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busy season: accountants worry for u.s. economy

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer: the business & economic outlook

but upbeat on their clients’, their firm’s, and their families’ outlook.

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by rick telberg
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tax and accounting professionals are headed into the jaws of busy season 2019 fairly confident in the business and economic outlook for their clients, their firms and themselves – except they are distinctly negative on the direction of the nation’s economy as a whole, according to the latest readings from the annual 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer.

more on busy season:  tax shops bulk up for big busy season  |  busy season: the busiest ever?  |  survey: tax season launches with a whimper16 big questions for tax season   |  survey: tax accountants alarmed by tcja & shutdown | shutdown: what to tell tax clients during “the lapse” | beware the leeches and consultants | charitable giving under tcja | why padding tax deductions is a risky proposition |  handling the delay in 199a regs |  survey: clients rush for tcja answers |

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free to pro members: busy season 2019 trend report (log-in required)

with more than 475 practitioners reporting, 52 percent expect better times ahead for their firms, 37 percent see no change, and only 10% are bracing for declines, yielding a weighted average of about 2.4 on a five-point scale. read more →

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busy season: the busiest ever?

tax professionals expect a very busy busy season.

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busy season barometer: 63 percent expect an increase in clients this year, and 78 expect higher revenues.

by rick telberg
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one thing’s certain about the 2019 tax season: nothing’s certain.

the early results from the 16th annual 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer show tax practitioners hopeful but nervous.

more busy season:  tax season 2019 launches with a whimper  | 16 big questions for tax season  |  survey: tax accountants alarmed by tcja & shutdown  |  shutdown: what to tell tax clients during “the lapse”   |  beware the leeches and consultants   |  charitable giving under tcja  |  why padding tax deductions is a risky proposition  |  handling the delay in 199a regs |  survey: clients rush for tcja answers |goprocpa.comexclusively for pro members. log in here or 2022世界杯足球排名 today.

for many, the season seems to be shaping up for more clients and increased revenues. at the same time, however, practitioners are showing unprecedented concerns that instead of success, they could end up with a mess.

and mess or success, they’re in for a lot of work. read more →

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survey: tax season launches with a whimper

tax practitioners say they’re ready for anything. and they may get it.

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 readers speak out on busy season 2019. clockwise from top left: eckelkamp, alexander, lewis, plum, williams.

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by rick telberg
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despite it all. despite a brand new tax law with last-minute final regs. despite a government shutdown that crippled the irs – and the threat of another one in a couple weeks. despite confused, price-sensitive clients, and the usual software glitches.

more busy season: 16 big questions for tax season  |  survey: tax accountants alarmed by tcja & shutdown  |  shutdown: what to tell tax clients during “the lapse”   |  beware the leeches and consultants   |  charitable giving under tcja  |  why padding tax deductions is a risky proposition  |  handling the delay in 199a regs |  survey: clients rush for tcja answers |  yes, home equity loans may still be deductible |  portability: sharing the estate tax exemption |  9 secrets to getting irs penalties removed  |  the cure for commoditization  |

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despite it all, tax accountants are going into busy season 2019 brimming with confidence – if doing at least as well as the last year can be considered confident, according to pre-season results from the 2019 busy season barometer. read more →

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2019: m&a boom gone bust

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putney

this is no time to sell for local firms. instead, it’s time to re-tool.

by rick telberg
the rosenberg national map survey

it has been said that when you buy a nice, old, colonial house, you’re buying somebody else’s problem.

more from the map survey: 2019: more focused training | 2019: expect more alliances | 2019 trends: client service changes | 2019: shifts in hiring & office space | 2019: firms grapple with change | staff policies improve, but not mentoring
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the same can be said for buying a cpa firm with no succession plan.

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16 big questions for tax season

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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

the government shutdown could not have come at a worse moment for the internal revenue service.

the tax season will bring its annual avalanche of returns. the irs was already working with fewer agents than it had a few years ago, and now it’s even more shorthanded.

the new tax cuts and jobs act tax code is poorly understood by agents who need to be trained and taxpayers and tax preparers who need to be informed. even after the shutdown ends, the backlog will be overwhelming.

the biggest problem may be the uncertainties. we can think of at least 16: read more →

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survey: tax accountants alarmed by tcja & shutdown

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busy season barometer launches for the 16th year.

