Tony Novak CPA

Tag: income tax preparation

  • “My accountant disappeared”

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    Tony Novak
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    Preface: For years industry observers have warned about the aging of existing CPA professionals, the growing portion that were working beyond intended retirement age, the mass exodus of middle level producers at larger firms, and the lack of younger accountants coming into the public accounting industry. Yet none of that predicted the accounting industry crisis…

  • Personal principles of tax preparation work

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    I have these four personal beliefs or principles that guide my tax preparation work. Publishing these as “beliefs” here does not mean that they reflect current realities in the industry. Tax preparation fees should be bench-marked in some manner simply because tax filing assistance is a service stemming from a government requirement that affects virtually everybody. Tax preparation…

  • Tax preparation fees for 2015 tax returns

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    (This post is for 2015. For 2016 tax return average rates, see this schedule). I’ve drawn some attention lately, both positive and negative, for my two personal beliefs that: a) tax preparation industry fees should be bench-marked in some manner, and, b) that fees ought to be available to consumers in advance of making a…