The Tax Off-Season Could Be the Perfect Time to Add Tax Services to Your Menu

Perhaps your accounting and bookkeeping practice is thriving. But whether or not you could use more clients, adding tax services to your menu could increase your income. How? Tax professionals charge $100+ per hour preparing individual and business tax returns. Many Tax Preparers make more money in the months leading up to the April 15 tax deadline than many make all year long! Since all individuals and businesses, small or large, are required to file taxes, tax preparation is a respected skill that will always be in demand. And many of your current clients would probably be happy to have you file their taxes as well as perform the standard accounting services you currently provide.

Tax Simplification Not So Simple
“There will always be death and taxes; however, death doesn’t get worse every year.” — Anonymous

Taxes may not get worse every year, but to the general layperson, they aren’t getting any easier. And regardless of attempts to simplify the filing process, many individuals and business owners would rather not spend the time trying to figure it out; they would much rather pay a professional to do it for them. As a bookkeeper or accountant, you are in the perfect position to become a tax preparer as well.

Become a Full Financial Service Provider
Combine Tax Preparation and Accounting/Bookkeeping services, and you earn a tremendous income all year long. It is an easy “cross-sell” from one service to another, which makes it easier to find clients and increase your billable services, since you often will have the same client for both tasks. But one question begs for an answer: How do you gain the knowledge and skill necessary to prepare tax returns without putting the rest of my life on hold?

Extensive Education is NOT Required
Does that need to be repeated? Beyond what is currently the commonly held belief, extensive education is NOT required. Fortunately for all of us, while tax preparation does require specialized knowledge, tax instruction does not have to be extensive or take place on a university campus. Nor does it require a degree. The best of both worlds. A skill you can pick up, without the inconvience of a university’s rigid system and requirements!

UAC’s Professional Tax Preparer Certification is the Answer
For over 25 years, Universal Accounting Center has helped people like you advance their careers in accounting. UAC is the only organization authorized to award Professional Tax Preparer certification. This is an exclusive designation which shows that you are proficient in personal and small-business Tax Preparation. The PTP certification gives your clients the confidence that you have mastered hands-on tax preparation with emphasis on small business tax returns.

Small Businesses Are Looking for a Few Good Accountants (and Tax Preparers)
You may already be aware that over 85% of the opportunities in the accounting field are within small businesses. Universities prepare their students for corporate accounting which doesn’t address small business needs. More than 50% of small businesses fail, and much of that failure can be attributed to lack of accounting expertise. Not only could you gain the Professional Tax Preparer Designation, but add to that the Professional Bookkeeper Designation and you have the credentials to best serve your clientele.

Special Bundle Pricing for Tax Preparation and Accounting/Bookkeeping Training
When you choose to purchase complete business service training, Universal Accounting Center will give you a significant discount.