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- How to Find and Develop Your Vision
- 8 Keys for a Proper Internal Succession Plan
- Should You Use a Server On-Premises or in the Cloud?
- Highlights of Pertinent Tax Code Changes for Tax Year 2019
- Casualty & Disaster Losses Tax Treatment
- President’s Message: President’s Message for February 2020
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- Tax Help Desk:Partial Sale/Partial Gift
- Legislative Link: January 2020
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- Sucession Plans: Why Your Nonprofit Needs One
- Critical Steps for Starting a New Accounting Practice
- NSA Travelers Claim Study
- Selling S Corporation Stock – Are You Sure?
- Quick Tax Answer
- President’s Message: December 2019
- All Around NSA:
- Tech Topics: Should I always change my password after a breach?
- Legislative Link: December 2019
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- Understanding The Cloud
- Niche Marketing – Why It’s Better For Your Accounting Practice
- Value-Based Prospecting Strategies That Fill Your Pipeline
- Qualified Opportunity Zones: Economic Stimulus and Tax Incentive
- A Moment with President Grandon
- President’s Message: October 2019
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- Tech Topics: Blockchain and the Incredible Block
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- How Bad Processes Can Sink Your Tax Season Ship (Or Did Already)
- It is Time to Clean House – The Client Break-Up
- Changes to Professional Standards
- Direct Mail Tips for Marketing Taxpayer Representation Services
- Grow Your Firm Exponentially with Relationship Ecosystems
- How to Deal with a Negative Online Review
- President’s Message: August 2019
- All Around NSA:
- Tech Topics: Stop Using Login With Facebook Immediately
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- Those Pesky Short-Term Rentals (Part 2 of 2)
- The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Bank Or Credit Union Clients In 2019
- Is it a Phishing Attack?
- Cross-Selling to Capture Full Client Value
- Overcoming Tax Pro Challenges
- How to Yield Higher Quality Leads
- President’s Message: President Christine Freeland’s June 2019 Message
- All Around NSA:
- Tax Help Desk: Issues from Tax Season 2019
- Legislative Link:
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- How to Incorporate Agile Project Management Practices to Get More Done
- The Advantages of the Enrolled Agent Designation
- Why Social Media is Important to My Practice
- Keeping Your Head When a Client Loses Theirs
- Those Pesky Short-Term Rentals (Part 1 of 2)
- President’s Message: President Christine Freeland’s February 2019 Message
- All Around NSA
- Tax Help Desk: Inquiries Regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
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- NSA’s 2018-2019 Income and Fee Survey Is Here
- Simplify Your Life BEFORE Peak Season
- A Planning Introduction to the 2017 Tax Act - The 20% Of Business Income Deduction - Part 3
- New Tax Laws and Basic Fairness - Part 2
- Introduction to the IRS Collection Financial Standards
- Estate Planning After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
- President’s Message: President Christine Freeland’s December 2018 Message
- All Around NSA
- Tech Topics: Keeping Your Data Safe
- Legislative Link:
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- An Exciting Year for NSA Is Under Way
- A Planning Introduction to the 2017 Tax Act - The 20% Of Business Income Deduction - Part 2
- New Tax Laws and Basic Fairness - Part 1
- Customers Are Texting You
- President’s Message: President Christine Freeland’s October 2018 Message
- All Around NSA
- ZipWhip-The Latest NSA Member Benefit
- Live EA Review Course Coming to St. Louis in November
- 73rd NSA Annual Convention a Success
- NSA Welcomes New Executive Committee in Minneapolis
- Earn Your ACAT Credentials Before Christmas
- NSA Membership Equals Value
- Do Not Miss Gear Up at Mohegan Sun
- NSA ConnectEd Winter Webinars
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- Show Me the Money: How Accounting and Tax Practices are Sold
- A Planning Introduction to The 2017 Tax Act - The 20% Of Business Income Deduction - Part 1
- 36% of Self-Employed Workers Admit They Don’t Pay Taxes
- Tax Code Updates to Watch
- President’s Message: Time Flies
- Tax Help Desk: Recent Topics from the Tax Help Desk
- All Around NSA
- NSA’s Annual Convention Is Coming to Minneapolis This Month
- Prepare for the EA and ATP Exams in Minneapolis
- 2018 Proxy Voting Procedures
- Benefits Spotlight: Verifyle
- Gear Up for the 1040 and the Tax Act at Mohegan Sun
- Summer - Fall 2018 ConnectEd Webinars from the NSA
- Proctored ACAT Exams in Minneapolis
- There’s Still Time to Register for IRS Tax Forums
- Congratulations to the 2018 NSA Scholarship Recipients
- Legislative Link:
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- Revisiting the Most Crucial Elements of Effective Networking
- Starting Your Own Accounting Firm
- Managing Cash Flow When Money is Tight
- The Power of a Positive Mindset
- Accounting and Advising in the Nonprofit Sector
- Tax Season Hack
- President’s Message: What Effect is the New Tax Law Going to Have on Me?
