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Register today!  Expert Insights on Adding Tax Advisory Services with Intuit Tax Advisor and Ignition - April 18, 2023 START DATE:4/18/2023 START TIME:1:00 PM CDT DURATION:60 MINUTES ABSTRACT: Getting ready for another tax season? Join us for an interactive discussion with industry experts Dawn Brolin and Sean Duncan on how you can make this tax season the best one yet. In this webinar, we will explore the benefits of adding tax advisory services to your accounting practice. We will discuss how it can help you differentiate your services, increase your revenue, and take advantage of the current demand for tax advisory services. Our panelists will share their firsthand experience in offering tax advisory services to their clients and the success they have seen as a result. We will also cover the steps you can take to start offering tax advisory services in your own practice. You'll walk away with practical tips on how to get started and succeed in this area. The panelists will share how you can leverage Intuit Tax Advisor and Ignition to fast track your tax advisory service offerings. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from industry experts and explore the potential of adding tax advisory services to your practice. Sign up now to reserve your spot!   LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By completing this webinar, you will be able to advise your clients on topics such as: o   Learn about the benefits of offering tax advisory services to your accounting clients. o   Understand the demand for tax advisory services in the current market. o   Gain practical tips from industry experts on how to start offering tax advisory services in your own practice. o   Explore the potential of using Intuit Tax Advisor and Ignition to fast track your tax advisory service offerings. o   Hear firsthand experience from industry experts on the success they have seen in offering tax advisory services to their clients.   Which one or all? o   Consultative selling o   Team Management o   Process and Workflow Efficiency WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone who prepares tax returns and serves taxpayers or business clients.    Course Level: Basic Course Length:  60 Minutes Prerequisites: None Delivery Method: Group-Live Internet Field of Study: Business Management & Organization – Non-Technical Recommended CPE: 1 Recommended CE: 0   SPEAKERS: Ryan Embree  Jim Buffington  Dawn Brolin CPA, CFE Powerful Accounting Inc Dawn W. Brolin, CPA, CFE is the founder of Team Brolin an organization dedicated to helping accounting professionals and small businesses optimize their operations and reduce their fraud risks. She is also the owner of Connecticut-based CPA firm, Powerful Accounting Inc., and author of The Designated Motivator, a practical guide for individuals who have the passion for engaging, encouraging and empowering others to reach their full potential in business and their personal lives. Sean Duncan Founder of SMD Consulting & Accounting, LLC and The Chief Proactive Advisor System. Transitioned from a successful and growing and tax-centric firm into a Consulting and Advisor focused firm (by firing all the tax returns). Since the transition we have added Wealth Management, Law, and Insurance to the firm; and I also started a company to teach other CPAs how to transition their firms as well.  
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REGISTER TODAY! How to Eliminate Receivables and Get Paid Faster in Ignition - April 26, 2023 START DATE:4/26/2023 START TIME:11:00 AM CDT DURATION:60 MINUTES ABSTRACT: Are you tired of dealing with the frustration of late payments and outstanding receivables after peak season? According to recent statistics, 92% of accountants and tax professionals experience outstanding receivables, and 31% of invoices are paid late on average. Join Ryan Embree of Ignition and Josh Lance of Lance CPA Group for an interactive session where you'll learn how to eliminate manual collections and speed up your payment process. By using Ignition, you can say goodbye to bad debt write-offs and improve your client relationships. In this hands-on session, accounting expert Josh Lance will walk you through the process of getting started with Ignition and share his tips and experience for managing his own firm. You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions during an open Q&A. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:         Attendees will learn: How to leverage Ignition’s proposal templates to fast track proposal creation How to streamline your sales process and upsell services by allowing your clients to choose from up to three proposal options Why getting payments (ACH and Credit Card) set up inside the proposal (instead of post-proposal) is a huge time saver Designing a compliant engagement letter engagement letter  Identify ways to speed up your engagement process and get paid with Ignition WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone who prepares tax returns and serves taxpayers or business clients.    Course Level: Basic Course Length:  60 Minutes Prerequisites: None Delivery Method: Group-Live Internet Field of Study: Business Management & Organization – Non-Technical Recommended CPE: 1 Recommended CE: 0 SPEAKERS Ryan Embree partnerships Practice ignition Josh Lance Managing Director at Lance CPA Group and Head of Accounting at Practice Ignition Joshua Lance CPA, LLC CPA & CGMA. At Lance CPA Group, I manage a virtual and remote team serving craft brewery and digital agency clients around the country. At Practice Ignition, I work with accountants to help them optimize their firm and how they can use Practice Ignition to better run their practice. Amanda Sharples