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tax practitioners of all stripes across are expressing fear, uncertainty, and doubt in the run-up to busy season 2019, according to preliminary results to the annual 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer.

the tracking poll, now in its 16th year, takes a daily measure of the challenges, opportunities and winning strategies of the new tax season.

“with the unknown effect of the federal government shutdown on the irs and some of the new provisions of the tax cut and job act,” says one tax accountant, “we are anticipating more issues this year than in prior years. my guess is we will be extending a lot more business and personal income tax returns.”

 

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“many new clients, including monthly clients, and tcja is adding revenue. however i remain very concerned about workflow given the new complications,” says another.

“we’re really beefing up on the new tax law, so we’re slightly ahead,” says a third. “but the government shutdown will definitely have a drag in the busy season.”

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2019: how partner greed kills firms

partners must take a hit to personal incomes to re-invest in their firms. or face obsolescence and slow death.

by rick telberg
the rosenberg national map study 

so far, profitability is way up. at the large firms (those with at least $20-million in annual billings), income per partner averages $635,000. the highest earners are pocketing about $1.2 million. even the lowest-paid partners average of $282,000. but how long can that go on?

more from the map survey: 2019: more focused training | 2019: expect more alliances | 2019 trends: client service changes | 2019: shifts in hiring & office space | 2019: firms grapple with change | staff policies improve, but not mentoring
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the always insightful and provocative allan koltin, of koltin consulting, warns: partners must invest in something besides themselves – if they want their firms to survive.
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shutdown: what to tell tax clients during “the lapse”

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government shutdown scrambles busy season.

next question: how’s it affecting accountants and clients?
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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

the internal revenue service is struggling to continue operations as the nation heads into tax season during the “appropriations lapse,” a.k.a the government shutdown.

some 16,000 irs employees are exempt from the shutdown, and another 30,000 are being called in to work without pay—a total of 57.4 percent of the 80,265 employed before the shutdown.

nevertheless, with four desks out of ten empty, the irs is holding back on most services that require human involvement.

tax practitioners would do well to advise their clients of the following:

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2019: buckle up for a bumpy road

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global trade wars, political winds buffet business.

by kayleigh padar
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cpas should be prepared to help their clients navigate an increasingly unstable global economy and burgeoning challenges with technology, particularly cyber threats, according to a new global study of c-level executives.

more surveys & research: jobs report: 43,000 new hires  |  cpa wealth advisor survey  |  survey: clients rush for tcja answers  |  join the accounting firm and operations technology survey  |  mergers vs. clients: winners and losers  |

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the annual study from atkearney shows a bumpy road ahead for global executives, from the effects of brexit to the increase in targeted fake news campaigns. read more →

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2019: tech isn’t the problem. it’s the solution

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dobek

sarah dobek foresees new leaders, new services, new clients.

by rick telberg
the rosenberg survey: national study of cpa firm statistics

it may seem too obvious to bother mentioning, but the accounting industry, from audit firms to tax prep to corporate finance, is in the process of transition. but too many managers think that just means technological transition.

more from the map survey: 2019: more focused training | 2019: expect more alliances | 2019 trends: client service changes | 2019: shifts in hiring & office space | 2019: firms grapple with change | staff policies improve, but not mentoring
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technology may be behind a lot of the transition, but technology itself is not the transition. it’s the enabler of transition.

sarah dobek, president and founder of inovautus consulting, has identified numerous interwoven transitions in process, some already peaked and passing, others coming down the pike.

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economy shakes cpa confidence

cpa outlook index (aicpa)

but they expect better for their own firms.

by kayleigh padar
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

trade wars and interest rate trends are undermining accountants’ confidence in the u.s. economy, even as their outlook for their own firms strengthens, according to a new survey of 400 c-level cpas.

more surveys & research: jobs report: 43,000 new hires  |  cpa wealth advisor survey  |  survey: clients rush for tcja answers  |  join the accounting firm and operations technology survey  |  mergers vs. clients: winners and losers  |

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only 57 percent said they were optimistic about the u.s. economy over the next 12 months, down from 69 percent in the previous quarter. cpas cite trade issues and rising interest rates as the main reasons for their pessimism. read more →

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cpa wealth advisor survey

early results show double-digit growth. by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research the financial awareness foundation has teamed up with hb publishing & marketing company, llc and other financial associations to gauge the sentiment of independent financial planning and wealth advisory firms after the first two years of the trump presidency.
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