by ed mendlowitz
adapted from the 2013 tax season opportunity guide
one way to guarantee extra work is to have everything always done differently each time it is done.
not establishing uniform procedures is bad business and unnecessarily consumes part of your life.
consistency in performance reduces work and review time and creates a greater reliance on the staff people.
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will this be remembered as another “tax season from hell?”
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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
the last time tax professionals slogged through a tax season from hell, it was 2008, the financial world was crashing into a million little pieces, and 1 in 4 accountants was reporting disastrous operations.
before that, long-timers might recall 1995, when the irs deployed a filing fraud crackdown that delayed millions of refunds.
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this year, with the irs opening the filing gates not until march 4, could 2013 become another one for the record books?
in the latest update to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer, topline findings include:
help them to do what you want.
by ed mendlowitz
adapted from the 2013 tax season opportunity guide
providing instructions of what a client needs to do must be clear enough so that the client doesn’t call you to find out what to do.
sometimes taking an extra minute to lay out what the client should do can eliminate that call or indecisive moment a client might feel.
the object of the instructions is to have the client do what you want them to do. read more →
chicago cpa jody padar helps clients calculate their carbon footprint.
in a sign of things to come as consumers turn to socially responsible shopping, one of the profession’s leading changemakers, chicago cpa jody padar, is launching the world’s first online tax return service that helps clients save money on their taxes while showing them how to reduce their carbon footprint and earn green perks.
branded ecotaxfile.com, the service “gives consumers and small businesses a level of confidence in their tax returns that can only come from working with a full-time accounting professional,” says jody padar, cpa, mst, operations director for ecotaxfile.com and one of accounting today’s 100 most influential people in accounting as an advocate for forward-thinking cpas. she practices out of her new vision cpa group in arlington heights, ill.
available for tax filers in the u.s. and canada, ecotaxfile.com offers real-time, personalized consulting from professional tax accountants and provides individuals and small businesses with tools and specific recommendations for cutting their carbon consumption along with special offers and deals for less carbon-intensive activities.
“we provide direct access to full-time cpas and tax professionals who can help eliminate the stress of tax filing while finding every possible way to maximize your refund or reduce your tax payment,” padar says.
“it’s simple: when you file your taxes with us, we’ll also calculate your carbon footprint,” says ecotaxfile.com founder brad cran. “we then identify areas where you can reduce your impact to live cleaner and save even more money.”
washington brinksmanship spells big crunch for preparers. join the survey; get the updates.
by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
with tax season 2013 delayed by last-minute code changes, staffing problems and software glitches, the mood of the profession is turning markedly sour.
“irs delays will cause confusion and errors, and many upset clients,” says charles postal at santos postal, a five-partner firm in rockville, md. “more extensions will depress cash flow.”
at the same, postal adds, “clients will have more tax needs, but the struggling economy will depress their ability and desire to pay for services.”
in order to battle the business pressures, postal’s firm is “pushing back on fees, using standardized billing by product rather than hours, and adding on charges for technology, audit and tax notice insurance.”