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REGISTER TODAY!  How to Get Maximum Tax Relief for Large IRS Balances - May 10, 2023 START DATE:5/10/2023 START TIME:3:00 PM CDT DURATION:60 MINUTES ABSTRACT: Effective bookkeeping allows an accurate tax return to be prepared. But when that tax return yields a balance due, what are the next steps for your tax paying client? Pay in full? Installment agreement? Are these the only two options? And how does a tax payer prevent large balances in the future? By being told to increase their withholdings? In this presentation, you gain insight into how tax resolution fits in to the tax services environment and how you as a tax professional can provide real and satisfying advice to your clients who are looking for less anxious solutions for their large tax balances. You will also gain insight in to the fears your clients may be facing and how you as the tax professional can help them alleviate those fears, helping them to gain even more confidence in you and lead to referral business from their peers.   LEARNING OBJECTIVES:                By completing this session, you will be able to: Define tax resolution Understand the difference and timing between tax planning, tax preparation, and tax resolution See the value of adding tax resolution to your existing practice Identify with the feelings your clients are experiencing when faced with having to deal with the IRS Know the difference between Form 8821 and Form 2848 and when to use each Become educated on the various resolution tools your clients may benefit from Increase your value by educating consumers of financial information   WHO SHOULD ATTEND? CPAs, Enrolled Agents, and tax preparers interested in understanding how tax resolution can help their existing tax practice, those interested in expanding their tax practice beyond tax preparation, or those interested in knowing who to refer tax resolution business out to. Course Level: Beginner Course Length:  60 Minutes Prerequisites:  NONE  Delivery Method: Group-Live Internet  Field of Study: Business Law –Technical Recommended CPE: 1 Recommended CE: 1 IRS Category: Federal Tax Law Topics/Federal Tax Related Matters Online: NESGF-T-00163-23-O In-Person: NESGF-T-00163-23-I SPEAKER H. Randy Hughes III, CPA  Owner, Counting Pennies LLC 
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REGISTER TODAY! Expert Insights on Adding Tax Advisory Services with Intuit Tax Advisor and Ignition - June 6, 2023 START DATE:6/6/2023 START TIME:10:00 AM CDT DURATION:60 MINUTES ABSTRACT: Getting ready for another tax season? Join us for an interactive discussion with industry experts Dawn Brolin and Sean Duncan on how you can make this tax season the best one yet. In this webinar, we will explore the benefits of adding tax advisory services to your accounting practice. We will discuss how it can help you differentiate your services, increase your revenue, and take advantage of the current demand for tax advisory services. Our panelists will share their firsthand experience in offering tax advisory services to their clients and the success they have seen as a result. We will also cover the steps you can take to start offering tax advisory services in your own practice. You'll walk away with practical tips on how to get started and succeed in this area. The panelists will share how you can leverage Intuit Tax Advisor and Ignition to fast track your tax advisory service offerings. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from industry experts and explore the potential of adding tax advisory services to your practice. Sign up now to reserve your spot!              LEARNING OBJECTIVES:             By completing this webinar, you will be able to advise your clients on topics such as: o   Learn about the benefits of offering tax advisory services to your accounting clients. o   Understand the demand for tax advisory services in the current market. o   Gain practical tips from industry experts on how to start offering tax advisory services in your own practice. o   Explore the potential of using Intuit Tax Advisor and Ignition to fast track your tax advisory service offerings. o   Hear firsthand experience from industry experts on the success they have seen in offering tax advisory services to their clients.   ●       Which one or all? o   Consultative selling o   Team Management o   Process and Workflow Efficiency WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone who prepares tax returns and serves taxpayers or business clients.    