- Tax Help Desk: Post Tax Season Round Up
- All Around NSA
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- Rainmaking – What will you do differently in 2018?
- Don’t Let Your Client Suffer the Consequences of Not Paying Withholding Taxes
- What is Bitcoin?
- Financial Abuse of the Elderly
- Is Your Firm Serious About Security?
- Client Needs Analysis: The Process and Questions
- The Many Hats of Fraud Prevention
- President’s Message: For the Times They Are a Changin’
- Tax Help Desk: New Questions and Answers from NSA’s Tax Help Desk
- All Around NSA
- February Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Webinar
- NSA is Accepting Accounting Scholarship Applications
- Save the Date for NSA’s 2018 Annual Meeting
- NSA Encourages Members to Update Their Profile
- Register for ACAT Spring/Summer 2018 Exams
- Member Resources for Tax Season
- Member Benefits Spotlight: Cyber Attack Protection
- Accounting Talk is Here!
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- Monday Motivation
- Those Giving Up U.S. Citizenship Shouldn’t Forget Tax Obligations
- The Accountant’s Role in Estate Planning and Administration
- IRS Employment Tax Notices Must be Sent to the “Last Known Address” of the Taxpayer
- How do You do a Client Needs Analysis (CNA), and When?
- Rainmaking – Finding the Time & Balance
- Are Foreign Companies the Next Immigrants to the U.S.?
- President’s Message: Tax Reform and Technology Challenges
- Tech Topics: Five Reasons You Need a Mobile-Friendly Website
- All Around NSA
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- An Interview with NSA’s 2017-2018 President Brian Thompson
- Organizing the Real Estate Client
- Reasonable S Corp Salary Theory
- It’s Time to Think about Rainmaking!
- Taxation of Social Security Benefits
- The Accountant’s Role in Cooperative Divorce
- Why Enrolled Agents and Tax Preparers should be Members of the National Society of Accountants (NSA)
- President’s Message: A Journey with the NSA
- Tech Topics: Ten (Strike That) Eleven Tips for Accountants to Secure Data and Why
- All Around NSA
- Meet The New 2017-2018 NSA Officers and Directors
- October / November 2017 NSA ConnectEd Webinars
- Tax Tools and Resources for NSA Members
- Gear Up 1040 Individual Tax Seminar at Mohegan Sun
- NSA Honors 2017 Award Winners in Reno
- Photos from NSA’s Annual Convention in Reno
- Register for ACAT Winter Exams
- Meet the 2017-2018 ACAT Board of Directors
- NSA Scholarship Foundation 2017-2018 Board of Trustees
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- Taxing the Gig Economy, Part 4: Artists, Musicians, and Makers Who Cross Borders Should be Proactive to Avoid Major Tax Pitfalls
- Five Data Security Tips for Accounting Firms
- Successful Strategies to Raise Your Fees
- Bench Strength – What Accounting Firms Need to Succeed at Succession
- Justice Department Sends Stern Warning to Employers with Continuing Crackdown on Employment Tax Fraud
- 20-Steps to Pass with the NSA EA Exam Review Course
- Indemnity Provisions
- President’s Message: Make the Most of Your Summer
- Tech Topics: The Cloud Is Here! Now, Where Is It?
- All Around NSA
- NSA September 2017 ConnectEd Webinars
- Winter ACAT Exam Registration Open
- 2-Day Gear Up Tax Seminar at Mohegan Sun Resort
- 2017 NSA Voting Procedures, Proxy Voting & Proposed Bylaw Amendments
- Proposed Amendments to the NSA Bylaws
- NSA’s 72nd Annual Convention and Live EA Course in Reno, August 21-24
- Live EA Exam Review Course & ATP Review Course/Exam in Reno
- Congratulations to the 2017 NSA Scholarship Winners!
- NSA Partners with Lenovo, Deluxe and UPS
- Wolters Kluwer August Specials for Association Members
- Legislative Link: Congressional Tax Bills that May Affect You and Your Clients
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- The IRS is Coming: How to Prepare for the New IRS Partnership Audit Regime (Part II)
- Peer Review Changes - a Reviewer’s Perspective
- Taxing the Gig Economy, Part 3: The Unintended Consequences of Being a Small Business
- The Complete, Yet Simple, Marketing Plan For Solo Tax Practitioners
- How to Fire a Client
- Why Real Estate Inside the Closely Held C Corporation Should Generally Be Avoided
- President’s Message: NSA is Working for You After Tax Season
- Tax Help Desk: Questions and Answers from the Tax Help Desk
- All Around NSA
- NSA’s Top Rated Speaker Team Presents New Sessions this Summer at the IRS Tax Forums
- Three-Day Live Enrolled Agent Review Course Plus Accredited Tax Preparer (ATP) Review Prepares You for EA and ATP Exams
- NSA ConnectEd Webinar Schedule Spring-Summer 2017
- NSA’s 72nd Annual Convention in Reno, Nevada
- NSA Legislative Strategy & Leadership Networking & Training Conference: Motivate-Engage-Lead-Succeed!
