Tax Department Productivity

THIS MATERIAL IS MEANT TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH A CPE COURSE VS. BEING READ AS A STANDALONE BOOK."More" is often the proposed solution to meet tax department productivity challenges: more hours, more headcount, more consulting dollars, and more technology. But what if "more" isn't possible in the near to medium-term? This heavily researched book explores the science of productivity and how tax department personnel can practically apply these principles to increase performance using *existing* resources.* Learn the tax department's mission or goal that yields the highest level of productivity (and why).* Understand more deeply data and documentation's role in deliverables.* Excel workbooks - An overview of simple but powerful methods that increase quality and efficiency.* Learn the science and practicalities of pursuing multiple workstreams to maximize productivity.* Adopt productive actions, approaches, methods, and techniques as an individual contributor.* Understand how managers can effectively interact one-on-one with individual contributors.* Manage teams in ways that maximize output, chemistry, communication, and innovation.* Effectively handle administrative matters for leading a tax department.* Review productivity software tools and technology and related best practices.