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It can seem virtually impossible to run an effective marketing program for a small CPA or tax practice, and more so for solo practitioners. It’s not just that marketing requires a specialized skill…
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Filing Season Begins TomorrowTomorrow, your tax practice will kick off the busiest time of the entire year. In fact, you may have already started accepting intake forms and other data from some…
With tax season scant weeks away and the fundamental hiring, training, and preparations nearly finished, it’s time for the management teams in tax and accounting firms to turn their attention toward…
No one knows exactly how many tax preparers and CPAs are solo practitioners, but anecdotal evidence is that the number may be staggeringly high – as much as 40 percent of these industries. The 2014…
The value of Facebook and other social media – LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter included – was initially questioned by traditional marketers. They pointed to distraction and competition for…
Tax preparation practices, both independent and within CPA firms, have largely been automated through the use of tools such as GruntWorx, an advanced tax workflow solution that streamlines the process…
The introduction of Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP), in 1999, was supposed to be a solution to the growing issue of Wi-Fi security. At the time, Wi-Fi was seen as an alternative to the relatively…
If you grew up “shooting the loop” every Friday night in high school, knew the names of every single person living on your block, or rode a tractor to school at least once, chances are that you grew…
They are among the greatest of our local heroes – the first responders who belong to the law enforcement, fire departments, and Emergency Medical Services in communities nationwide. They are heroes…
If there is one thing that tax preparers and accountants present to clients, it is their integrity. They are the professionals who can be consigned a client’s personal financial information or an…
