bissett bullet: it’s free, now will you buy it?
today’s bissett bullet: “giving away your knowhow for free to potential clients can be dangerous.”
by martin bissett
by martin bissett

accept your inherent value and don’t compromise.
by jody padar
the radical cpa
as a professional in the industry, you may find some of what you do easy. just because you find it easy doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable and worth more than the time you put into it. if it were truly easy, your clients would be doing it themselves rather than paying you.
undervaluing ourselves and what we bring to the table is a chronic problem plaguing accountants and cpas. why do i say this? because people pay more for the luxuries they value. let’s look at a comparison:
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unlock the full value of charitable contributions with one of the tax code’s most underused tools.
quick tax tip
with art werner
cpe today
what if you could give more, support your favorite causes for years to come, and still walk away with a sizable tax deduction—all in one smart move?
that’s the opportunity donor-advised funds (dafs) present, and the latest quick tax tip brings clarity to a concept many donors and advisors overlook.
“a donor-advised fund, by itself, is a charity,” werner explains. “but the contribution we make to it is deductible within irs limits—and what’s really nice is you can lump your giving up front and spread it out over time.” read more →

the irs changes how it tallies website traffic.
by beth bellor
tax professionals have held the e-filing edge over diyers this season, and now they’ve surpassed their own 2024 rate for the first time.
the irs received 89.6 million individual income tax returns, down 0.8 percent from the comparable period in 2024 ending march 28. it processed 88.5 million returns, down 0.3 percent. tax professionals are holding on to a half-point lead in market share over diyers, with about 51.3 percent of total returns filed so far this year against 51.8 percent a year ago. read more →

do you appreciate what you have?
by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide
clients are our customers who pay our salaries and present us with stimulating opportunities, allowing us to grow.
there is no such thing as a bad or nuisance client – although there are clients who sometimes do bad or nuisance things.
following is a listing of what makes a good client.
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