This week is National Small Business Week, a week dedicated to celebrating and supporting small businesses in your community. Although The Income Tax School is a National Business, its sister company, Peoples Tax is a small business. The Income Tax School actually grew out of a need to hire qualified tax preparers for Peoples Tax. […]
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How to Fix the Tax Preparer Shortage
One of the biggest challenges tax business owners face (besides the tax law changes) is staffing their firms with qualified tax preparers. The qualified tax pros of yesterday are either retiring, happy where they are, or have gone out on their own to start their own businesses. The applicants that do come in, know enough […]
3 Easy Ways To Destress After Tax Season
The tax deadline may be in the past but we all know there’s still work to do. The good news is that the influx of people who need things last minute is on a downturn and the end of the season is in sight! At this point of the year, we generally encourage tax pros […]
Tax Evasion vs. Hollywood Actors
Guest blog post by Mitchell Collins The IRS likes going after Hollywood actors and other famous people for tax evasion because it puts the fear of audit into the hearts and minds of fans everywhere. When the IRS audits popular celebrities or hauls them off to prison for failure to pay their taxes, people quickly […]
3 Ways to Earn PR for Your Tax Business
In the world of digital marketing, there are three types of content (or medias): earned media, paid media, and owned media. Earned media is press (PR). When you get a mention or article written about you (without paying for it), that’s earned media. Paid media is content about you that you paid for like advertisements, […]
Have Your Clients Done a ‘Paycheck Checkup?’
The IRS has been pushing taxpayers to perform a “paycheck checkup” this week to ensure the correct amount of tax is being taken out. Having too much taken out of your paycheck could mean giving too much of your money to the government to “hold” while having too little taken out could mean owing money […]
The Power of Connectors
Have you ever made a life-changing connection? An introduction to someone new can be a powerful force. New connections are made everyday, expanding personal networks and opening up doors to new opportunities. You may not give much thought to the connections you make on a day-to-day basis, but these interactions are a great opportunity to […]
Influencer Marketing 101: How to Grow Your Tax Business
In 2018, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t used or heard of social media. Facebook is a driving force in the way brands do business. Instagram and Twitter are changing the way consumers discover new products. If you’re not actively devoting time to getting your message out on these channels, you’re missing out […]
Blockchain and Accounting
Last week we talked about how the IRS views cryptocurrency, this week we’re talking about the platform cryptocurrency is built on: Blockchain. Why do tax preparers and accounting professionals need to know about Blockchain? Because the technology has the potential to change the industry all together. Here are some things you should know about Blockchain […]