People in Government are promising change. When it comes to Sales Tax, change is happening. Last year I interviewed the folks at Vertex, Inc. and continue to be impressed with their system and services. Vertex just issued a report about change: in 2008, 554 US cities changed their sales tax rates, including new taxes and increases to existing rates. Read more at their web site. If Sales Tax is on your radar screen, make sure you vie the The Progressive Accountant’s webinar.

Streamlining workflow is a constantly neglected to-do item for many CPA firms, especially as client demands increase and new regulations continue to come down the pike. With all that is involved, the complexity of the average firm’s tax workflow can seem overwhelming. Throw in the ongoing shortage of professional staff with the pressures of tax season deadlines and it’s easy to understand why firms continue to prepare returns using the“old ways” that have worked for them in the past. However, in the tax and accounting industry time is money, which is why accountants are always searching for ways to improve efficiency in their firms. These Six Best Practices are the key steps that will ease the transition to a paperless tax workflow.