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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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The value of offering bundled service packages By being able to meet quarterly with her staff, clients were given better visibility into their business year and potential tax liabilities throughout the year, avoiding the big surprise every March. Clients loved this approach, Shaul says.

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More Than a Tech Upgrade: How AI Investments Can Sharpen a CPA Firm’s Competitive Edge

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When you incorporate predictive analytics, generative AI and other advanced technologies into everyday workflows at your CPA firm, you are taking on much more than a technology upgrade. Meanwhile, generative AI is fast becoming a go-to tool for teams responsible for creating financial reports, tax documentation and more.

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5 Tax Season Tactics to Grow Client Advisory Services

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Mention a broad solution (payroll management, for example) and ask if they would like to book an appointment now to work on resolving their challenge after tax season. Separate planning sessions from work sessions: Co-mingling tax planning and tax preparation ultimately provides less value to the client and reduced revenue for your firm.

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Using tax technology to boost agility and retain staff

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With cloud-based technology, you and your staff have the ability to share data and documents directly and securely, automatically extract data from client source documents, or easily transfer account balances from integrated business tax preparation software. Detect inaccuracies.

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ARE ALL ACCOUNTING SERVICES THE SAME?

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Many business owners didn't even know this existed and were comparing our pricing against bookkeepers or CPA firms and needing to understand why there were such extremes. CPA firm : CPAs are generally going to be the most expensive option. It's hard to budget or utilize trend analysis without accrual financials.

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Friday Footnotes: How Much Big 4 Spent on Lobbying Last Year; Super Bowl Bets; CFOs Feeling Good | 2.9.24

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However, the professional services firm refused, after claiming the report contained privileged and confidential information. These thieves attempt to steal client data and tax preparers’ identities, creating the potential for them to file fraudulent tax returns for refunds.

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What is FRF for SME?

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After many years of public comment on the challenges of presenting GAAP financial statements for small businesses, the AICPA issued the Financial Reporting Framework for Small and Medium-Sized Entities. If the cost of your financial statements is greater than the benefits gained.