tax

three types of tax return reviews

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by ed mendlowitz
how to review tax returns: the field-tested update

there are numerous ways to review tax returns. most reviewers have their own techniques, and some alter these based on the type of or size of the return, or who the preparer is or who the partner in charge of that client is. there is nothing wrong with this as long as the reviewer is experienced and really knows their stuff.

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my purpose is to show how returns can be reviewed effectively and efficiently and not cause major changes for those who are already doing a great job reviewing returns. hopefully they will glean a few tips from here. however, in many cases reviewers are not working effectively and efficiently and i offer processes that have worked for me and are working for many firms following these methods and that could help the reader work better reviewing returns.
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cpa billing rates rise at 6.5% pace

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the mark tops six months of steady growth.

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overall pricing at cpa firms, year over year

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

pricing at cpa firms has been growing for the past six months, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 study, and the numbers are worth noting. august was the first year-over-year hike of over 5 percent, at 5.1 percent. from there, it hopped to 5.5 percent in september, 6.3 percent in october and 6.5 percent in november.

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financial auditing at cpa firms was slightly behind, with annual differences of 4.9 percent in september, 5.5 percent in october and 5.9 percent in november.
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routine is key to reviewing tax returns

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young man riding hour hand of clockgot info they need? don’t delay.

by ed mendlowitz
how to review tax returns: the field-tested update

reviewing returns is a technical process. however, there are times that the mechanical functioning of tax season interferes with or alters the reviewer routine and momentum.

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most returns are reviewed on a fifo basis as they are transferred to the reviewer. however, in many firms returns are pushed to the head of the line for many reasons – some legitimate, such as the client is going on a vacation, and some because the partner wants to get a return out to the client.
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why you can’t skip checklists

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do you want tax returns fast or right?//www.g005e.com/2021/03/23/17-basic-expectations-of-partners/

by ed mendlowitz
how to review tax returns: the field-tested update

this is an area i feel very strongly about, and it is a major reason for the success of the better firms and the lack of growth of smaller firms.

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by my way of thinking, a system must be established to assure the greatest quality at every level, reduce the number of touches per return, and present the client with the type of return he or she is relying on you to deliver. this system only works if there are the right processes and procedures and a strict adherence to them, and this includes the careful and deliberate use of checklists.
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outlook 2023: irs hires will add pressures

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incentives will bring new opportunities.

by julio gonzales
the rosenberg map study

the current tax changes from the inflation reduction act include 87,000 irs hires to bolster tax return audits for small business.

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i believe the additional irs agents will create significant pressure on accounting firms to increase staff and costs associated with client audits. this will create pressures to take advantage of tax credits and incentives, but firms must do this with third-party providers with impeccable reputations.

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seven types of tax return reviews

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businessman shaking hands with grim reaperit’s time for “tick and tie” to die.

by ed mendlowitz
how to review tax returns: the field-tested update

there are numerous ways to review tax returns. most reviewers have their own techniques, and some alter these based on

  • the type of or size of the return, or
  • who the preparer is or
  • who the partner in charge of that client is.

more: how to turn tax returns into new business
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there is nothing wrong with this as long as the reviewer is experienced and really knows their stuff.
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why a virtual family office? why now?

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diagramhow complex is your client’s financial security?

by anthony glomski

uberwealthy families like the vanderbilts, morgans and rockefellers realized several centuries ago that managing all of their vast wealth and resources was extremely difficult. sure, they had scores of advisors working exclusively for their families. still, when each of those advisors was toiling away in their silo, there was no coordination of their efforts and lots of waste and inefficiency.

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so, they established formal office headquarters where all financial experts working on their behalf could meet in one place to make it easier to oversee and coordinate everything important to the extended family – their taxes, asset protection, wealth transfer, and their legacy planning, etc.

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should the irs create a free file app of its own?

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three ways to fix the program.

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here’s something weird: the irs offers the vast majority of taxpayers the option to use the free file program to prepare returns.

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it costs taxpayers nothing. yet only three percent use it. can it be fixed? should it? congress is weighing in.

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your tax season success plan starts here, now

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hayden

now that everyone has (hopefully) had time to recover, there are four important steps to take to help next tax season go as smooth as possible

by christopher hayden
managing partner, hayden nelson & yoder

christopher hayden, cpa, cma, cgma is the managing partner of hayden nelson & yoder, a cpa firm based in pennsylvania, at hnycpas.com.

to avoid sugar-coating it, tax season is stressful. long work hours, back-and-forth with clients and mountains of documents can keep accounting professionals in the office for 20 or more additional hours each week. and this tax season felt extra-stressful with all the tax law changes, not to mention explaining to clients who had huge capital gains why they owed taxes.

but once the busy tax season is over, it’s time to review processes and take action to help the remainder of the year go smoothly.

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before that, allow a few weeks to:

  • rest
  • relax
  • recover

make sure to give team members a pat on the back, especially if it’s their first time going through the madness of tax season or they went above and beyond this year.

however, once everyone has recovered enough, it’s time to go through the following steps: read more →

irs audit rates are dropping, and big earners couldn’t be happier

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audit rates by total positive income: although audit rates are declining more rapidly for higher-income taxpayers, the audit rate for lower-income taxpayers claiming the earned income tax credit is running higher than average. the reason: irs says it doesn’t have the highly-trained staff needed for high-income audits. eitc audits are easier. shown: 2019 tax year.

for the wealthy, the irs says it’s out-gunned.

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the percentage of taxpayers audited by the irs has been in precipitous decline since 2010, with the steepest decline in – surprise, surprise! – the highest income bracket, according to a new study.

hoisted from comments: “it is not the auditors who are to blame. it is the irs processes that the auditors are following.”

the odds of a taxpayer being audited are astonishingly low, an average of just 0.25% in 2019, way down from 0.9% in 2010.

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audit rates for brackets between $25,000 and $500,000 are well below average, just 0.17%.
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