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Jump Start Your Tax Business Season with Pay-by-Refund - November 14, 2023
START DATE:11/14/2023
START TIME:12:00 PM CST
DURATION:60 MINUTES
ABSTRACT:
Get a jump start on the upcoming tax season and prepare early and efficiently with Intuit Pay-by-Refund, the solution that gives your clients a simple way to pay for your tax preparation without worrying about upfront, out-of-pocket costs. In this session, we will provide an in-depth overview of the Intuit Pay-by-Refund program, covering how it works, bank and enrollment options, and tips for a smooth start. Join us for this session where we will talk about not only how Intuit Pay-by-Refund works, but also discuss best practices, practical insights, and how you can get your business ready for the upcoming tax season. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By completing this webinar, you will be able to:
Understand how Intuit Pay-by-Refund works, from enrollment to disbursement
Choose which bank offering is the right fit for your business and clients
Explain to your clients the convenience of Intuit Pay-by-Refund, from worry-free payments, to no upfront costs, to flexible disbursement options
Understand the importance of early enrollment for bank season and tax year readiness
Take advantage of Intuit Pay-by-Refund benefits, such as quick setup, live support, and bank marketing material
SPEAKER
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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How to Create a Tax Plan the Easy Way with Intuit Tax Advisor - November 16, 2023
START DATE:11/16/2023
START TIME:11:00 AM CST
DURATION:60 MINUTES
ABSTRACT:
“How to Create a Tax Plan the Easy Way with Intuit Tax Advisor” Here’s what you can expect: This hands-on workshop will walk you through how to create a tax plan. We will demonstrate how to navigate Intuit Tax Advisor, create a pre-strategy baseline, add strategies, review the tax projection, and create a client-friendly report. This session will highlight strategies in entity selection, retirement, and depreciation. The goal of this session is to walk away with a fully built tax plan ready to support your planning conversation with your client. This session is not eligible for CPE/ CE. Pre-work: Identify a tax planning client with a Schedule C, in Lacerte Tax or ProConnect Tax, to import for your first tax plan. Confirm your login to Intuit Tax Advisor https://taxadvisor.app.intuit.com/tax-advisor-ui/taxplanner If you are a Lacerte Tax user, sync your 2022 1040 tax return to Intuit Tax Advisor https://proconnect.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/tax-expert/sync-lacerte-clients-intuit-tax-advisor/L9zAhZNZs_US_en_US Let's go!
If you're already registered for the How to Create a Tax Plan the Easy Way with Intuit Tax Advisor - November 16, 2023 webcast, click below:
SPEAKER
Jim Buffington
CPA
Intuit
Jim has been teaching in the tax and accounting industry for over 20 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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Introducing Intuit Tax Advisor: Your secret weapon for tax advisory services - November 17, 2023
START DATE:11/17/2023
START TIME:1:00 PM CST
DURATION:60 MINUTES
ABSTRACT:
Intuit Tax Advisor is a tax planning solution developed to support tax advisory services. In this session, we’ll show you how Intuit Tax Advisor can elevate your role as a trusted advisor by helping your firm transition to leading with valuable tax advisory services, communicate tax savings with strategies, and showcase your expertise. You’ll learn how Intuit Tax Advisor can help you move from leading with compliance and traditional tax planning services, to proactively lead with tax advisory services that create capacity, save you more time, increase overall profitability and better help clients reach their financial goals. ***Intuit Tax Advisor imports tax returns from ProConnect and Lacerte Tax. ProSeries does not currently sync with Intuit Tax Advisor, but is on our roadmap for the future.*** LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By completing this session, you will understand how to:
● Successfully use and implement Intuit Tax Advisor in your practice
● Generate beautiful personalized tax plans
● Quantify savings by strategy for measurable results
● Produce client-friendly reports that showcase your value
● Scale tax advisory services across your firm
● Save your firm time through automating manual time-consuming work
● Use the available resources to enable your firm to maximize your path to advisory
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone who prepares tax returns and advises 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:
Jim Buffington
CPA
Intuit
Jim has been teaching in the tax and accounting industry for over 20 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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Introducing Intuit Tax Advisor: Your secret weapon for tax advisory services - November 21, 2023
START DATE:11/21/2023
START TIME:1:00 PM CST
DURATION:60 MINUTES
ABSTRACT:
