busy season management

lessons learned from a bad busy season

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we must have struck a chord in our article on the large number of firms suffering through a busy season worse than last year’s, a dreadful depth of bad. several cpas and tax preparers chimed in with comments, most of them constructive.

more on tax season for pro members:   3 ways to save time during busy season  |  most tax professionals call 2016 busy season much improved over last year | stress less this tax season  |  is tax season the new fraud season?  |  5 tax season motivation tips  |  recognize your tax season resources  |  tax season 2016: irs in crisis  |  eliminate tax season excuses  |  record pre-season hiring surge: ready for biggest tax season ever?  |  16 qualities of a good tax season client

from the discussion, we’ve gleaned six client management techniques that should be in practice at almost any firm.

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busy season 2016: more clients, fewer problems

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mostly better than last year. here’s why…

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last year’s busy season may go down in the annals of accountancy as one of the worst ever. and let’s hope that’s as bad as it ever gets. remember? the rollout of the affordable care act, the revamped irs forms coming out in february, a widespread need for new software, people getting sick, and then it snowed, and then it snowed some more.

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more on tax season for pro members:  problem clients causing big trouble  |  most tax professionals call 2016 busy season much improved over last year | stress less this tax season  |  is tax season the new fraud season?  |  5 tax season motivation tips  |  recognize your tax season resources  |  tax season 2016: irs in crisis  |  eliminate tax season excuses  |  record pre-season hiring surge: ready for biggest tax season ever?  |  16 qualities of a good tax season client  |  8 ways to delight tax season clients  |  small tax season leaks can cause great damage  |  5 ways thorough beats sloppy in tax season  |  tax season management: multi-tasking is a myth  |  digital workflow systems make tax season easier  |  why cpas need to worry about cyber crime (especially in tax season)

this year is looking a lot better, according to early responses to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season survey.

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busy season 2016: problem clients are causing big trouble

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1 in 5 tax professionals report ‘worse’ year. here’s why…

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it’s painful to think that the 2016 busy season is actually worse than the 2015 season for a large number of tax preparers. last year was bad. how can this year be worse?

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more on tax season for pro members:  most tax professionals call 2016 busy season much improved over last year | stress less this tax season  |  is tax season the new fraud season?  |  5 tax season motivation tips  |  recognize your tax season resources  |  tax season 2016: irs in crisis  |  eliminate tax season excuses  |  record pre-season hiring surge: ready for biggest tax season ever?  |  16 qualities of a good tax season client

over a fifth of all respondents to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season 2016 survey are having a bad start to the year.

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12 ways to stress less this tax season

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happy businesswoman with laptop lying on the grassquick, low-cost stress management tips.

by sandi leyva
the accountant’s accelerator

i don’t want to stress you out, but we really do need to do something about our stress levels.

more on small-firm growth strategies for pro members: 5 tax season motivation tips | keep more of your busy season earnings | make your services an investment, not an expense | do you want to do compliance your whole career? | 5 ways to get more referrals | 3 ways to get to ‘yes’ with prospects

the american psychological association says our kids are getting headaches, having difficulty sleeping, and eating too little or too much due to pressure from school and household finances. the worst part is that  most parents were not aware of the severity of their children’s stress.
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the dreaded ‘quick question’

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young businessman in office on phonemaybe a training session is what’s needed.

by michelle long and sandi leyva
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let’s talk about how to handle those “quick questions.” how many times do we have clients who say “i just have a quick question” and it’s never a quick answer?

more small firm growth strategies: how to manage client expectations | how to handle price sensitivity | how to handle referrals – and how not to | trashing the spreadsheet: best practices in modern expense management | how to find hidden money for your clients | 3 ways to implement value pricing | how small firms can use value pricing | building reputation to build your business | your existing clients are your best leads | need more business? focus on referrals

what are we going to do? are you going to bill? what about the time and effort to track and invoice your clients for those quick questions? what about the questions that are never quick?
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