth bellor
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new hiring in the tax and accounting industry may be slowing in many areas, but the latest 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 jobs report finds gains overall. up is up and we’ll take it.
more on jobs: jobs report: 43,000 new hires | tax shops cut 6,200 jobs | salary survey: top skills getting top pay | accounting wages set new record | all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season | the myth of the staff shortage
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tax professionals expect a very busy busy season.
today’s bonus question:
the tcja impact on your practice and your clients
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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.
more busy season: tax season 2019 launches with a whimper | 16 big questions for tax season | survey: tax accountants alarmed by tcja & shutdown | shutdown: what to tell tax clients during “the lapse” | beware the leeches and consultants | charitable giving under tcja | why padding tax deductions is a risky proposition | handling the delay in 199a regs | survey: clients rush for tcja answers |
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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 →

trend watch: firms appear to be getting in front of spam issues while attachments are becoming more of a problem.
does your firm utilize an intranet to store firmwide information?

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