by Edward Lyon | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog
A New Vision I’m writing this week’s Briefs from the LensCrafters store just a few minutes from my house, while they swap new lenses into my current frames. And it occurred to me as I was driving to the store, that the idea of “vision” made perfect sense to talk about... Read more...
by taxmaster | May 2, 2018 | Charging Higher Fees, Practice Development, Practice Management
Those of you who have followed my years-long “adventure/nightmare/bad romance” with the accounting profession know that I’m not especially fond of this industry. In fact, most accountants who have encountered me would characterize my attitude as aggressively…, uhhh... Read more...
by Edward Lyon | Apr 26, 2018 | Business Development
It’s hard to believe that in 2018 — when we’re assaulted by artificial intelligence, virtual reality, ubiquitous social media, and “roll your own” news outlets for every bias and prejudice, that the antiquities that we call... Read more...
by Edward Lyon | Apr 19, 2018 | Business Development
Ever wonder what your fellow TaxCoach members are up to during tax season? Winning, that’s what! Here are some success stories from yesterday’s Member Call-In to inspire you for future seasons to come: “More income less returns!” “I am finding that now is a great time... Read more...
by Edward Lyon | Apr 5, 2018 | Tax Marketing
We realize that most of you are pretty busy this week. So, rather than giving you anything that requires you to think, here are some of my favorite tax quotes to put your busy season in a broader perspective. Enjoy! “Worried about an IRS audit? Avoid what’s called a... Read more...
by Edward Lyon | Mar 29, 2018 | Business Development
Our world is full of tax strategies that solve an immediate problem, but expose clients to possibly more expensive problems down the road. One of the challenges we as tax planners face is avoiding the temptation to get sucked into one of traps – or keep our clients... Read more...
by Edward Lyon | Mar 15, 2018 | Business Development, Practice Development
St. Patrick’s Day is here, and every “Irish for a day” tippler in your social circle will take advantage of this convenient excuse to haul grandma out of the house for a little day-drinking. (It seems unnecessary on a Saturday, but whatever. Cinco de... Read more...
by Edward Lyon | Mar 8, 2018 | Business Development, Tax Planning
Earlier this week, millions of Americans observed, open-mouthed, as the slow-motion trainwreck known as The Bachelor finale skidded across their televisions. Race car driver Arie Luyendyk chose Becca to be his wife. Then, after what appeared to be weeks of engaged... Read more...
by Edward Lyon | Mar 1, 2018 | Business Development, Charging Higher Fees
I’ve always been fascinated by genealogy and my family history. Back in high school, I researched my family tree as a senior project, which involved several trips to peruse musty old “books” at the public “library.” More recently, I used Ancestry.com’s online database... Read more...
by Edward Lyon | Feb 22, 2018 | Business Development, Tax Marketing
You know how I love taking stories from outside the tax world – from places like politics and pop culture – and using them as examples to illustrate ways to market and manage your business. Today we’re going to turn to science – specifically, the concept of natural... Read more...
