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How Much Should You Charge for Tax Resolution Services?

Figuring out how to price your tax resolution services can be difficult. You don’t want to charge too little and sell yourself short, but you also don’t want to charge so much...

Helping Tax Clients Who Are Retired

Tax accountants deal with a range of different clients, from businesses to individuals of all ages and stages of life. One demographic that many tax accountants have the privilege...

How to Manage Freelance Clients

Freelance workers or contract workers are growing in number each year. Companies who want skilled workers but may not need them full time as employees are fueling the demand for...

The Salary Outlook for Accountants

Accountants are the experts on personal and business finances for their community, ensuring they are operating efficiently and helping their clients manage their money. The...

The 6 New Schedules for Form 1040

The IRS added six new schedules that some taxpayers will file with the 2018 Form 1040 (which replaced the old 1040, 1040EZ, and 1040A). Some commonly used lines on the prior...

March and April Tax Deadlines 2019

There are quite a few tax deadlines in March and April that apply to businesses and individuals. A couple of March tax deadlines have already passed such as the deadline for...

Marketing Report for Tax and Accounting Firms 2019

How to Make Time for Marketing in Your Firm

In a recent survey we conducted of tax and accounting professionals, 71% of respondents said that they didn’t have enough time to perform effective marketing in their firm.

Everything Graduating Students Need to Know About the CPA Exam

The CPA Exam is one of the most difficult professional licensing tests out there, and many accounting students are intimidated by it. Passing the CPA Exam is just one part of...

How to Become a CPA

If you’ve been thinking about becoming a Certified Public Accountant, you are making an excellent decision to join an elite group of professionals with an outstanding reputation...

How Tax Refunds Might Be Different in 2019

Benjamin Franklin said that “nothing is certain but death and taxes,” but this year, more taxpayers will be uncertain about their taxes than ever before. With this tax season, the...

The Tax Professional's Guide to Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation

Bonus depreciation is a tax incentive that allows small- to mid-sized businesses to take a first year-deduction on purchases of qualified business property in addition to other...

IRS Answers Questions About How the Government Shutdown Affected...

What Tax Season Will Look Like if the Government Shuts Down Again

The federal government was partially shut down from December 22-January 25, the longest shutdown in U.S. history. There were 800,000 government employees who were not getting...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Year in Review

A lot happened this year in the world of tax. With the passing of tax reform at the end of 2017, 2018 was filled with the IRS issuing guidance, economists offering projections,...