Course Level: Basic Course Length:  60 Minutes Prerequisites: None Delivery Method: Group-Live Internet Field of Study: Business Management & Organization – Non-Technical Recommended CPE: 1 Recommended CE: 0 SPEAKERS Amanda Sharples Sean Duncan: Founder of SMD Consulting & Accounting, LLC and The Chief Proactive Advisor System. Transitioned from a successful and growing and tax-centric firm into a Consulting and Advisor focused firm (by firing all the tax returns). Since the transition we have added Wealth Management, Law, and Insurance to the firm; and I also started a company to teach other CPAs how to transition their firms as well. Jim Buffington Dawn W. Brolin, CPA, CFE is the founder of Team Brolin an organization dedicated to helping accounting professionals and small businesses optimize their operations and reduce their fraud risks. She is also the owner of Connecticut-based CPA firm, Powerful Accounting Inc., and author of The Designated Motivator, a practical guide for individuals who have the passion for engaging, encouraging and empowering others to reach their full potential in business and their personal lives. Ryan Embree
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
REGISTER TODAY! Top Tips for Selling Advisory Services - June 14, 2023 START DATE:6/14/2023 START TIME:10:00 AM CDT DURATION:60 MINUTES ABSTRACT: When was the last time you refined your sales process? Now that we’re past the tax filing deadline it’s a great time to reimagine your sales process and start cross selling advisory services to your existing clients.  When accounting professionals lean into their advisor role with their clients, they can unlock tremendous value. In today’s new world, a modern advisor is an invaluable asset to a client’s business, supporting employees’ livelihoods and helping economic recovery.  How do firms communicate this added-value clearly and create client advisory service proposals that sell? We’re joined by Josh Lance of Lance CPA group and he’ll be sharing his top tips for selling advisory services to his clients.            LEARNING OBJECTIVES:             By completing this webinar, you will be able to advise your clients on topics such as: o   Identify the value of delivering advisory services for clients and your firm o   Recognize the key elements and best practices for every advisory proposal o   How to cross sell advisory services to your existing clients ●      Which one or all? o   Packaging and Bundling your services o   Consultative selling o   Process and Workflow Efficiency o   Managing a remote team  WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone who prepares tax returns and serves taxpayers or business clients. Course Level: Basic Course Length:  60 Minutes Prerequisites: None Delivery Method: Group-Live Internet Field of Study: Business Management & Organization – Non-Technical Recommended CPE: 1 Recommended CE: 0 SPEAKER Josh Lance Managing Director at Lance CPA Group and Head of Accounting at Practice Ignition Joshua Lance CPA, LLC CPA & CGMA. At Lance CPA Group, I manage a virtual and remote team serving craft brewery and digital agency clients around the country. At Practice Ignition, I work with accountants to help them optimize their firm and how they can use Practice Ignition to better run their practice.
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REGISTER TODAY! How to Eliminate Receivables and Get Paid Faster in Ignition - June 15. 2023 START DATE:6/15/2023 START TIME:10:00 AM CDT DURATION:60 MINUTES ABSTRACT: Are you tired of dealing with the frustration of late payments and outstanding receivables after peak season? According to recent statistics, 92% of accountants and tax professionals experience outstanding receivables, and 31% of invoices are paid late on average. Join Ryan Embree of Ignition and Josh Lance of Lance CPA Group for an interactive session where you'll learn how to eliminate manual collections and speed up your payment process. By using Ignition, you can say goodbye to bad debt write-offs and improve your client relationships. In this hands-on session, accounting expert Josh Lance will walk you through the process of getting started with Ignition and share his tips and experience for managing his own firm. You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions during an open Q&A.            LEARNING OBJECTIVES:         Attendees will learn: How to leverage Ignition’s proposal templates to fast track proposal creation How to streamline your sales process and upsell services by allowing your clients to choose from up to three proposal options Why getting payments (ACH and Credit Card) set up inside the proposal (instead of post-proposal) is a huge time saver Designing a compliant engagement letter engagement letter  Identify ways to speed up your engagement process and get paid with Ignition WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone who prepares tax returns and serves taxpayers or business clients.    Course Level: Basic Course Length:  60 Minutes Prerequisites: None Delivery Method: Group-Live Internet Field of Study: Business Management & Organization – Non-Technical Recommended CPE: 1 Recommended CE: 0 If you're already registered for the How to Eliminate Receivables and Get Paid Faster in Ignition - June 15. 2023 webcast, click below: ALREADY REGISTERED?    
