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Practice management & professional standards

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Based on the AICPA Competency Framework: Tax and Personal Financial Planning, these learning resources - primarily focused on US tax - are designed to help CPAs understand the knowledge and skills necessary to address the needs of their clients and firms.

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Making Next Year Better: A CPA’s Guide to Using the Past to Plan for the Future

This article explains how your post tax season post mortem will work to your advantage in planning for next year.

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Top 10 Billing and Collection Best Practices

This article discusses ten billing and collection best practices.

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Practice Management: Recruitment Ideas for the 21st Century

This article provides three suggestions for finding, recruiting, and retaining the most talented resources to keep you successful.

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15 things you need to know when clients owe taxes to the IRS

This article describes what you need to know in order to advice clients who owe.

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Taking Control of the Final Form 1040

This article provides tips for using the final tax return for tax planning post-mortem.

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Bad News for Noncash Contributions

This article discusses a tax court opinion which clarifies the misconceptions taxpayers have about their charitable contributions of household items, etc.

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Meeting the financial planning challenges of the future

In this article, top financial planners discuss strategies for retirement, health care costs, and competing with robo-advisers.

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Tax Return Due Date Changes - Tax Deadlines for Accountants

This page provides the guidance and tools to help you comply with tax return due dates and maximize workflow productivity.

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Tax Research and Advice Memo: Practitioner Memo for All Oral and Written Tax Advice

This article outlines what you need to know before providing tax advice, as well as a template to document oral and written tax advice.

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