Interesting update on PTIN fees from article in Accountants World: Two CPAs have filed suit in the U.S. district court for the District of Columbia, asking the court to stop the IRS from charging fees for issuing preparer tax identification numbers (PTINs), to obtain refunds of fees paid in the past, and to enjoin the…
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New Approaches to Online Accounting Education (CPA Journal) – There have been increasing calls for accountability and evidence documenting the value of a college education. Two forces in particular—the rise in online education and financial pressures for state-funded colleges—have resulted in an increase in the number of courses (including business and accounting) offered online. …
Isn’t it time to move away from billable hours? Some firms still use billable hours internally to help calculate a fixed monthly rate for a portion of clients. On the other end of the spectrum are firms that completely discard the notion of an hourly metric and instead use “value pricing,” in which prices for…