Intuit Tax Advisor is a tax planning solution developed to support tax advisory services. In this session, we’ll show you how Intuit Tax Advisor can elevate your role as a trusted advisor by helping your firm transition to leading with valuable tax advisory services, communicate tax savings with strategies, and showcase your expertise. You’ll learn how Intuit Tax Advisor can help you move from leading with compliance and traditional tax planning services, to proactively lead with tax advisory services that create capacity, save you more time, increase overall profitability and better help clients reach their financial goals. ***Intuit Tax Advisor imports tax returns from ProConnect and Lacerte Tax. ProSeries does not currently sync with Intuit Tax Advisor, but is on our roadmap for the future.*** LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By completing this session, you will understand how to:
● Successfully use and implement Intuit Tax Advisor in your practice
● Generate beautiful personalized tax plans
● Quantify savings by strategy for measurable results
● Produce client-friendly reports that showcase your value
● Scale tax advisory services across your firm
● Save your firm time through automating manual time-consuming work
● Use the available resources to enable your firm to maximize your path to advisory
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone who prepares tax returns and advises 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 Jim Buffington
CPA
Intuit
Jim has been teaching in the tax and accounting industry for over 20 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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Introducing Intuit Tax Advisor: Your secret weapon for tax advisory services - November 27, 2023
START DATE:11/27/2023
START TIME:11:00 AM CST
DURATION:60 MINUTES
ABSTRACT:
Intuit Tax Advisor is a tax planning solution developed to support tax advisory services. In this session, we’ll show you how Intuit Tax Advisor can elevate your role as a trusted advisor by helping your firm transition to leading with valuable tax advisory services, communicate tax savings with strategies, and showcase your expertise. You’ll learn how Intuit Tax Advisor can help you move from leading with compliance and traditional tax planning services, to proactively lead with tax advisory services that create capacity, save you more time, increase overall profitability and better help clients reach their financial goals. ***Intuit Tax Advisor imports tax returns from ProConnect and Lacerte Tax. ProSeries does not currently sync with Intuit Tax Advisor, but is on our roadmap for the future.*** LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By completing this session, you will understand how to:
● Successfully use and implement Intuit Tax Advisor in your practice
● Generate beautiful personalized tax plans
● Quantify savings by strategy for measurable results
● Produce client-friendly reports that showcase your value
● Scale tax advisory services across your firm
● Save your firm time through automating manual time-consuming work
● Use the available resources to enable your firm to maximize your path to advisory
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone who prepares tax returns and advises 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 Jim Buffington
CPA
Intuit
Jim has been teaching in the tax and accounting industry for over 20 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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How to Confidently Present Your First Tax Plan - November 27, 2023
START DATE:11/27/2023
START TIME:1:30 PM CST
DURATION:60 MINUTES
ABSTRACT:
Welcome to Intuit Tax Advisor! We heard new users say they want more help to confidently present your tax advisory services to clients and get paid for your value. Here’s what you can expect If you're like most firm owners, you're feeling overworked, underpaid, and dread having sales conversations with your clients about your services and your fees. But what if you could systematically increase your revenue by knowing how to confidently present your tax plans, have a premium pricing model where you get PAID FIRST before doing any work...while also charging MUCH higher fees and working with ONLY your ideal, high-value clients? In this presentation, you’ll get the 5 simple steps smart tax planners use to skyrocket their confidence, charge higher fees, get paid first and up front, and cut their work hours in half! This is NOT product training. To register for a course to learn how to create a tax plan using Intuit Tax Advisor, register for “How to Create a Tax Plan the Easy Way with Intuit Tax Advisor” here https://proconnect.intuit.com/training/professional-webinars/ In this workshop, Michelle Weinstein, the distinguished creator of The Pitch Queen and The Abundant Accountant, will guide you through the process to confidently update your client services with tax advisory and get paid for your value. This session equips you with resources to confidently engage current clients in planning and advisory services, communicate tax saving strategies using Intuit Tax Advisor, and get paid for your expertise. The session includes your engagement with dedicated coaches who offer hands-on assistance and direction, to help increase your confidence selling your tax advisory services. The objective is for you to depart with fresh abilities and knowledge that will distinguish you from your colleagues.
SPEAKERS Jim Buffington
CPA
Intuit
Jim has been teaching in the tax and accounting industry for over 20 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.
