Accounting professionals understand the importance of making the correct call on what taxpayer deductions are allowable. Tax preparers are accustomed to fielding hundreds and even thousands of client questions each busy season about what is and is not deductible.
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Tax Season Recap – A Look Back At The 2016 Busy Season
Three calendar days later than usual, let’s take a few moments to consider a few of the high and low lights of the year as we say goodbye to busy season 2016.
A New Way To Think About Audit Skills Training
At Surgent we believe exceptional audit skills training should be available to everyone who performs audit work. Anytime. Anywhere.
Looking for Greater Mobility in Semi-Retirement? The Case For Adding an Enrolled Agent Credential
If you are a CPA tax preparer and are thinking about semi-retirement, obtaining an EA (Enrolled Agent) credential might be something to think about.
Warning! Responding to Any Third Party Request for Verification or Comfort Can Put Your Practice at Risk
Even a verbal response or attempt to provide a written “non-answer” for any request by a third party for verification can put your CPA practice at risk.
The Best Offense is a Good Defense – The Most Effective Defensive Tool Available in Malpractice Claims
While no form of assurance, opinion or other conclusion is provided in nonattest services, this does not mean that they are risk-free engagements for the accountant. Learn how to take steps as a CPA to prevent malpractice claims.
It’s Finally Here: FASB Issues New Lease Accounting Standard
The new FASB standard is likely to require significant changes in accounting for organizations that rely on leases for facilities, equipment, vehicles, etc.
Unmasking the Art of Negotiation
Uncomfortable with the negotiation process? The bottom line is that the art of negotiation is a “must have” skill that everyone can master.
Don’t Understand IRS Tax Form 1095-C? You’re Not Alone
So many people complained Form 1095-C that the IRS extended deadlines by two months. Here is some information to help understand the form.