It’s a scramble every year. Tax season is looming, and you need to build a solid team of tax preparers. However, the right people just don’t seem to be out there. Prospects lack knowledge and skills, or they’re unreliable. If you hire…
It’s a scramble every year. Tax season is looming, and you need to build a solid team of tax preparers. However, the right people just don’t seem to be out there. Prospects lack knowledge and skills, or they’re unreliable. If you hire…
The desire to work from home has exploded in recent years, and with wages stagnating across the country, so has the desire to start your own business. Tax preparation is a great career that satisfies both, as you can work from home…
Tax return preparers are in high demand right now. If you have a high school diploma or the equivalent, great attention to detail, understand basic math equations, can handle several projects at one time, and are a good communicator, you have what…
Last year, the IRS announced new Schedules K-2 and K-3 for the 2021 tax year. These schedules were introduced to standardize the reporting of international tax items that were previously reported on Schedule K-1. The IRS published updated instructions for Forms 1065,…
Whether you’re looking to work part time throughout the year or full time for a few months during the busy season, a career in tax preparation can be flexible and rewarding work. Tax preparation is a great home-based business for many types…
When it’s time to launch your career, they hand you a networking card. It gets you into any virtual or in-person gathering and helps you leave with a big stack of business contacts. No? Sorry about that. Maybe a networking card will…
It might come as a shock to learn that tax preparers are not federally regulated. You need a license to cut someone’s hair, but in most places within the U.S., you don’t need a license to prepare someone’s tax return. Despite this,…
Naturally as a tax business owner or preparer, you want to grow your client list. But gaining new clients without retaining current or past clients does not equal growth. In fact, it’s a bad sign when past clients don’t return year after…
It’s the age-old dilemma: You want to start your own business – a full-time job itself – but you need your current job for income. It’s hard to take that leap of faith knowing that if you leave your current job, you…
The cost of preparing any tax return can vary dramatically among tax preparers. IRS law prohibits tax preparers from basing their fees on the amount of tax refund realized by the client. Many tax preparers charge by the hour, others operate from…
Have you been promoting your tax business on social media? If not, you should be. It has been estimated that the average person spends nearly two and a half hours on social media every day. That’s a lot of screen time your business…
Becoming a tax preparer has many benefits. You get to enjoy a flexible career, no cap on your income, and even holidays and summers free for many preparers! But if you really want to take your career to the next level, you’ll…