Michelle Weinstein
Entrepreneur
The Abundant Accountant
Michelle Weinstein is a time-tested entrepreneur, master of selling, and founder of The Pitch Queen and The Abundant Accountant. In her 20 years of sales experience, she’s worked with multiple CEOs at billion dollar companies, landed contracts with national retailers like Costco and The Vitamin Shoppe, and pitched her way onto ABC’s Shark Tank. Her business journey started in finance, which is why her mission today is to help accountants, EAs, CPAs and bookkeepers discover their true value and sell high-level services to their clients with ease and confidence. Her clients have collectively added over $10 million in additional revenue in their firms in the last two years. ALL of them did this without working more hours, without taking on a ton of new clients, without discounting their services, and without doing anything that they didn’t want to do.
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Embracing Flexibility: Shifting to Hybrid and Remote Environments - November 28, 2023
START DATE:11/28/2023
START TIME:1:00 PM CST
DURATION:60 MINUTES
ABSTRACT:
Hybrid work and remote environments are here to stay, and is a crucial component that all industries and firms need to account for and have a strategy in place. While still a relatively new development, your firm may be wondering how to adapt to or enhance your current hybrid setup – What do your current remote workers need to be successful and achieve goals? How do you attract and maintain remote workers? How do you enable workflows that are accessible, secure, and seamless for your entire firm? In this session, we will provide an in-depth overview of the impacts of remote and hybrid environments, industry trends, employee sentiment and needs, ways to leverage remote-enabling solutions to expand your talent pool and digitize workflows, and more. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By completing this webinar, you will be able to: Learn the importance of leveraging cloud-based and digital solutions to empower and grow a successful hybrid firm
Gain a deeper understanding of Intuit’s various solutions that facilitate and enhance hybrid workflows, including Hosting, eSignature, and Remote Outsource Staffing program
Understand the importance of remote enablement as it pertains to hiring practices and expanding the talent pool and scope of your firm
Maintain or adopt security best-practices for hybrid and remote workflows
SPEAKER 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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Intuit eSignature: Doing More With Less Clicks - November 29, 2023
START DATE:11/29/2023
START TIME:1:00 PM CST
DURATION:60 MINUTES
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. 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: 1 Recommended CE: 0
SPEAKER: 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.
Join the event January 10th - 11th 2024 Join tax and accounting experts for this free virtual conference centered around preparing for the upcoming tax season and learn how to deliver tax advisory for your clients. This free, 2-day, online event has an agenda packed with sessions and keynotes on recent tax law changes and their impact on your clients, new product enhancements, tax advisory services, and more. 10:00 AM-10:20 AM CT KEYNOTE Intuit's Strategy to Power Prosperity for Pros and Their Clients
Speaker: Brady Suggs, Director of Product Management, Intuit
SUMMARY
In this session, Brady Suggs, director of product management for Intuit, will cover Intuit’s ProTax Group’s strategy that is focused on powering prosperity for professionals and their clients. Key industry trends, common problems pros and their clients face, and emerging technology drive the actions Intuit is taking in service to helping pros and their clients succeed.
10 minute Coffee Break 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Tax Season Briefing with Lacerte, ProConnect Tax & ProSeries
Course Level: Basic
Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications - Non Technical
Speaker: Ross Olson
Description
In this session you will learn what new features, enhancements, and solutions have been added to the 2023 Lacerte, ProConnect or ProSeries Program and the Intuit ecosystem. This will include both tax specific enhancements, program operational enhancements, and workflow tool enhancements as well as handy tips and tricks. This session will help prepare you for the tax season by getting the most from your software.
Objectives
By completing this session, you will be able to better utilize Lacerte in the following areas:
Tax Enhancements
Operational Enhancements
Workflow Tools and Processes
Handy tips and tricks
20-Minute Break 11:50 AM-12:50 PM CT: QuickBooks Desktop at Year End Who should attend: Tax & Accounting Professionals serving individual and business clients who are using QuickBooks Desktop
Course Level: Basic
Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications - Non Technical
Speaker: Randi Sorenson
Description
Year-end is a busy time for accountants and bookkeepers. Thankfully QuickBooks Desktop has accountant specific features and tools to help us be more efficient. In this session, you will learn how QuickBooks can help with key year-end activities such as reclassifying transactions, writing off invoices and adjusting the trial balance just to name a few.
Objectives
By completing this webinar, you will be able to:
Determine how to work efficiently in your client’s version of the software
Identify accountant Client Data Review tools for use at year-end
Evaluate when to use or not use journal entries when recording financial adjustments
Recognize the importance of setting a file Closing Date and password
11:50 AM-12:50 PM CT: QuickBooks Desktop Online
Who should attend: Tax & Accounting Professionals serving individual and business clients who are using QuickBooks Online
Course Level: Basic
Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications - Non Technical
Speaker: Bryce Forney
Description
Year-end is a busy time for accounting professionals. Thankfully, QuickBooks has some features and tools to help us be more efficient. In this session, you will learn how QuickBooks can help with key year-end activities saving us significant time. Join Bryce Forney as he shares key features you’ll love in QuickBooks Online.
