busy season

10 reasons to hate tax season

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and 7 ways to learn to love it instead.  how’s your tax season so far? join the survey, compare results with your peers.

by rick telberg/at large

tax professionals may be embarking on one of their busiest busy seasons in memory, fraught with a rapidly sinking economy, traumatized clients and a turbulent tax and regulatory environment.

from my experience, the most important thing cpas can do at this time is to be there to hold their client’s hand, gain a full understanding of their goals and anxieties, and plot new strategies together.

how’s your busy season?

join the survey; compare results with your peers.

(free. confidential.)

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tax season gets off to smooth start

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calculator-and-pen-web-sized.jpgcpas report fewer glitches, improved business results.

benchmark your business; join the busy season survey.

by rick telberg

despite last-minute changes to the tax code and an emergency economic stimulus package… despite critical staffing shortages and late or unprepared clients… despite all that, busy season 2008 appears to be going better and smoother for most accountants. so far, anyway.

in my soundings of the profession, cpas are generally telling me that they are less harried and that business is generally as good or better so far this busy season as compared to the same period in 2007.

in all key gauges — revenues, profits, volume and stress-accountants are reporting a smoother, better and healthier busy season. read more →