- Save with NSA Member Benefits
- New Insurance Benefits Available to NSA Members
- It’s NSA 2017 Award Nomination Time
- NSA 2017 Election and Proxy Voting
- 2017 NSA Gear Up 1040 Individual Tax Seminar
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- Sometimes Bad Things Just Happen
- Going Paperless this Tax Season? These Tips Make It Worthwhile
- Taxing the Gig Economy, Part 1: ‘Interesting Tax Situations’ Create Gray Areas for On-demand Drivers
- Taxing the Gig Economy, Part 2: Nontraditional Home Rentals Aren’t Always a Perfect Fit with the Tax Law
- Five Trends for the Modern Accountant in 2017
- IRS Revenue Code Section 280: A Tax Potpourri
- Avoid Lapses in Your Professional Liability Coverage
- Highlights of Pertinent 2016 Tax Code Changes
- Tax Season Time Outs
- Horrible and Hilarious Client Stories
- President’s Message: New Beginnings
- Tax Help Desk: Recent Questions and Answers from the Tax Help Desk
- All Around NSA
- NSA Scholarship Foundation Now Accepting Applications for 2017 Scholarships
- NSA Dues Increase
- Save the Date: NSA’s Annual Meeting in Reno, August 20-24, 2017
- NSA Offers Enrolled Agent Course & ATP Review Course/Exam in August 2017 in Reno, Nevada
- Tax Resources for NSA Members
- NSA’s Choose a Tax Pro Website for Consumers
- NSA and TaxSpeaker Co-Sponsor CPE by the Sea
- 2017 Legislative Strategy & Leadership Networking Conference
- Registration Open for Spring/Summer 2017 ACAT Tax and Accounting Accreditation Exams
- My Membership
- Legislative Link: IRS Updates ACA Questions and Answers
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- How Do Your Fees Compare? Just Published: NSA’s 2016-2017 Income and Fees of Accountants and Tax Preparers in Public Practice Survey Report
- NSA Members Grapple with Issues Addressed by the Proposed Practitioner Bill of Rights
- New Economy to Benefit as IRS Clarifies Key R&D Standards
- Tax Consequences of Distributions from S Corporations
- The IRS is Coming: How to Prepare for the New IRS Partnership Audit Rules
- The Annual Tax Meeting is Dead
- President’s Message: November / December 2016
- Tax Help Desk: Latest Questions and Answers
- All Around NSA
- Shop Online on Amazon for the Holiday Season and Support the NSA Scholarship Foundation
- Cyber Liability Protection Now Available to NSA Members
- NSA Launches New Classified Advertising for Members
- Young Professionals and New to the Industry Mentor Community
- NSA’s Career Center Launches
- NSA’s ConnectEd 2016-2017 Winter Webinar Schedule
- Tax Resources for NSA Members
- NSA Dues Increase
- 2016 Tax Organizer
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- NSA President Al Giovetti Puts Members First in 2016-2017
- Charitable Contributions and Taxes
- Making a Difference – One Nonprofit at a Time
- Top 3 Mistakes Accountants Make in Front of the Government
- Generating Local Media Coverage to Build Your Business
- Tax Consequences when Filing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
- The Top 5 Myths of the Third-Party Designation
on Tax Returns - How to Reduce Write Offs by 99%
- How Financial Advisors Can Protect Clients with Dementia – and Themselves
- 2016 Office System Security Checklist
- NSA Quick Poll: How are those October 17 Extensions Going?
- President’s Message: Members First!
- Tax Help Desk: Business Organizers from the Tax Help Desk
- All Around NSA
- Meet the 2016-2017 Board of Governors
- Meet the ACAT 2016-2017 Board of Directors
- NSA ConnectEd Webinars Schedule for Fall/Winter 2016
- NSA Gear Up 1040 Tax Seminar Returns to Mohegan Sun Resort in CT, November 10-11
- Earn Tax and Accounting Credentials before Year End: Registration Open for Fall 2016 ACAT Exams
- NSA Honors Award Winners at 2016 Annual Meeting in Tampa
- NSA Young Professional and Firm Memberships
- NSA Members Save on CCH, Quickfinders & TheTaxBook
- NSA Tampa Photos
- Legislative Link:
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Ethics in the Eye of the Beholder: What Conduct is Most Likely to Result in Discipline Under Circular 230?- From A to Zuckerberg: New Tech & Social Media for Tax Accountants
- The Accountant’s Role During the IRS Interview and Audit
- Audits of Section 401(k) Plans - Should Your Firm Make the Commitment?
