{"id":56215,"date":"2024-10-14T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/?p=56215"},"modified":"2024-10-09T08:44:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:44:40","slug":"proseries-tax-spotlight-james-p-coco-cpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/practice-management\/workflow-tools\/proseries-tax-spotlight-james-p-coco-cpa\/","title":{"rendered":"ProSeries\u00ae Tax spotlight: James P. Coco, CPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1f5e819c-798a-41e8-83b0-77837963a005.jpeg?w=700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56236\" style=\"width:171px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1f5e819c-798a-41e8-83b0-77837963a005.jpeg 769w, https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1f5e819c-798a-41e8-83b0-77837963a005.jpeg?resize=113,150 113w, https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1f5e819c-798a-41e8-83b0-77837963a005.jpeg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1f5e819c-798a-41e8-83b0-77837963a005.jpeg?resize=700,932 700w, https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1f5e819c-798a-41e8-83b0-77837963a005.jpeg?resize=740,985 740w, https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1f5e819c-798a-41e8-83b0-77837963a005.jpeg?resize=720,959 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to another accountant spotlight. Today, we\u2019re talking with <a href=\"https:\/\/jamescoco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">James P. Coco, CPA<\/a>, owner of his firm in Medina, Ohio. James has been practicing for 31 years, and has been an Intuit\u00ae <a href=\"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/tax-software\/proseries\/\">ProSeries\u00ae Tax<\/a> customer for 27 years. An active member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/community\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/155\">Intuit Accountants Community<\/a>, James shares his views of ProSeries, a bit about his practice, and even what he did for his very first job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scott Cytron:<\/strong> <strong>James, thanks for participating in this spotlight. Can you please tell me a few ways ProSeries benefits your practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>James Coco:<\/strong> Breaking into the tax preparation business in 1997, I learned to prepare income tax returns manually, but preparing tax returns in ProSeries allows me to see the income tax return being created as I enter the information. This approach reinforces my knowledge of tax law and how the income tax return should look. Using ProSeries also allows me to prepare a large number of returns. I have confidence in the program that the math is correct in the return, which allows me to concentrate on <a href=\"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/category\/tax-law-and-news\/\">tax law<\/a> and how it applies as I work on a return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC: Many tax accountants prefer to work with their clients remotely, but I understand you like seeing your clients in the office. Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JC: <\/strong>I have <a href=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/practice-management\/re-evaluating-your-tech-stack\/\">three monitors<\/a> in my office and prepare all returns with my clients present. I find that by having my clients in person, they can answer any questions that may arise, and facilitates me to complete 95% of returns at one sitting\u00a0without having to email or telephone clients for information on <a href=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/tax-law-and-news\/what-taxpayers-should-do-if-they-have-incorrect-or-missing-documents\/\">missing data<\/a>. I have one of the three monitors facing my clients so they can see their return being built, mirroring one of my screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC: How has your practice changed over the last 5 years?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JC:<\/strong> My practice centers around three major areas of concentration: individual income tax preparation, small business accounting and related business taxes, and payroll processing for my business clients. Over the last five years, I&#8217;ve continued to add new clients, mostly from referrals or from people doing a Google search for CPAs in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC: What is your vision for your firm going forward?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JC: <\/strong>Continue providing quality tax preparation to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC:<\/strong> <strong>What do you like to do in your spare time?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JC:<\/strong> I like to read business and tax news, analyze the stock market, run and lift some weights, and take one of my classic cars to local car shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC:<\/strong> <strong>What was your first job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JC:<\/strong> I was actually self-employed as a youngster. I had my own paper route, delivering papers to my neighborhood and making sure the papers were delivered in time. On Saturday mid-mornings, I would walk the route again, collecting the weekly subscription from my customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SC: If you were stranded on a desert island with access to only one kind of technology, what would it be and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JC: <\/strong>I&#8217;d have to say a desktop computer.. 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