Re: [taxchat] Corporate Screening Tool

I've been doing taxes since I graduated from college in 1991 (I was a late graduate), have my EA and CPA designations, and I'll bet I wouldn't score very high on your Quickfinder test. Mostly because I would choose the reality answer and not the book answer because of my experience. I've been hiring high school students most tax seasons and train them to do what I need. They get it, grasp it, and by the end of tax season are completing simple 1040 with Schedule A returns that are accurate. The only experienced tax preparers I have hired are my own children who work around their other job schedule to help me with the more advanced returns. I still don't let them sign the returns they finalize.

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Marc Enzi <menzi@earthlink.net> wrote:

I am getting some people who want to join my office and claim they are experienced corporate preparers. I have managed to screen many out by speaking to them, but still some know a little and can BS, but have been disappointing when actually doing prep work. I use the Quickfinder 8 hr CPE exam for screening Individual Tax Prep newhires, but Quickfinder doesn't have one for Corporate 1120/1120S/1065… what do you folks use to quickly determine if the applicant has the skills they claim?  I want an objective standard like the 1040 open book Quickfinder 40 question test.  

 

I often get "experienced" preparers who with the Quickfinder and an hour score a 30%, which saves me a lot of trouble and time interviewing people who aren't qualified.I am searching for a similar ascertainable standard for Corporate, does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Thanks,

 

Marc

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