{"id":77529,"date":"2020-06-17t16:01:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-17t20:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=77529"},"modified":"2024-06-19t10:06:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19t14:06:01","slug":"seven-ways-covid-has-changed-busy-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2020\/06\/17\/seven-ways-covid-has-changed-busy-season\/","title":{"rendered":"why busy season may never be the same again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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rachel wehr:<\/strong> “a shoulder to cry on.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

how many of these new pandemic-related management strategies will become everyday habits?<\/strong><\/p>\n

busy season barometer:<\/span>
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by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research<\/em><\/p>\n

cpas and tax practitioners tend to be a pretty sharp bunch. by their nature, they are good at analyzing a situation and figuring out what to do.\u00a0and not just with numbers.<\/p>\n

case in point: the covid pandemic. every firm in the world, from the big four in the big cities to the sole practitioners in their garrets and basements, has had to assess the situation and figure out what to do.<\/p>\n

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the reports from practitioners across the country are coming in through the busy season barometer, which is serving as a central clearinghouse for sharing experiences and advice.\u00a0the barometer would normally be wrapped up by now, but since busy season isn\u2019t, neither is the barometer.<\/p>\n

here are the top seven most common points:<\/p>\n

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  1. work at home.<\/li>\n
  2. social distance.<\/li>\n
  3. digital communication.<\/li>\n
  4. clean and sanitize the office often.<\/li>\n
  5. help clients stay in business.<\/li>\n
  6. help with ppp and other programs.<\/li>\n
  7. catch up on cpe.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    remain in touch<\/strong><\/p>\n

    manuel villarreal contributes some solid advice: \u201ctry to remain in touch with clients on hand and those coming in. good daily follow-up on the status of tax prep. let them know we care, encourage the positive items, and give some guidance on negative results. remind them that this situation will pass and next year will be better. we just have to prepare now, not wait for next year to just happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

    a leader at a firm with almost three dozen offices across the nation has gotten very serious, telling us, \u201csome staff are working part-time or even less because there is no daycare \u2014 they are eligible for the emergency fmla… laid off the marketing person because there are no networking meetings to attend… laid off a person i should have laid off months earlier \u2013 nonproductive. fewer people in the office at any one time. we have kept our doors locked. added a dropbox… should have done years earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n

    some firms have been especially client-oriented, checking in on the elderly, making follow-up phone calls, and offering more than the traditional accounting services.<\/p>\n

    sole practitioner rachel wehr, owner of lone wolf solutions in lower macungie, penn., says she has been \u201chelping clients, did not charge for any ppp applications, guidance with all funding options, unemployment, shoulder to cry on. offered clients a payment deferment on my agreement if they needed it. the building is locked down, so limiting appointments, but not hiding from this pandemic. we will have to charge for ppp forgiveness applications because they are a nightmare and will be time-consuming.<\/p>\n

    others have suggested good, basic counsel, some of it standard, some of it above-and-beyond:<\/p>\n