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
REGISTER TODAY! Intuit Tax Advisor: In the Know - June 21, 2023 START DATE:6/21/2023 START TIME:1:00 PM CDT DURATION:45 MINUTES ABSTRACT: Join us in our monthly webinar series as we help you maximize your return on investment on your journey to advisory. We will discuss the latest product updates and enhancements, share best practices, and address the most common questions around Intuit Tax Advisor.  ***Intuit Tax Advisor is only available to ProConnect and Lacerte users. ProSeries customers will not be able to use the software at this time*** WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone currently using Intuit Tax Advisor and anyone interested in adding tax advisory to their compliance services. SPEAKERS Clayton Crouch Sr. Solution Specialist Intuit Clayton received his Master of Business Administration from the University of North Texas. He is a Senior Solution Specialist who supports the sales teams in the professional tax group, while hosting webinars and product demos for Intuit’s professional tax customer base. He is passionate about helping customers implement the right cloud-based solutions which allow them to grow and scale their business and power prosperity for their clients Jim Buffington Advisory Leader Intuit Jim has been teaching in the tax and accounting industry for over 15 years and is an expert in the implementation of advisory services based on his experience working with thousands of tax and accounting firms across the U.S. In addition to being a CPA, Jim holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Accounting from Texas A&M University, then went on to get his MBA at University of Texas Dallas. To learn more about Jim, feel free to visit his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbuffington88/ and follow in on Twitter @Jimatintuit.
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REGISTER TODAY! Intuit eSignature: Doing More With Less Clicks - July 18, 2023 START DATE:7/18/2023 START TIME:11:00 AM CDT DURATION:60 MINUTES SPEAKER: Ross Olson Ross Olson is a solution specialist for Intuit®. With a background in Intuit’s professional tax solutions – Intuit ProConnect™ Tax, Lacerte® Tax and ProSeries ® Tax, he strives to provide firms the means to discover workflows and implement strategies so that they can meet their unique definitions of prosperity. ABSTRACT: Wanting to do more for your clients with less resources might just feel like an impossible equation to solve. The good news for tax and accounting firms is that Intuit has already contributed to the solution with Intuit eSignature! How did we navigate this monumental challenge? By addressing the problem with three “must-have” benchmarks. First, increasing speed means nothing if you are not compliant. Secondly, the process must be more efficient for you and your staff. Finally, the interaction with your clients should be intuitive and meet their needs in a convenient, easy to use way.  Join us as we discuss how Intuit eSignature addresses each of those benchmarks so that you can best utilize Intuit eSignature to do more with less: less client chase, less administrative effort and, of course, less clicks.  This session is currently not eligible for CPE/CE credit. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By completing this webinar, you will be able to: Do more with less clicks: Complete more administrative and compliance tasks with less effort Understand the various security and compliance requirements for utilizing eSignature Utilize One-Click eSiganture, Flexible KBA, and the eSiganture Dashboard within Lacerte, ProSeries, or ProConnect WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Tax professionals that need documents electronically signed and can benefit form doing more with less effort.  Course Level: Basic  Course Length:  60 Minutes Prerequisites:  NONE  Delivery Method: Group-Live Internet Field of Study: NA Recommended CPE: 0 Recommended CE: 0 This session is currently not eligible for CPE/CE credit. 
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REGISTER TODAY! Is Outsource Staffing Right for Your Practice? - July 19, 2023 Speaker:  Kristen Keats CPA Sherwood Tax & Accounting Kristen Keats, CPA is a community leader with over twenty years of experience serving small businesses and self-employed clients. Kristen has worked for both large and small firms over the course of her career, most recently as a senior manager at a regional tax firm. She has also served in industry positions. In addition to her work as a CPA, is the proud founder of Breakaway Bookkeeping + Advising, an innovative small business advisory firm focusing on technology and community. Kristen is dedicated to her clients, always going above and beyond, and using the best tools and technology available to help her do so. She understands that being a CPA means so much more than just making sure her clients are tax compliant. Her work allows clients to set and achieve meaningful goals and grow their businesses in the ways that work for them. START DATE:7/19/2023 START TIME:12:00 PM CDT DURATION:60 MINUTES ABSTRACT: Are you struggling to find or maintain the right staff for your firm, drowning in work, not able to grow as fast as you want, or generally curious about outsourcing staff, then this course is for you. The tax and accounting industry has changed dramatically since Covid. Specifically, being able to hire the right staff for your practice has become a challenge for many. With various options for hiring available, this webinar will help you decide if outsourcing through a 3rd party firm is the right option for you. This session is an overview of why firms have decided to use outsourcing to meet their staffing needs, what you need to consider before exploring options, the differences you need to know about hiring staff inside or outside the US, and understanding  compliance and security requirements. .   