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four additional services to suggest

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overhead view of two businessmen having meetingbonus: sample letters to send clients.

by ed mendlowitz
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practice doctor

in order to help clients work out their problems, we need to give them suggestions and we need to charge the clients an appropriate fee.

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no matter how you price or bill for your services you will be spending time helping them and during that period you will be drawing on your vast experience, knowledge and data base of the client’s affairs.
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use cas to focus on strategy

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hitendra patil cas q-and-a logoyou’ll learn how your clients think.

by hitendra patil
client accounting services: the definitive success guide

q: how can i use client accounting services to offer more strategic advisory services to my clients?

more cas q&a: automation is key to cas | how to get clients to adopt caas tech | four steps to firm caas buy-in | clients don’t understand cas, but they know value | do i need to learn new skills to succeed in cas?
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a: “books” are not dead animals you can take a picture of. live accounting, at least near-real-time, gives you powerful insights into your client’s business as it happens. real useful advisory emerges from (live) accounting.
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irs sets milestones for radically new service

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calendar pages turningwhat’s promised between now and the end of 2027.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

funded with $80 billion in new appropriations, the irs has laid out detailed plans for overhauling the service with better customer service, more online options and a modernized information technology system.

more: irs promises 12 customer service initiatives | clientele and revenues rising, but … | should tax preparers be certified competent? | irs: let the sun shine in … and out | irs has big plans for its $80 billion | can’t irs tax pro accounts do more? | hello? irs? anybody home? | taxpayer assistance centers need upgrade
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it’s an ambitious – and necessary and long overdue – plan. can the irs pull it off?

we’ll know they can do it if they manage to hit the milestones they’ve set for the next few years. if they do, the united states may be on the road to a just and user-friendly system of tax collection.
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three demos: pricing your value add

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woman examining documenthow to take that big first step.

by penny breslin
it’s not just the numbers

the big part of pricing is the value added. how do we go from fixed to value-added pricing where the firm actually can really make a difference and move from just back-office support to client advisory services? the steps to get there mean providing the base of bos so that you have the needed knowledge to perform client advisory services.

more: set expectations with an anticipatory set | get the most out of your client meeting | why bos calls for flat rates | four steps for controlling source documents | why you need standard naming conventions | procedures require regular revisiting
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the u.s. bureau of labor statistics states that about 20 percent of small businesses will fail in their first year and by the end of the fifth year 50 percent will fail.
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pros filing 54% of individual tax returns

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data tabletotal refunds down 10 percent.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

with 11 days to go in the tax season, the internal revenue service was seeing red. only two of its weekly data points were on the plus side, and those at less than 1 percent.

more: average tax refunds down 10% | tax pro e-filings up 3% | pros handle 45% of income tax returns | irs processing returns as fast as it gets them | only 39% of tax returns filed by pros | tax season opens with refunds up 85%
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the irs received 101.3 million individual income tax returns as of april 7, the latest data available. that’s down 1.9 percent from the same period in 2022.
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experts: what it takes to become partner

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//www.g005e.com/2021/04/29/industry-experts-speak-on-partner-competence/
dobek, tierney, baker

first, consider why you want it.

by martin bissett
passport to partnership

the skill in producing financial reports is limited by the quality of the information presented to the cpa by the client. the motivation of the client to influence that financial information comes in many forms, some intentional and some unintentional. competence comes first in being able to resist pressure and present a true and accurate position of the client’s organization.

more: business won’t come to you | win your first client: yourself | perception is reality, client version | 10 questions for reconsidering your prices | would you make yourself a partner? | prepare the next generation now
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sounds obvious, doesn’t it? but there’s a twist.

competence doesn’t actually rank highly among the requirements for partners in our study at all.
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what’s more profitable, raising or lowering prices?

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woman working on calculator in front of two computer monitorsspecific examples aiming at 30%, 40% profit.

by ed mendlowitz
77 ways to wow!

there is always a conflict in trying to determine whether prices should be increased to make more money or decreased to create a greater demand so the business could make more money.

more: three ways to run a break-even analysis | the top 11 financial statement ratios | eight ways to value a family-owned business | are you ready for a co-owner to drop dead? | simple controls can prevent fraud | charity directors must take theft seriously
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this can be calculated using simple arithmetic based on the break-even analysis model and applying it to a guess of how your customers would react versus the potential to gain added business.
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irs promises 12 customer service initiatives

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illustrative flowchart of customer servicebut can it deliver?