Objectives
By completing this webinar, you will be able to:
Recognize how to use the Reclassify Transactions tool
Utilize the Books Review tool and fix undeposited funds
Understand the Prep for Taxes feature and how it can help you review and adjust balances
Recognize the process for 1099s
20-Minute Break 1:10 PM-2:10 PM CT Your Top Questions in Lacerte, ProConnect and ProSeries
Who should attend: Anyone who prepares tax returns with Lacerte, ProSeries or ProConnect and sometimes has questions about their software
Course Level: Basic
Field of Study: Taxes - Technical
Speakers: Alicia Brown, Patrick Carroll & Ted Quillen, Richard Beaver & Eric Weaver
Description
“I don’t know how to do that” can cost you precious time when it comes to using the Lacerte, ProConnect or ProSeries program. Sometimes, you need an answer now because it is hours before a deadline and your clients are counting on you (even if it is partially their fault for bringing you those documents last minute…like they do every year). With that frightful image in mind, our goal is to alleviate the stress of “not knowing” by giving you proactive information about the questions that are most frequently asked of our Customer Success support team and by providing you with a battle plan to quickly and easily find answers. This session will provide you with insights to tackle the questions most frequently asked by tax and accounting professionals. Topics ranging from data entry and program settings to system issues and technical troubleshooting will be explored to give you the knowledge to better address them if they occur. A strategy for finding answers to other questions will also be developed so that you can stand tall in even the direst of circumstances and say, “I don’t know how to do that…but I know how to find out”.
Objectives
By completing this session, you will be better equipped to answer program questions by:
Save time by recalling solutions to common questions
Utilize various data entry methods to increase proficiency
Understand in-program Diagnostics and Errors
Access in-program help tools
Navigate the Intuit Accountants Community
Recognize different methods of collecting taxpayer data and documents
Manage your account via My Account
10-minute Break 2:20 PM-3:20 PM CT Tax Law Updates, Planning Tips & Strategies
Who should attend: Anyone who prepares tax returns and advises clients
Course Level: Basic
Field of Study: Taxes - Technical
Speakers:vMike D’Avolio & Diana Crawford
Description
Mike D’Avolio, CPA and Diana A. Crawford, CPA will provide a comprehensive review of individual and business tax law changes, tax form changes and key insights for tax year 2023. This session will cover important changes from the following pieces of legislation: the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 and the CHIPS Act of 2022, as well as other important updates from the IRS. Mike and Diana’s presentation will cover the current rule of law, the tax law change, illustrative examples, planning tips and strategies. Attending this course will provide you with guidance for preparing accurate tax returns and having meaningful conversations with your clients.
Objectives
By completing this session, you will be able to use the following content to prepare accurate tax returns and advise your clients accordingly:
Changes to IRS tax forms and instructions
Inflation adjustments to thresholds and limitations
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
SECURE 2.0 Act
CHIPS Act of 2022
Expiring and extended tax measures and a look ahead to Tax Year 2024 and later years
Reporting of third party network transactions (Form 1099-K)
Tax planning tips and strategies
REGISTER TODAY! January 10th - 11th 2023 Join tax and accounting experts for this free virtual conference centered around preparing for the upcoming tax season and learn how to deliver tax advisory for your clients. This free, 2-day, online event has an agenda packed with sessions and keynotes on recent tax law changes and their impact on your clients, new product enhancements, tax advisory services, and more. 10:00 AM-10:20 CT Better Together: Compliance and Tax Advisory
Speaker Jim Buffington
Advisory Services Leader, Intuit
SUMMARY
Better together means all of your key workflows in the cloud, leveraging a single client across books, tax and advisory. Better together means bundling tax advisory services with your compliance services to showcase your financial and tax acumen with your clients. Learn from Jim Buffington, CPA and Advisory Services Leader for Intuit Accountants how the profession is simplifying tax preparation by delivering tax advisory services. 10-minute Break 10:30 AM-10:30 CT What's New in Intuit Tax Advisor (a lot) Who should attend: Anyone who prepares tax returns and advises clients
Course Level: Basic
Field of Study: Business Management & Organization – Non-Technical
Speakers: Jim Buffington
Description
