as new economy surges, irs falls further behind

 

irs caught unprepared for the tectonic shift in the income-tax landscape.

by rick telberg
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the gig economy is big and getting bigger. it’s service providers are making real money, but they’re often as lost as an uber driver with a dead phone.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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the gig economy, also known as the sharing economy, is that market of “collaborative consumption” typified by uber, lyft, airbnb, etsy, taskrabbit, and many others. such services are typically coordinated by a website that links customers with service providers, yielding a good deal all around: somebody gets a cut-rate service, and somebody gets the flexibility of part-time self-employment.

but that latter somebody might need somebody else to advise them on tax compliance. read more →

is the irs winning the battle against identity theft?

it’s hard to tell.

by rick telberg
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the good news: identity theft is down.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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the bad news: there’s a lot of identity theft.

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training cutbacks at irs hurt everybody

what you get for $87 per employee.

by rick telberg
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what could be more frustrating than calling the internal revenue service 14 times before finally getting through to an agent—and then the agent tries to answer your question by reading a script that doesn’t answer the question?

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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taxpayer frustration with irs incompetence can serve to the advantage of tax practitioners, who by default become the only source of good information.

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five questions you need to ask tax clients today

checklist: tax-time client needs assessments and referral generation.

by rick telberg
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get a read on the busy season. join the survey; get the results
benchmark your busy season. join the survey; get the results.

busy season may be hectic and the hours may be long, but if you’re not making time to get to know your clients better, then you’re missing an opportunity that may not come again for another year.

more tax season: when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits  |  irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  |  underfunded irs swamped with problems  |  2018 tax filing season begins jan. 29  |  2018 tax season: the race to be ready  |  the irs tip 10 list for choosing a tax pro   |  new ebook: maximizing sec. 199a deductions

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by then, a competitor may have beaten you to the punch.
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dean quiambao: ‘if you’re not disrupting, you’re not doing it right’

portrait of dean quiambao
quiambao

tip you can use: an integration team for mergers.

by kayleigh padar
the radical cpa guide

dean quiambao, a cpa and business development partner at armanino llp, a top 25 firm, works hard to incubate revolutionary ideas within his firm to help it grow and modernize as the world around him changes.

more on radicalism: karbon builds a practice management platform on steroids | firm product management is the way to the future | 10 steps to start innovating | the value of new ideas | the radical road to (business) transformation | the radical cpa: always changing
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“do your activity, because activity breeds activity,” said quiambao. “and i say this all the time, you keep hitting singles and the next thing you know you’re going to pop a triple out of nowhere. you’re going to make your own luck, you’re going to make something happen because you’re constantly doing something.”
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tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs

but is it good for business or just a headache?

by rick telberg
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the internal revenue service appears to be making a big mistake in trying to digitize its outreach and education efforts and to outsource education to tax preparers and related organizations.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs |  beware the ez way out   |  can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018 | underfunded irs swamped with problems  |  irs in retreat from communities  |  military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft?  |  irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls |

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in the absence of irs assistance, tax preparers and cpa firms can expect an influx of taxpayers seeking help. this could be a boon for the industry, but it could also be a seasonal headache for tax pros who can’t bring themselves to charge for quick bits of advice.

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artificial intelligence gets a boost with tax reforms

the five new complications humans can’t handle alone.

by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

the tax reforms of 2018 may mean a lot more than a radical drop in the corporate tax.

more:  lessons for accountants from self-driving cars   |   how artificial intelligence will drive the next wave of merger mania   |   how artificial intelligence feeds accounting marketing  |   tax pros gain slight ground in e-filings   |  tax pros turning in only 39% of e-filings  |  beware the ez way out  |  irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals  |  can the irs improve its phone service?  |  when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits  |  irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018

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because the reform reaches so far into and across transnational corporations, the power of artificial intelligence may leverage tax data into a driving force that pervades all aspects of operations—and not just at big companies.

the slashing of the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent opens all sorts of options for corporations. five, to be exact:

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karbon builds a practice management platform on steroids

portrait of ian vacin
vacin

cofounder ian vacin explains the value of connectedness.

by kayleigh padar
the radical cpa guide

ian vacin is the cofounder and vice president of product marketing at karbon, a software designed to help firms improve their processes. he described why process improvement is vital to a functioning firm.

more on radicalism: firm product management is the way to the future | josh zweig’s liveca offers new thinking from the ground up | how ‘agile’ applies to cpa firms | our pain points are opportunities | transitioning to a radical firm: bringing a legacy customer along
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“you can’t keep operating at the same pace using the existing processes that you have today,” vacin said.
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new tax law roils busy season 2018

how savvy cpas turn confusion into new billings.

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by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

the tax cut and jobs act won’t officially take effect until next year, but professionals are already reporting that it’s causing problems and depressing their forecasts for this year’s busy season results.

more on busy season: tax pros gain slight ground in e-filings   |  tax pros turning in only 39% of e-filings  |  beware the ez way out  |  irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals  |  can the irs improve its phone service?  |  when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits  |  irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018

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early soundings from the annual 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer show that 33 percent of practitioners are forecasting more trouble this year than last year – and they blame it on the new tax law.

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when artificial intelligence gets real

survey: 78 percent “would work with an a.i. manager if it meant a more balanced workload.”

by rick telberg
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there’s a brave new world rising, a world juiced up on artificial intelligence.

more on a.i.:  lessons for accountants from self-driving cars   |   how artificial intelligence will drive the next wave of merger mania   |   how artificial intelligence feeds accounting marketing 

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what’s it going to be like? what will a.i. be capable of? is it the dawn of a glorious new age of automation or a cat-5 storm cloud on the horizon?

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 has some answers, and you might not like them.

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beware the ez way out

irs mulls new 1023-ez rules for 501(c)(3)’s.

by rick telberg
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it’s safe to say that cpa firms tend to love irs form 1023-ez, the simplified form for application for 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. introduced in 2014, the form was ez on the nascent, smallish not-for-profit and on the cpa trying to help them get started.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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this easier version of form 1023 was a good and necessary idea. the irs was way backed up on approvals of the original application. approval was taking an average of 315 days. to the delight of do-gooders, wanna-be do-gooders, and outright frauds, virtually all 1023-ezs are approved in short order. approvals were and still are passed down in just a couple of weeks.

trouble is, a lot of those expedited approvals were for organizations that didn’t qualify for 501(c)(3) status.

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biometrics and next-gen security for innovative firms

portrait of thomas schoessow
schoessow

3 critical points to consider.

by thomas schoessow
vp of technology, abacusnext

when you enter the field of accounting, it’s natural to assume you know what you need to know in order to develop your practice and succeed. after all, you’re an expert in your field, and you can help clients build their business and think strategically about their financial decisions.

but, what you may not have realized is that much of your success and growth will rely not only on your subject matter expertise, but also on how you manage technology and data security within your accounting firm. read more →