LEARNING OBJECTIVES:             By completing this webinar, you will be able to:  ●        Know the benefits of using outsourced staffing ●        Decide which outsourced staffing options are best for you ●        Be able to implement the required disclosures  ●        Implement best practices for onboarding and implementation ●        Prepare your firm to make the transition  WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone with challenges finding capable staff or wants their current staff to focus on higher level work.  Course Level: Basic  Course Length:  60 Minutes Prerequisites:  NONE  Delivery Method: Group-Live Internet Field of Study: Business management and organization - Non-technical Recommended CPE: 1 Recommended CE: 0
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REGISTER TODAY! Future Proofing Your Firm With Cloud Hosting - July 19, 2023 START DATE:7/19/2023 START TIME:2:00 PM CDT DURATION:60 MINUTES ABSTRACT: The concept of the cloud has historically been a scary concept for many tax and accounting firms. What's not so scary is that the cloud is a tried and true medium for conducting business, storing data, and coordinating your numerous software applications under one umbrella. Ready for the really scary part? If you are not implementing cloud solutions then you are putting yourself at a functional disadvantage to your peers and the leading firms in accounting and tax. Help shore up your firm with technology designed to grow with you and provide flexibility to future proof your firm for years to come. Learning objectives: By completing this webinar, you will be able to:    Explain what the cloud is in layman’s terms Understand the data security that protects the cloud Understand the potential impact to your business Hear from Intuit's partner Right Networks on their setup to help in your cloud journey Who should attend? Anyone who prepares taxes, does bookkeeping, or any other accounting type work  Course Level: Basic Course Length:  60 Minutes Prerequisites:  NONE  Delivery Method: Group-Live Internet Field of Study: Information Technology- Non Technical Recommended CPE: 1 Recommended CE: 0 Ross Olson Sr. Solution Specialist-Intuit Ross Olson is a solution specialist for Intuit®. With a background in Intuit’s professional tax solutions – Intuit ProConnect™ Tax, Lacerte® Tax and ProSeries ® Tax, he strives to provide firms the means to discover workflows and implement strategies so that they can meet their unique definitions of prosperity.
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Thursday, July 20, 2023
REGISTER TODAY! Is Outsource Staffing Right for Your Practice? - July 26, 2023 START DATE:7/26/2023 START TIME:1:00 PM CDT DURATION:60 MINUTES ABSTRACT: Are you struggling to find or maintain the right staff for your firm, drowning in work, not able to grow as fast as you want, or generally curious about outsourcing staff, then this course is for you. The tax and accounting industry has changed dramatically since Covid. Specifically, being able to hire the right staff for your practice has become a challenge for many. With various options for hiring available, this webinar will help you decide if outsourcing through a 3rd party firm is the right option for you. This session is an overview of why firms have decided to use outsourcing to meet their staffing needs, what you need to consider before exploring options, the differences you need to know about hiring staff inside or outside the US, and understanding  compliance and security requirements. .  LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By completing this webinar, you will be able to:  ●        Know the benefits of using outsourced staffing ●        Decide which outsourced staffing options are best for you ●        Be able to implement the required disclosures  ●        Implement best practices for onboarding and implementation ●        Prepare your firm to make the transition WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone with challenges finding capable staff or wants their current staff to focus on higher level work.   Course Level: Basic  Course Length:  60 Minutes Prerequisites:  NONE  Delivery Method: Group-Live Internet Field of Study: Business management and organization - Non-technical Recommended CPE: 1 SPEAKER Kristen Keats CPA Sherwood Tax & Accounting Kristen Keats, CPA is a community leader with over twenty years of experience serving small businesses and self-employed clients. Kristen has worked for both large and small firms over the course of her career, most recently as a senior manager at a regional tax firm. She has also served in industry positions. In addition to her work as a CPA, is the proud founder of Breakaway Bookkeeping + Advising, an innovative small business advisory firm focusing on technology and community. Kristen is dedicated to her clients, always going above and beyond, and using the best tools and technology available to help her do so. She understands that being a CPA means so much more than just making sure her clients are tax compliant. Her work allows clients to set and achieve meaningful goals and grow their businesses in the ways that work for them.
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