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As a tax practitioner, you may have contemplated adding personal financial planning services to your practice. There is a natural progression to go from being your client's most trusted tax advisor to also being their most trusted personal financial advisor. But you have questions: will it be profitable? How do I get started? What are other CPA firms doing? All of these questions are addressed in a new research study published by the AICPA's PFP Section that can show you how to expand your services into this lucrative niche area that is a great compliment to your tax practice.

The Personal Financial Planning Section of AICPA and Moss Adams LLP are pleased to announce the results of their first joint study of CPA financial planning and advisory practices- AICPA/Moss Adams CPA Financial Planning Practice Study.

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Links to Tax Patent Information

PTO listing of issued tax strategy patents

 

PTO listing of tax strategy patents applied for

 

ABA Tax Section Tax Strategy Patents Web site

 

Articles in Periodicals

 

The Tax Adviser, AICPA Position on Tax Strategy Patents, August 2007

 

Loyola-LA Legal Studies Paper on Responding to Tax Strategy Patents

 

Fortune Magazine

 

International Herald

 

Business Week

 

Bloomberg Wealth Manager

 

Legal Times

 

Wall Street Journal excerpts

 

The New York Times:

·         "You Can't Use That Tax Idea. It's Patented," October 20, 2006

 

·         "No Tax Patents," editorial, October 31, 2006

 

 

"Tax Shelter Patent May be Test Case for Financial Patents," Financial Engineering News

 

"Patent Law is Getting Tax Crazy," Floyd Norris, International Herald Tribune, October 19, 2006

 

Software Patent News

 

 

Blog and Message Board Posts

 

AICPA Tax Strategy Patent Discussion. You are welcome to add your thoughts on this subject by logging on to the AICPA Tax Forums, select “Tax Legislation and Policy,” then you will see the link to the Tax Strategy Patents Discussion.

 

"NY Times on Patenting Tax Strategies," October 20, 2006

 

"Tax Strategies can be Patented?," October 20, 2006

 

"Patenting Tax Avoidance Strategies," October 21, 2006

 

"Stranger than Fiction: Patents on Tax Strategy," Public Knowledge, October 20, 2006

 

"I'm Sorry, You Can't Use That Deduction: It's Patented," TechDirt, October 20, 2006

 

Business Law/Taxes U.S., About.com

 

Tax Patents, August 5, 2006

 

"Patent Your Favorite Tax-Saving Technique?," October 31, 2006

 

"House Holds Hearing Today on Patenting Tax Advice," July 13, 2006

 

"Patenting Tax Strategies," October 31, 2006

 

Intellectual Property Law Server

 

 

Other Resources

 

Planned Giving Design Center strategies and policy analysis

 

Roth & Co. PC strategies

 

Fulcrum Financial Inquiry strategies

 

Method of Refunding Value Added Tax, Free Patents Online

 

Electronic Cash Register Capable of Calculating Sales Tax, Free Patents Online