five reasons this is the wrong time to take your eye off the ball.
firms need to look at the busy season as a stepping stone, while their clients are focused on taxes and accounting more than any other time.
here’s why you need a business development strategy in busy season: read more →
no, coffee is not one of them.
by sandi smith leyva
the accountant’s accelerator
busy season is just around the corner. can you feel the excitement? or the dread?
here are eight ways to boost your stamina and minimize burnout for those of you who are working long hours in the weeks ahead. read more →
the 2014 national map survey shows widening divide between large and small firms.
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the national map survey of cpa firm statistics
marking the third consecutive year of quickening expansion since the recession, cpa firms are posting 6.7% revenue growth, according to the latest results from the national map survey of cpa firm statistics reported here exclusively by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.
“the national map survey of cpa firm statistics: the rosenberg survey” is well known and well respected within the national cpa industry, due to its solid reputation for accuracy, thoroughness and high participation rate. exactly 75% of the firms in this year’s survey participated in 2013. this allows for more accurate year-to-year data comparisons. all of these characteristics, plus the highly sought-after executive summary, make “the rosenberg survey” a must-read for any entrepreneurial-minded cpa firm. the survey captures data from participating firms of all revenue ranges, from solo practitioners to those with over $20 million in net fees. read more →
how some smart firms spent their summer vacations…
by hitendra patil
pransform inc.
a new busy season is fast approaching and vacation season is coming to an end. but some firms haven’t been taking time off. they’ve been assessing the lessons from the 2014 busy season to apply to 2015.
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last-minute surge closes busy season 2014 with strong gains in e-filing. by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 in a late-season rush, tax professionals eked out their first volume gains in three years, and continued to lose market share to do-it-yourselfers, according to a … continued
accountants gear up, from paperless to cloud.
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many of the most successful accountants in tax season 2014 found new growth and profits by leveraging new cloud and paperless technologies, according to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer.
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today’s bonus question: plans for 2015
sound off: marking the end of the busy season
congratulations! you’ve survived another season of long nights, saturday workdays, cranky clients, buggy software and cutthroat competition. now it’s time to party, kick back, relax, reconnect and unplug.
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer is hearing it all. here are some of our favorite comments from some of our favorite readers…
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sound off: busy season ‘much better’ than last year in client appreciation, software and fees
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better software, well-prepared clients and some fee increases are spelling an improved tax season this year for many practitioners.
the annual 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer shows about 47% of some 1,191 practitioners canvassed in the last 30 days say their season so far is at least “somewhat” or even “much” better than last year’s. on the other hand, about 30% are reporting no change from last year and about 24% say business is “worse” including about 4% who call it “much worse.”
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today’s bonus question: lessons learned
sound-off: busy season ‘much’ worse than last year.
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the nation’s tax professionals are heading into the final days of the 2014 season brimming with optimism that all the hard work may be paying off. but the hard work isn’t over yet and it isn’t paying off for everyone.
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today’s bonus question: lessons learned
accountants scramble as competition surges for bread-and-butter tax work.
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by rick telberg
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pricing and fee pressures are surging as the hot-button issues this tax season, according to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer.
to be sure, late or unprepared clients remain the single biggest issue, with 48% of more than 500 practitioners surveyed in february citing it, followed by tardy 1099s and k1s at 35%. those metrics are little changed from last february.
but this year, 31% of practitioners are complaining about pricing and fee pressures, which is triple the year-ago 10% figure.
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is the tax prep business topping out? the number of filings by tax professionals appears to have slowed or even reversed.
tax season metrics shift for the better: key indicators point to a better 2014 than 2013.
practitioners plot fee-pressure countermeasures: competitors vie for clients on price and promises.
the number of filings by tax professionals appears to have slowed or even reversed.
combined with data from the irs, it appears to 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 that the price-sensitive bottom of the tax market is getting raked over the coals this year. and it may represent an historic shift.
cch’s top federal tax analyst, mark luscombe, agrees, “it’s possible that tax professionals are trading away quantity for quality. they may be doing fewer returns, but focusing on the higher-value work.” read more →
key indicators point to a better 2014 than 2013.
last year at this time, 43% of practitioners were already scrambling to put more clients on extension than the year before, according to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer.
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer survey findings:
- tax season price wars: accountants scramble as competition surges for bread-and-butter tax work.
- is the tax prep business topping out? the number of filings by tax professionals appears to have slowed or even reversed.
- practitioners plot fee-pressure countermeasures: competitors vie for clients on price and promises.
- join the survey; get the results.
this year, only 25% are expecting an increase in the number of extensions. read more →
competitors vie for clients on price and promises…