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Spotlighting Women in Advisory Practice: “Create a culture where everyone is happy,” says Alicia Shaul, CPA firm entrepreneur

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She decided to skip law school and instead took a job as a bookkeeper, finding her chosen profession and going back to school to earn her CPA. Meeting with a tax preparer after the year has closed is like trying to drive your business forward in a car, while the car is in reverse and you’re only using the rearview mirror to guide you.”

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Outsourced Bookkeeping for CPAs: 8 Options Compared

Ryan Lazanis

If you’re a CPA firm looking to outsource your bookkeeping, you’ll want to check out this post on the 7 different options for outsourced bookkeeping for CPAs. In this article, I’ll run through some of the more modern options that might make the most sense for your firm at the moment.

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Tax Preparers Rejoice! Here’s How To Prepare SECURE 2.0 Form 8881 Retirement Tax Credit If You Use Gusto & Guideline

Nancy McClelland, LLC

This week, I discovered a gift that Gusto created for tax preparers with clients that use the Gusto+Guideline combo — a reporting tool that will literally prepare the Form 8881 “Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs” for you. And now we’re superstars to them.

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How to Find a Qualified Tax Preparer In Your Geographic Area

Nancy McClelland, LLC

As you might imagine, we get quite a few inquiries for tax preparation services, but a) we only do taxes for our small business accounting & bookkeeping clients, and b) we only work with clients in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Tax Preparer. It’s an arena rife with underrepresentation issues.).

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How Offshoring Has Moved Far Beyond Bookkeeping

CPA Practice

Expanding Teams with Outsourced Professionals It wasn’t that long ago that accounting firms were reluctant to bring in offshore resources to round out their teams and meet client needs. By partnering with an outsourced provider, CPA firms can deliver vital data using technology-driven resources that deepen client “stickiness” and commitment.

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The Confluence of Bookkeeping, Tax & Advisory: How to Thrive in the New Accounting Landscape (12/6 @ 3:30 pm ET)

Nancy McClelland, LLC

They do a nice job of speaking both to bookkeepers and tax professionals, as well as tech-related and accounting-adjacent firms. I feel like the bookkeeping and accounting practices are often dancing technology circles around tax firms — and yet CPAs still look down on them as if they were data entry robots.

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The Confluence of Bookkeeping, Tax & Advisory: How to Thrive in the New Accounting Landscape (12/6 @ 3:30 pm ET)

Nancy McClelland, LLC

They do a nice job of speaking both to bookkeepers and tax professionals, as well as tech-related and accounting-adjacent firms. I feel like the bookkeeping and accounting practices are often dancing technology circles around tax firms — and yet CPAs still look down on them as if they were data entry robots.