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

the inflation reduction act, which increases the irs budget by $80 billion over the next 10 years, has already allowed the irs to write a new strategic operating plan for the years 2023-2031.

more: clientele and revenues rising, but … | should tax preparers be certified competent? | have no fear, april is here | should tax preparers be certified competent? | irs: let the sun shine in … and out | irs has big plans for its $80 billion | can’t irs tax pro accounts do more? | hello? irs? anybody home?
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but can the irs really accomplish what it plans?

if so, we could see a wonderful new tax collection agency that is fair, efficient, helpful, modern and serious about enforcement.
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launch cas in just eight steps

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here’s how.

by hitendra patil
client accounting services: the definitive success guide

whether you are thinking of offering client accounting services, have already started offering it, or you want to grow your cas practice or make it more profitable, some proven steps will make your cas practice shape up in the most optimized way. if you have already started offering cas, these are the steps that you will revisit from time to time.

more: get sticky with cas | the why behind your cas why | who is the professional?
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there are eight steps to get started in cas and make your cas practice better. the following details are just a bird’s-eye view of the important aspects of how to create your cas practice.
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technology helps in more ways than you think

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retention? new clients? check, check.

by jody padar
the radical cpa

the owners of “very prepared” firms say “technology is having a very significant impact on my firm,” vs. the less prepared who view technology as a utility, a mechanism for greater day-to-day efficiency. “very prepared” firm owners report seeing and using the technology as an enabler of better business results.

more: how to be a small business advisor | center your firm around your client | commit to change | your client base is global | ready for change, so now what?
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this is exactly what the radicals believe and implement. technology has already disrupted our core and we are proactively adapting to the changes it has created.

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eight ways managing partners make a real difference

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friendly business team looking at tablet in office lobbywant to play at the peak of your game?

by august j. aquila
what makes a great partnership

so, what do the truly successful managing partners do that differentiates them from their peers? in this short post i will quickly summarize the results of my research, which entailed interviewing 150 practicing and managing partners in a cross-section of consulting, accounting and law firms across europe and the u.s., before focusing on the things great managing partners did to ensure they were always at the top of their game.

more: ten steps to a new managing partner | five ways to keep your edge as a leader | managing partner: the toughest job in the world | why partners need written goals | eight criteria for partnership | how you can get partners to change
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the model

this model of what successful managing partners do is adapted from the leadership model in “when professionals have to lead,” which rob lees co-authored with tom delong and jack gabarro. i have used the same overarching dimensions of direction, commitment, execution and personal example and added context to reflect its impact on what firm leaders need to do.
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how to set marketing objectives

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three arrows in center of bull's-eyefirm and marketing plans must be intertwined.

by bruce marcus
professional services marketing 3.0

editor’s note: 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 was privileged to have a long relationship with bruce w. marcus, who was ahead of his time in his thinking and practice in marketing for accounting. we are publishing some of the late expert’s evergreen work, which retains wisdom for the present.

because a professional services marketing program must do more than accumulate clients, and because it must function in a dynamic world that’s constantly in flux, an effective marketing program can’t be a static list of activities that use a static list of marketing tools. it must have clear objectives that are flexible enough to accommodate the dynamic nature of the market. it must focus specific aspects of a practice, predicated on the distinctive needs of each aspect of the prospective clientele.

more: nine reasons that prospects say yes | why is change so hard for firms? | why value pricing works | why competition matters most
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for example, a marketing program to attract high-asset individuals is different from one to attract corporations. a program to attract real estate developers is different than one to attract builders.
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solar sensors detect wildfires early, saving lives, money

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high school science project spurs the creation of outdoor detectors. back of smoke detector

by rick richardson
technology this week

one of the best pieces of innovative home hardware is the nest protect.

more than other household items, smoke detectors might benefit from being connected. they significantly contribute to your feeling of security while you’re away from home. ideally, you won’t need it, but it might save lives if you do.

more: the cheapest clean energy might be lunar | only 19% of firms host email | 52% of firms look outside for it support | firms battle disruptions in communications and workflows | pandemic changed work for 64% | pandemic? what pandemic? | m&a looms large for 30% of firms | today’s top 3 tech problems: security, client onboarding and workflow | today’s top 3 problems: staffing, workflow and tech
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torch, established in 2020, is implementing some of these concepts in a new environment. the $299 device provides early outdoor detection for up to 10 acres, which is fixed onto a spike put into a tree. it’s a sizable addressable market that, regrettably, will expand even further in the years to come as wildfire threats rise.

my school closed down for a week because there was so much smoke. it was a horrible situation. people lost billions of dollars in damage

climate change is to blame for this situation since it causes droughts and hotter temperatures, ideal conditions for destructive fires, especially in the western united states. as recently highlighted by nasa:

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