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the happier, saner, richer tax firm

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scrambled thoughts enter man's head, straightened ones come outit’s not easy, but it is possible.

by frank stitely
the relentless cpa

i’m back. since writing the “relentless cpa – the new 21st century system for driving success at tax and accounting firms,” i have spoken to dozens of cpas and accountants, been called a dozen names (some of them deserved), and received a few death threats.

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actually, the death threats came from my wife, who said she’d kill me if i said “yes” to any new projects. she watches lots of crime shows, so the fbi regarded her threats as serious. i am writing this to buy a bulletproof vest for when she gets out of jail. thank you for your contribution to saving my life.
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ppp traps: 1 in 5 accountants report shady dealings

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fake employees, fake businesses, and lavish spending mar the covid relief program.

have you walked away from any ppp engagements?
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by sandi leyva

with fast money comes fast fraud, and the arrests and jail terms are only just beginning for individuals who applied for ppp money under false pretenses and have already been caught. you’ve seen the headlines, where people from every walk of life including reality tv stars, rappers, a wal-mart manager, and even an nfl player have been arrested on charges of ppp loan fraud.

ppp fraud has likely already impacted your firm. the extent of the fraud is the real story.

one thing is fairly predictable: “audits will pick up,” says bradley burnett, tax attorney and instructor of the ppp forgiveness webinars being conducted by accountant’s accelerator and 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

according to respondents of an ongoing survey being conducted by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 and accountant’s accelerator, preliminary results show that just over 1 out of every five accounting professionals offering ppp services (22 percent) has had to walk away from at least one ppp engagement.  and one firm has had to walk away from more than five ppp engagements.

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don’t get burned by these ppp pitfalls

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three ways to get it wrong and only have one chance to get it right.


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by stephen nelson

over the last few months, i’ve answered hundreds of questions about ppp loans. and i’ve written a short e-book, “maximizing ppp loan forgiveness” for the accountants who will help small businesses with their forgiveness applications.

stephen nelson’s new e-book maximizing pp loan forgiveness is available through 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 directly from his website for instant download. |  more from stephen l. nelson

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and, here’s an insight from all this frenzied ppp activity: big surprises await many borrowers.

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