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the new normal: accountants race to adapt, adjust, and adopt new tools and tactics. (卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间-avalara accountants confidence index) 

what accountants are telling other accountants about how to weather the pandemic economy.

how well is your firm adapting to current business conditions?
join the survey. get the results.
we’re ahead of the curve   |   we’re keeping up   |   we’re falling behind

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间-avalara business confidence index

new readings from the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间-avalara business confidence index are unearthing a lot of good advice for firms venturing into the post- (let’s-hope-) covid-19 world.

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in five nutshells:

  1. adapt technology to virtual service.
  2. innovate to deal with government tax and economic measures.
  3. look for cloud-based apps accessible anywhere.
  4. automate to stay competitive.
  5. look for new revenue streams to replace older services.

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busy season forecast: more chaos

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busy season barometer: 53% report a “worse” year, compared with 31% reporting “better.”

ironically, the chaos translates into expanded business.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

it was a pretty bad busy season for most of the nation’s tax preparers. covid-19 was on the wane, but congress was on the job, jiggering tax rules even as the season was underway.

and, now, with the prospects of a federal government shutdown and a multi-trillion-dollar spending bill, 2022 is shaping up to be deja vu all over again.

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to be sure, a good number of accountants are assuaged by more clients and more revenue. but the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 business barometer finds preparers experiencing a long, tough slog.

on the frontlines (from left): hochberger, wright, speed, frazier, widmann.

in all, 53 percent say they had a busy season somewhat worse (27 percent) or much worse (26 percent) than last year.

for some, it seems like a good time to call it quits. “thank you for all the love and support,” says one firm’s auto-responder to incoming emails.

“as some of you may know, this past few tax seasons have been nothing short of chaotic, to say the least,” the three-office, north carolina tax shop tells callers. “but i have enjoyed being able to assist each and every one of my clients.”

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pop quiz: can you find $330,000 for your clients?

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but hurry, time is running out.

by bradley burnett, jd llm

the employee retention credit could be worth more than $330,000 to a small-business client.

but our polling shows that 75 percent of tax and accounting professionals have filed no (that’s zero) forms to claim the credit for clients. and now it’s ending early, due to a congressional compromise on the big infrastructure bill.

https://www.research.net/r/erc0802
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automation without accountants

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top use case: 43% of accountants use automation to import hours into payroll.

more than half the work world is embracing automation. why not accountants?

why accountants won’t automate:
join the survey. get the results.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

for all the talk of automation among tax and accounting practitioners, they are still falling behind, even as other professions race ahead.

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more than half the work world is embracing automation.

among accountants: it’s less than half, according to a broad new study.
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