The ABCs of Late IRS PaymentsThe complexity of the tax laws and the fact that they change from year to year makes it inevitable that some clients will be unable to pay some or all of their bills to…
Backing Up Client Data There was a time when backing up data for a tax or accounting firm fell under the heading of “best practices” – a professional thing to do to help the firm and its…
The Windows 8-back-to-Windows-7 Update Arrives So Microsoft announces the end of support for the one-third of the computing world that still uses Windows XP…and magically announces that on the same…
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Five Ways to Say “I’m Reputable!”Tax return preparer fraud has been a hot topic again this year. Between the continuing prosecutions of those preparers caught in illegal acts, the push by the IRS to…
Professional Associations For Tax PreparersEvery profession has one or more associations that serve its members. In any profession that is as critical to the national economy as tax preparation,…
Vacation Tips For Burned Out Tax Pros There is a light at the end of the tunnel. In just 30 days or less, tax season will end for 2014 and you will join 111,000 other tax professionals in looking for…
Beating the Big ChainsBy James StorkSenior Vice President, Drake Software They are everywhere. Standing on street corners, at kiosks in the “big box” and office supply stores. In some of the best…
Common Sense Marketing PlansBy James Stork Senior Vice President, Drake Software Accounting and tax preparation are relatively recession proof, meaning that this year will differ little from others…
Termination III – Firing clientsBy James StorkVP of Education, Drake Software Sooner or later, every firm has to fire a client. That’s counter-intuitive, because one of the most powerful tenets in…
The Affordable Care Act. What's the impact on Taxpayers? What's the impact on Tax Preparers? We surveyed over 4,000 preparers nationwide. See the results in this Infographic.Complete the brief…
