make direct mail work for you

woman reading letter by wall of mailboxesbonus: several sample letters.

by sandi leyva
the complete guide to marketing for tax & accounting firms

one of the first things a new business owner asks me about is direct mail. i don’t know why so many people go there first, but they do.

more small firm growth strategies: how to use ‘warmed-up’ telemarketing | content marketing types and tips | are you newsworthy? | why cpas need video | make google adwords work for you | make the most of trade shows | track your online reputation
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twenty years ago, the response rate for direct mail was pretty good. out of every 100 pieces you sent, you would get three responses back. it didn’t matter how bad you were at direct mail.
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financial planning and the new tax law

john napolitano will be appearing at the accounting & finance show. click here to learn more.
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c corp instead of s? paying down mortgages? so many questions.

by john p. napolitano
u.s. wealth management

the new tax act once again puts tax planning at the epicenter of financial planning. while most high-income taxpayers have always considered tax planning to be a core part of their financial plan and economic well-being, the tax cuts and jobs act makes a planning conversation between cpas and their clients even more natural than it already was.

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the biggest conversation piece for cpas with high-end or business-owner clients is the rate reduction for businesses. this discussion starts out with an assessment of whether this provision will apply to your clients. read more →

five secrets to launching your own cannabis accounting firm

start with “shock-and-awe” service and tie billing rates to clients’ topline revenues.

by andrew hunzicker
cannabizcpa.pro

to succeed in an accounting business in the booming cannabis niche, firms must be able to deliver real value to clients.

more at 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间’ cannabizcpa.profive reasons accountants should serve cannabis clients  |   derek davis keeps california cannabis clients informed  |  corporate to cannabis: laura durham of kind accounting  |  corporate to cannabis: laura durham of kind accounting  |  the fire starter: groundbreaking cannabis cpa luigi zamarra  |  commercial medical marijuana use comes to michigan

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it’s the first of five essential ingredients you’ll need in order to prosper because many ceos think of accounting and bookkeeping as a “cost” and a headache.

so your offering needs to be world-class, delivering “shock and awe” service to each of your clients.

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merger mania: the non-traditional way

…technologies, a utah-based it consultant specializing in netsuite, while nashville, tenn.-based lbmc added w squared, an outsourcing company offering finance, payroll and procurement services to its widening portfolio. earlier this…

productized 1099s the new vision way

two women talkingthis is the only way they’re handled.

by jody padar
from success to significance: the radical cpa guide

here’s the old-school way of completing 1099s:

cpa calls customer before year-end reminding them 1099s need to be completed for january. cpa reminds customer to send in names, addresses and amounts for 1099s to be issued. cpa waits for complete data, usually missing at least one address. cpa rushes at last minute to enter data in 1099 system and issue 1099s. cpas have multiple customers who act like this, creating havoc and late nights in january.

more on radicalism: how to develop productized services | dean quiambao: ‘if you’re not disrupting, you’re not doing it right’ | 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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it doesn’t have to be this way!
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accounting hiring stalls; salaries hit new highs

even as firms trim payrolls, especially in tax prep.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

after heady gains, the accounting profession is doing some backsliding. how worried should we be?

more on jobs: tax prep services slash 10,000 jobs as busy season begins | all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season | the myth of the staff shortage | wages up, headcounts down at tax & accounting firms
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analyzes:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the profession,
  • average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • average hours worked per week by segment and
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.

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write your way to expert status

businesswoman in orange shirt using laptop computer by white wall of windowsnot a great writer? you can outsource that part.

by sandi leyva
the complete guide to marketing for tax & accounting firms

a great way to build trust among prospects is to demonstrate your expertise and experience in writing.

more small firm growth strategies: awards can boost your reputation | are you newsworthy? | why cpas need video | make google adwords work for you | make the most of trade shows | track your online reputation
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three options to do that include developing case studies, writing white papers and publishing articles.
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10-step sec. 199a deduction checklist for tax practitioners

step 1: tell clients of new complexity – and your extra work.

by stephen nelson

wow. this sec. 199a deduction… a big deal, right? lots of opportunity for taxpayers. lots of complexity for their tax advisors. and basically, no time to first learn and then apply the new law.

given this, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 suggested i share our firm’s checklist for handling sec. 199a deduction work for clients this tax season.

don’t worry, i’ll make this quick. you and i both have tax returns to prepare, review and sign. read more →