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Maintain Quality of Work When Key Staff Leave

Staff departures are part of life in a professional service environment — accounting firms included — and when these individuals depart, essential processes and client information often go with them. What can a firm do to prevent this? In this case study, we take a look at how Schlabach Enterprises

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[Best Working Solutions] to Fix QuickBooks Error PS033

QuickBooks handles business payroll quite efficiently, and part of the reason is regular updates from Intuit. These updates fix bugs and issues of the software and introduce new tools to the tray. However, some users face the QuickBooks error PS033 while downloading the payroll updates from the internet. Its error

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State Tax Implications of Working From Home

The country’s workforce has changed significantly because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Pew Research mentions that, in December 2020, as much as 54 percent of workers wanted to keep working remotely even after the epidemic’s end. Working from home brings with it a lot of concern from an accounting perspective. Tax requirements

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Expense Confusion Lingers for Self-Employed Writers

Resident tax guru Julian Block answers some pointed reader questions on expense reporting for freelance writers, which remain despite IRS guidance. Query: I’m a self-employed freelance writer, whose output includes hundreds of articles for print and electronic publications, as well as several books. Back in the pre-pandemic autumn of 2019,

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How to Change a Bad Client Relationship

If you’ve been following this series, this is probably the article you’ve been waiting for. You know, the one where I finally admit it: Even if you do everything “right” in terms of onboarding, transitions, and ongoing communication…sometimes a client is still an unreasonable and demanding nightmare. You used to

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How Firms Can Fight Growing Security Threats

As accounting firms of all sizes have become more digital and connected, it has increased their exposure to data security threats. Firewalls and on premises methods of data security are simply not enough to keep up with ever evolving security threats, so what is a small firm to do? Here,

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5 Ways to Ease Your Client’s Quest for Finance

There will be times, now and in the future, when cash flow problems will occur and they will need capital in a hurry. How can you advise them on securing it? This article takes a look at five simple ways you can best advise your clients on their path towards securing necessary financing.

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5 Ways to Identify Clients That Need HR Support

When we see clients that need HR service, we open the conversation by presenting our solutions-oriented value. Adding any new service line is easier than starting a business as you already have a captive audience in your client base. The conversation then switches from how to address the public with the

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The Shifting Tax Landscape for the Modern Family

When it comes to preserving your wealth and protecting your family’s future, planning is crucial. But what if you or your family does not fit the traditional definitions and assumptions underlying our country’s tax and estate planning laws? The typical American family is no longer comprised of a mother, a

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