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How Advisors Can Offer Tax Planning And Stay In Compliance

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And the consequences for incorrect tax advice can include legal and financial penalties if a client were to be harmed by the wrong advice – which is often not covered by the firm’s E&O insurance –creating an expensive liability when tax advice goes wrong.

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The 4 Keys to Building a 100% Remote Bookkeeping Practice

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At CFO Bookkeeper, we use “VIP” to refer to “Valuable Expert, Instructor, Participant.” Valuable Expert : Becoming a valuable expert can mean expanding your accounting and tax knowledge in your niche, or adding CFO-level services, tools, and skills to serve clients in any industry.

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Resetting Work/Life Balance By Getting Paid For Expertise

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And one of the flyers that came out said that I did estate planning, and tax planning, and business succession planning, and all these things I didn’t know anything about. And so, ultimately, I… Michael: Not actually that deep on your business succession planning experience as a 20-year-old.

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Connecting With Ultra-HNW Heirs By Fostering Family Trust

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Estate planning is commonly a big point of discussion, as well. And for most advisors that takes us down a road of tax planning and lots of different types of trusts and family limited partnerships and GRATs and IDGTs and all the different strategies that are out there, or at least as long as Congress lets us keep playing those games. .”

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101 Ways Financial Advisors Can Add Value For Their Clients

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For working-age clients, advisors can play a valuable role by helping them navigate the complexities of their career, from analyzing the financial impact of changing jobs, to planning for a sabbatical , analyzing benefits packages, and ensuring their financial plan could survive a temporary bout of unemployment. Tax Planning.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18) 2022

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In order to obtain the CFP certification, an individual must complete what are known as the “Four E’s”: Education , Examination , Experience , and Ethics. And current holders of the CFP marks have a Continuing Education (CE) requirement of at least 30 hours every two years. Melanie Waddell | ThinkAdvisor).

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 24-25) 2022

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email and phone), advisors looking to convert more referrals to clients can consider using not only a personalized email and a phone call, but also sending a free report or white paper, or perhaps an educational video, ultimately making seven contacts within 28 days. charitable giving ), and fulfilling RMD requirements.