Communicating effectively with clients and staff is important for any tax office – or any business for that matter! Communication ensures that everyone is on the same page. It ensures that your staff and your customers know what’s going on or what they should be doing. Are you communicating enough? Here’s a rundown of some […]
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6 Things to Consider If You Want to Open A Tax Business
Thinking about opening a tax business? It’s an option we challenge many of our students or Continuing Education Tax Practitioners to seriously consider. Starting your own tax business doesn’t have to have the overhead and restrictions of starting a tax franchise. It’s as easy as getting a business license and tax software to get yourself […]
Five Things Tax Preparers Could Learn From the Military
May is National Military Month – a month set aside to honor those who serve: past and present. Military personnel learn a lot throughout their training and experience that we as tax preparers should take note of. Here are five things tax preparers could learn from the military. Discipline Discipline is a core value in the military, […]
Could Tax Preparation Be A Side Hustle?
Have you heard the term “side hustle”? It’s a fairly new phrase that refers to making extra money on the side. Side hustle could be extra money you earn while pursuing your passion or a way to delve into your passion by pursuing it on the side. Either way you look at it, tax preparation […]
What’s the new CPA Exam break in 2017?
One of the new features of the new CPA Exam arriving April 2017 is an opportunity for CPA Exam candidates to take a break during their test. Read more about this new optional break.
2017 CPA Exam structure finalized
Effective April 1, 2017, the exam structure by section was changed. Read more to find out how exam section - AUD, BEC, FAR and REG, was affected by these changes.
5 Ways Giving Back to the Community Helps Grow Your Business
Outside of preparing taxes for your clients, how involved are you in your community? Maybe you get out and network at your local Chamber; maybe you’re in a BNI group. While those two things are great for networking and relationship building, they don’t count as giving back to the community. One of the advantages you have […]
4 Ways to Reach Out to Late Filers
There are all kinds of people in this world … People who jump on to-do items and get them done as soon as possible. People who handle their affairs in a timely manner. People who procrastinate until the absolute very last minute. People who can’t seem to make a deadline to save their lives. And finally, […]
Paying Your Tax Bill Just Got… Convenient
Paying your taxes just got a little more convenient thanks to a new partnership with the IRS, ACI Worldwide’s OfficialPayments.com the PayNearMe Company, and 7-Eleven. Yep, 7-Eleven. Taxpayers can now fill up, grab a Slurpee and pay the IRS at one of 7,000 7-Eleven locations in 34 states. How convenient! The IRS is trying to make paying […]