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Mastering Your Tax Preparation Workflow: The Initial Phone Call
One of the questions I am asked most often by new tax professionals is, "What's next?". Whether you are new to the tax industry or seasoned, having a written-out workflow is pertinent to your success. It allows you to be more efficient. But your workflow doesn't begin after the client has retained you. It begins as soon as your marketing funnel leads them to book a call with your tax preparation business. You do not have to work with everyone who reaches out about working wit

Timalyn S. Bowens
Jan 27 min read


How to Create a Client Avatar for Your Enrolled Agent Firm
How to Create a Client Avatar for Your Enrolled Agent Firm I have helped my fellow tax professionals grow their business for almost 6 years now. Since I started my own platform, America's Favorite EA, I began to notice a common theme. This was for both tax professionals and other business owners. They had trouble making sales or working with their ideal client. The reason for this is that they were unclear about who it was they wanted to help and how they would help them. Fea

Timalyn S. Bowens
Jan 16 min read


Tax Preparation Workflow: Choosing the Right Customers for Your Tax Preparation Business
One of the questions I am asked most often by new tax professionals is, "What's next?". Whether you are new to the tax industry or seasoned, having a written-out workflow is pertinent to your success. It allows you to be more efficient. But your workflow doesn't begin after the client has retained you. It begins as soon as your marketing funnel leads them to book a call with your tax preparation business. You do not have to work with everyone who reaches out about working wit

Timalyn S. Bowens
Oct 6, 20257 min read


Requirements for Tax Professionals Accepting Electronic Signatures on IRS Tax Forms
We live in a digital world, whether people want to accept it or not. I do understand some people's hesitancy to accept it. For one, there...

Timalyn S. Bowens
Jul 18, 20255 min read


First Time Penalty Abatement
Uncle Sam offering US taxpayers first time penalty abatement in 2025. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does offer relief from tax...

Timalyn S. Bowens
Feb 6, 20256 min read


Engaging Social Media Marketing Prompts to Boost Your Online Presence as an Enrolled Agent
Taxes aren't "sexy". Social media marketing for Enrolled Agents is hard. That is why it is easy to get analysis paralysis

Timalyn S. Bowens
Dec 18, 20247 min read


Tax Season Marketing: 12 Days of Taxmas Part 1
You can't just come out of the blue with your tax season marketing especially if you have ghosted the platform, and not posted for 3+ months

Timalyn S. Bowens
Dec 13, 202411 min read


Form 8821: A Step-by-Step Guide
This page includes an affiliate link and promo code for software that I use in my firm. If you choose to use the promo code they will track that. If you choose to use the affiliate code I may receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend software and tools that I have personally used. As a financial or tax professional there will be times that you need to access a taxpayer's information. It may be to verify their income, to see past tax returns, or to

Timalyn S. Bowens
Nov 19, 202412 min read


11 Must Have IRS Phone Numbers for Tax Professionals
The IRS phone number for tax professionals is 1-866-860-4259. Their business hours are 7 a.m. local time to 7 p.m. local time.

Timalyn S. Bowens
Oct 5, 20247 min read


How to Get a PTIN
The first step to becoming a paid tax professional is to get a preparer tax identification number (PTIN). It doesn't matter if you want...

Timalyn S. Bowens
Aug 2, 20243 min read
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