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6 Things to Consider If You Want to Open A Tax Business

Thinking about opening a tax business? It’s an option we challenge many of our students or Continuing Education Tax Practitioners to seriously consider. Starting your own tax business doesn’t have to have the overhead and restrictions of starting a tax franchise. It’s as easy as getting a business license and tax software to get yourself […]

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Five Things Tax Preparers Could Learn From the Military

May is National Military Month – a month set aside to honor those who serve: past and present. Military personnel learn a lot throughout their training and experience that we as tax preparers should take note of. Here are five things tax preparers could learn from the military. Discipline Discipline is a core value in the military, […]

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Could Tax Preparation Be A Side Hustle?

Have you heard the term “side hustle”? It’s a fairly new phrase that refers to making extra money on the side. Side hustle could be extra money you earn while pursuing your passion or a way to delve into your passion by pursuing it on the side. Either way you look at it, tax preparation […]

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2017 CPA Exam structure finalized

Effective April 1, 2017, the exam structure by section was changed. Read more to find out how exam section - AUD, BEC, FAR and REG, was affected by these changes.

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5 Ways Giving Back to the Community Helps Grow Your Business

Outside of preparing taxes for your clients, how involved are you in your community? Maybe you get out and network at your local Chamber; maybe you’re in a BNI group. While those two things are great for networking and relationship building, they don’t count as giving back to the community. One of the advantages you have […]

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