the top five reasons tax clients go diy

and the top five ways to win them back.

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taxpayers are more than twice as likely to use do-it-your-self software to prepare their returns, but they’re also 38 percent less likely to be satisfied when they do, according to a new survey by a tax software vendor.

focused on what pushes consumers towards tax-prep diy software technology solutions, the study of more than 500 taxpayers across the u.s. shows broad opportunities for accounting professionals.

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do’s and don’ts for cannabis cpas

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q&a with kevin michaelan: “the complexity and risks cannot be understated.”

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kevin michaelan, cpa, mst, is the director of cannabis practice at aafcpa, a leading cpa and consulting firm based in boston with national & global reach. massachusetts recently authorized sales of cannabis for recreational use, and the first retail stores opened last year.

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here michaelan offers 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 insights into some of the technicalities of accounting for cannabis businesses.

q: how is your firm involved in the cannabis industry?

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kareyna miller mines michigan cannabis niche

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teach your clients standard procedures.

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even before they were allowed to open their doors, over 2,000 new businesses in michigan were applying for a license to sell marijuana under the state’s new recreational cannabis law effective dec. 1.

more on cannabiz: ‘high times’ at aicpa | 5 do’s and don’ts for cannabis cpa marketing | cannabis cpa readies for when maine ‘goes recreational’ | integrity wins in cannabis accounting
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kareyna l. miller, cpa, is a big believer in the medical benefits of cannabis. as michigan went forward with commercial business laws, she started looking into the industry from an accounting perspective. what she saw was burgeoning upstarts working in an environment of financial and legal confusion.
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2020 outlook: top 5 emerging risks for cpas

young businessman walking on bungee cord between question mark and dollar signand the top five emerging opportunities, if you handle them right.

by ken mackunis
executive vice president
aon affinity, professional firms

risk can come from unexpected places. as cpas look to capitalize on economic and industry trends to grow their business in 2020, they need to be vigilant in identifying and mitigating the risks that go hand in hand with the expansion of capabilities and capacity.

here’s a look at the top five areas that can pose the most risk – and reward – for cpas in the new year. read more →

‘high times’ at aicpa

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aicpa embraces opportunities and warns of risks.

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the cannabis cpa

not long ago, the last thing you’d expect to see on the cover of an aicpa report would be images of marijuana leaves and cash, along with a rather edgy headline: “marijuana and forensic accounting—high time for cpas?”

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the quarterly “aicpa forensic and valuation services” report is dedicated exclusively to the provision of services to businesses committing a federal felony, though at the state level, it’s not a crime…it’s an opportunity.

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mgi and cpaai to merge

cpa firm associations combine 250 firms with $1 billion in revenues.

left to right: jim holmes, international chairman of cpaai; michael parness, president of cpaai; clive viegas bennett, ceo of mgi worldwide, and roger isaacs, chairman of mgi worldwide, celebrating the merger agreement at mgi worldwide’s annual global meeting in dubai, uae.

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mgi worldwide, a global network of independent audit, tax, accounting, and advisory firms, headquartered in the u.k., and cpa associates international, headquartered in the u.s., have announced that they will merge, effective jan. 1, 2020.

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survey: nonprofits report bottom line growth

source: marks paneth llp nonprofit pulse survey

with demand for services increasing, agencies see tougher times ahead.

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facing more need among the neediest, nonprofit organizations are reportedly planning ahead for even leaner times.

they worry most about obtaining experienced talent and legislation negatively impacting funding, according to a new survey by new york-based marks paneth cpas.

still, many organizations are reporting an improvement in their bottom lines.

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cpa firms hiring more non-cpas in bid for high-tech talent

profession sees a 30-percentage-point decline in recruiting new accounting grads.

31% of new entry-level hires hold non-accounting degrees. source: aicpa

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cpa firms are increasingly passing over new accounting graduates, and, instead, are snapping up techies. but is the trend about to jump the shark? read more →

is client accounting services overhyped?

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new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 study shows broad interest in cas, but also widespread failures to achieve hoped-for goals.

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client accounting services (cas), the full-menu offering of taking over many of a client’s routine internal bookkeeping chores, is fast emerging as an essential growth strategy for accounting firms across the nation, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research study, perhaps the broadest such study undertaken in the field so far.

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but most firms admit they’re falling short of their financial and operational goals for cas, illustrating the daunting challenges for accountants seeking to shift from traditional compliance services to the high-margin, fast-growth role of a so-called trusted advisor.

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bkr adds three firms

ecuador, el salvador, and edina, minn.

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bkr international is adding elias & asociados, san salvador, el salvador; gw carter, ltd., edina, minn.; and auditores externos varela & patiño cia. ltda., guayaquil, ecuador,  to its roster of 160 firms with 500 offices in 80 nations. read more →

cpa cathro goes 90% cannabiz in the bay state

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“i am making the industry better at following the rules.”

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massachusetts has always been at the forefront of social and legal progress. it’s where the pilgrims signed their compact. it’s where the first shots of the american revolution were fired. in 1911, it became the first state to outlaw possession of “indian hemp.”

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and 101 years later, it became one of the first to allow sales of cannabis for medical purposes.

in that auspicious year of 2012, charlotte cathro was a cpa with a regional firm in holyoke, an hour and a half west of boston. the firm started getting inquiries and referrals from attorneys. they had clients applying to open dispensaries of medicinal weed, but they weren’t quite sure how the tax, finance and business entity rules were going to work.

and no wonder. it was complicated – a new frontier in accountancy.

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