Intuit Tax Advisor is a tax planning solution developed to support tax advisory services. In this session, we’ll show you how Intuit Tax Advisor can elevate your role as a trusted advisor by helping your firm transition to leading with valuable tax advisory services, communicate tax savings with strategies, and showcase your expertise. You’ll learn how Intuit Tax Advisor can help you move from leading with compliance and traditional tax planning services, to proactively lead with tax advisory services that create capacity, save you more time, increase overall profitability and better help clients reach their financial goals. ***Intuit Tax Advisor imports tax returns from ProConnect and Lacerte Tax. ProSeries does not currently sync with Intuit Tax Advisor, but is on our roadmap for the future.***
Objectives
By completing this webinar, you will be able to:
Successfully use and implement Intuit Tax Advisor in your practice
Customize report colors and branding
Quantify savings by strategy for measurable results
Create federal and state tax projections and estimates
Create multi-year projections
Leverage more time saving features
20-minute Break 11:50 AM - 12:50 PM CT Entity Selection and Income Shifting Strategies
Who should attend: Anyone who prepares tax returns and advises clients
Course Level: Basic
Field of Study: Business Management & Organization – Non-Technical
Speaker: Dominique Molina
Description
Dominique Molina, President of the American Institute of Certified Tax Coaches, shares the importance of beginning every tax planning engagement with an entity selection analysis, and then evaluates income shifting strategies that minimize taxes and support client goals. Dominique demonstrates ways to shift income from one entity to another, and how to leverage the International Sales Corporation strategy—great for businesses that export their goods and services outside the United States. She also provides examples of tax reduction strategies that will expand the way traditional preparers view tax advisory, and demonstrates how to use Intuit Tax Advisor to communicate the tax savings and projections with these unique tax saving strategies.
Objectives
By completing this session, you will understand how to:
Annually review entity selection strategies that align with client goals
Create personalized income shifting strategies
Leverage the International Sales Corporation strategy
Use and combine tax reduction strategies
Apply tax reduction strategies using Intuit Tax Advisor
20-minute Break 1:10-2:10 CT Using Tax Advisory Services to Create Capacity
Who should attend: Anyone who prepares tax returns and advises clients
Course Level: Basic
Field of Study: Business Management & Organization – Non-Technical
Speaker: Dawn Brolin
Description
If you feel overworked and underappreciated, consider updating your tax preparation practice to lead with planning and advisory services, powering prosperity for your firm and your clients. Join Dawn Brolin, the Designated Motivator, to learn how to shift from reactive, client dependent workflows to planning driven workflows. Learn how to reduce a 10 month tax season to a 3 month tax season, creating months of capacity for higher value tax advisory services. Learn how to separate compliance and advisory services, and get paid for your expertise delivering higher value tax advisory services. We’ll explore how to engage clients in tax advisory services, billing model best practices, scalable tax advisory services, practical insights, and tips that enable you to deliver a premium client experience.
Objectives
By completing this session, you will understand how to:
Create capacity by setting boundaries and meeting proactively
Gain insight about ideal planning and advisory client types
Create processes to separate compliance and advisory activities
Use Ignition to easily engage clients in tax advisory services
Scale your practice using tax advisory services
5-minute Break 2:15 PM-3:20 PM CT Panel Discussion: Engaging Clients in Tax Planning and Advisory Services (Now!)
Who should attend: Anyone who prepares tax returns and advises clients
Course Level: Basic
Field of Study: Business Management & Organization – Non-Technical
Speakers: Jim Buffington, Shahab Maslehati, Al-Nesha Jones, & Chris Picciurro
Description
Come learn from our panel of expert tax advisors on how to engage clients in high value tax advisory services. Our panelists will share personal experiences about how they launched, learned, and refined their tax advisory services. You'll learn how to communicate the benefits of planning and advisory services to clients, how to create a proactive workflow, update pricing models, and leverage an integrated cloud workflow to deliver tax advisory services. Learn the benefits of starting with planning and advisory services to simplify client workflows, eliminate surprises, create more client value and develop scalable workflows for staff to confidently deliver tax advisory services. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from industry experts sharing best practices to lead with tax advisory services.
Objectives
By completing this webinar, you will be able to:
Engage clients in tax planning and advisory services
Benchmark your firm’s tax advisory services
Optimize your tax advisory workflows and scale services
Identify the benefits of using Intuit Tax Advisor to support your tax advisory services