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Canopy Product Highlight: February 2019

February was a busy month for Canopy and we released a bunch of new features, including an update to client invoicing, a new way to customize your email signature with images,...

Questions and Answers about the Section 199A Deduction (Video)

Section 199A is one of the most complicated changes to the tax code brought on by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. To help clear things up, we’ve put together a few important questions,...

Should You Start Your Own Tax Practice?

So you’re interested in starting your own tax practice. That can be really exciting, but it can also be a little overwhelming and difficult to know where to begin. So, to help you...

What's the Best Tax Resolution Software for Tax Preparers?...

The best tax resolution software for your practice will be an effective tool that helps with your tax work while dramatically reducing the time you spend on each case and thereby...

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...

Product Update: Invoice Enhancements

Financial transactions are some of the most important and delicate interactions that tax professionals have with their clients. With Canopy's newest invoicing enhancements, you...

The Secret to Adding More Value to Your Clients This Tax Season

Not long ago, I came across a practice advertising that their clients didn’t need to be involved in preparing their returns at all. The pitch was, essentially, “We don’t even have...

The Complete Guide to Buying Tax Resolution Software

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...

Canopy Product Highlight: January 2019

We're starting off 2019 with some new features we thing you're going to love, including an eSign reminder for your clients, a brand new way to manage client's access to the client...

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...

Feature Update: Client Portal Manager

There is a lot to keep track of when managing your tax practice. Inherently, there are a lot of complex moving pieces, especially when interacting and working with clients. With...