- Text Message Marketing Best Practices for Tax & Accounting Professionals
- Offers in Compromise: A Seldom Used but Powerful Tool in Your Tax Resolution Arsenal
- Why I Belong: Member Profile Vicki McGuar
- President’s Message: Achieving Success Together!
- Tax Help Desk: Questions and Answers from the Tax Help Desk
- All Around NSA
- NSA Annual Meeting and Live EA Course in Tampa, August 15-20
- Live EA Exam Review Course & ATP Review Course/Exam
- Tax-Season Audits Prompts NSA to Re-Issue Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights
- NSA Proxy Voting and Election Information
- NSA ConnectEd Webinars Schedule
- NSA 2-Day Gear Up Tax Seminar, November 10-11 at Mohegan Sun Resort
- Participate in the NSA 2016-2017 Income and Fees Survey
- National Society of Accountants Announces 2016 Scholarship Winners
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- You Can’t Be Everything to Everyone
- Domestic Production Activities Deduction - Planning and Practicality
- 24 Tips for Passing the Enrolled Agent Exam the First Time – Part 1
- 24 Tips for Passing the Enrolled Agent Exam the First Time - Part 2
- Changes in Financial Reporting: The Simplification Initiative
- How to Grow Your Firm the Easy Way
- Despite a Messy Season, Professionals Close the Office on Time
- A message from the President: June 2016
- Tax Help Desk: Top Questions from NSA’s Tax Help Desk
- All Around NSA
- TAMPA IT UP NSA’s 71st Annual Meeting, August 17-20 in Tampa
- Live EA Exam Review Course & ATP Review Course/Exam August 15-17 in Tampa
- NSA Presents Sessions at the 2016 Summer IRS Tax Forums and Members Save
- Back by Popular Demand, NSA Gear Up 1040 Individual Tax Seminar Returns to Mohegan Sun Resort in CT November 10-11
- NSA Legislative Strategy & Leadership Networking & Training Conference: On Your Mark, Get Set, Lead!, July 21-22, 2016, St. Louis
- NSA ConnectEd Webinars Live and Recorded
- New Member Benefits: discounts from Office Depot, Constant Contact, PayChex and more!
- Spread the Membership Love: Tell Us Why You #BelongToNSA
- New 2016-2017 NSA Income and Fees Survey of Accountants in Public Practice
- Legislative Links: TIGTA Highlights 2016 Filing Season Interim Results - EVP Ams Testifies
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- Should You Revise or Supplement Your Engagement Letters
- Nine Types of Clients You Should Cut Loose in 2016
- Seven Big Rules to Follow When Firing a Client
- Learn to Love Frustration – or Fix your Workflow
- Three Rules for Asking Great Tax Return Questions
- Internal Revenue Service Issues Stern Warning to Non-Compliant Taxpayers With Offshore Holdings
- Apps for Accounting and Tax Professionals
- President’s Message: Tax Season Top Ten “Outs”
- Tax Help Desk
- All Around NSA
- Save the Date! NSA’s 71st Annual Meeting, August 17-20, 2016
- NSA Enrolled Agent Exam Review Course & Accredited Tax Preparer Exam Review/Exam August 15-17
- Accounting Students Can Apply Online for NSA Scholarship Foundation Awards
- Introducing Firm & Young Professional Membership Discounts
- Power Search MemberConnect
- NSA Choose a Tax Pro Website
- NSA Member Tax Resources
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- NSA President Kathy Hettick: Achieving Success Together
- 2014-2015 Compensation Report: Licensure and Credentials Equate to Higher Salary
- Payroll: Do I Have to Pay My Employees for That?
- Procrastination: Why Wait? Science Behind Procrastination
- Cyber Security: Protect Your Practice Against Cyber Threats
- Elevated Communications: Engage Your Employees with Elevated Communication
- SSARS No.21 - Sample Letters
- President’s Message: Achieving Success Together
- Tax Help Desk: Helpful Checklists for Corporate Liquidation and Deferred Like-kind Exchanges
- All Around NSA:
- NSA members and Industry Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Accomplishments
- Meet the Board
- How Do Your Fees Compare?
- NSA Officers Meet with Commissioner Koskinen; NSA Issues “Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights“
- Help the NSA Foundation Support Accounting Students
- NSA Push on the de minimis Threshold Successful.
- Save on Tax and Accounting Publications in the NSA Store
- Highlights of the NSA 70th Annual Meeting
- NSA Webinars
- MAIN STREET PRACTITIONER launched in digital only format
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