tax season

 

what to tell clients when they ask.

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long, long ago, humans began to use tools. technology began with the sharpened stick and the stone hammer and soon grew into the wheel, the arch, the printing press, electricity, interplanetary transportation, finally reaching a lofty pinnacle known as the “where’s my amended return” tool at the irs.

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today, with a few clicks of a mouse and a few keystrokes of information, a taxpayer can discover virtually nothing about the fate of an amended return. and it takes only a few minutes!
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you need them as clients … and employees.

by frank stitely
the relentless cpa

do you know why millennials can’t buy houses?

• avocado toast is expensive.

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how many millennials does it take to change a light bulb?

• none. they accept it for what it is.

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how small firms can beat the staffing shortage.

by frank stitely
the relentless cpa

the following story brought tears to my eyes while i sat in a barbados resort drinking some alcohol concoction. was it the alcohol talking or the happy ending where i got a profit distribution check? maybe a little of both.

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the afternoon before i left for beautiful barbados, the partner group of our outsourced accounting practice met for a state of the practice meeting conducted by our director of outsourced accounting.
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tax season is supposed to get better every year – if you know what you’re doing.

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

tax preparation is a very serious undertaking that needs to be managed and continuously improved.

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this requires buy-in from partners, managers and the entire staff. the culture of the firm has to be where only the best work done the right way at the right time is acceptable.

here are some best practices you can consider adopting:
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don’t be the fool in the room.

by frank stitely
the relentless cpa

we have been heavily in the numbers so far. let’s take a break from that to discuss a factor that, while not heavily numeric, plays a big factor in managing wip – employee productivity. because capacity is the denominator in the lean six sigma equation, and employee productivity is a big factor in capacity, employee productivity becomes a big factor in determining turnaround time.

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first, let’s dismiss from the room all the consultants, who tell us that time tracking and productivity metrics don’t matter. for the most part, these consultants have never managed or owned cpa firms. rarely have they worked in firms for any length of time.
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