How Much Should A CPA Charge For A Business Tax Return? (with Roger Knecht)

In this episode of the Accounting Podcast, Blake and David talk to CPA Roger Knecht about how much CPAs should charge for business tax returns. They also touch on the latest news, including Hunter Biden's plea deal for tax charges, the Pentagon overestimating supplies sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion, and the SEC charging Marcum with quality control failures. They also dig into sports gamblers losing more money as parlays gain popularity, Roger's five pricing strategies, and AI in accounting. SponsorsOnPay - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpayRelay - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relay Helcim - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/helcimChapters(00:23) - Preview: CPAs are pricing themselves too low

(01:13) - Welcome Roger to the show and a little background on what he does

(03:20) - What topics we'll cover in this episode

(04:25) - Hunter Biden takes plea deal in tax charges

(09:20) - Pentagon overestimates supplies sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion

(12:27) - Who will win: Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg

(16:07) - CPA Ontario and CPA Quebec sever ties with CPA Canada

(20:56) - The SEC charges Marcum with quality control failures

(31:52) - Yahoo Finance article on how much people should expect to pay for a CPA

(38:33) - Sports bettors losing more money as parlays gain popularity

(43:59) - Roger's 5 pricing strategies

(48:53) - Some updates on AI in accounting

(57:18) - Wrap up and where to reach Roger
Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpeMeet Our Guest, Roger Knecht:Website: https://universalaccounting.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerknecht/Twitter: https://twitter.com/universalacctFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/universalaccountingschoolInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rogerknecht/Show NotesEven by the standards of billionaire-versus-billionaire tiffs, the proposed cage fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg stands out    https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-cage-fight-b71fa4ff Marcum, the SEC said, audited nearly half of the roughly 860 SPAC IPOs in 2020 and 2021. The firm agreed to pay the SEC $10 million in fines for widespread failures in its audits.          https://www.wsj.com/articles/marcum-to-settle-sec-pcaob-claims-over-widespread-failures-in-spac-audits-bb8f3d48 Accounting Mistake Caused Pentagon to Overestimate Cost of Weapons Sent to Ukraine by $6.2B - CPA Practice Advisorhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/06/21/accounting-error-caused-pentagon-to-overestimate-cost-of-weapons-sent-to-ukraine-by-6-2b/81322/ I'm a Small Business Owner. How Much Will a CPA Cost Me?         https://finance.yahoo.com/news/im-small-business-owner-much-130149992.html 4 in 5 Australians want PwC banned from new government work  | Accountants Daily       https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/regulation/18685-four-in-five-australians-want-pwc-banned-from-new-government-work CPA Quebec, Ontario bodies sever ties with national organizationhttps://financialpost.com/fp-finance/cpa-quebec-ontario-sever-ties-national-organization Hunter Biden expected to plead guilty to tax-related misdemeanor crimes as part of a plea agreement       https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna90144 How much did Congress lose by defunding the IRShttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2023/irs-enforcement-costs-congress-funding/ Parlay bets are becoming a bigger part of online sports betting—which is good news for the house              https://www.wsj.com/articles/sports-better-win-lose-ddcaae24 BDO to Convert to a Corporation, Replacing US Partnership (2)https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/bdo-to-convert-to-a-corporation-replacing-its-us-partnership New bookkeeping platform Thriday says AI is on its way to save you from taxes and accountantshttps://stockhead.com.au/tech/new-bookkeeping-platform-thriday-says-ai-is-on-its-way-to-save-you-from-taxes-and-accountants/ CLA launches high school summer intern program             https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cla-launches-high-school-summer-intern-program Jeff Seibert, CEO and Co-Founder of Digits – Interview Series         https://www.unite.ai/jeff-seibert-ceo-and-co-founder-of-digits-interview-series/ KPMG's Banking Troubles Give Accounting a Black Eye (Podcast)https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/kpmgs-banking-troubles-give-accounting-a-black-eye-podcast Digits AI Debuts as World's First Secure, Accurate, Business Finance AIhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digits-ai-debuts-as-worlds-first-secure-accurate-business-finance-ai-301857407.html Pentagon's Ukraine ac...