How do I pay my Individual taxes online?
- Schedule a California Tax Payment – Individual Taxes
- Schedule an IRS Payment – Individual Taxes
- To make a payment to the IRS
- To make a payment to the California FTB
How do I pay my Business taxes online?
- Schedule a Partnership or LLC Payment
- Schedule an S-Corp or Corporation Payment
- Where do I find my entity ID Number? FTB Tax Payments
- To make a payment to the IRS
- To make a payment to the California FTB
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Frequently Asked Questions Related to 7216 Consent
Why has G & J Seiberlich engaged accountants outside of the United States?
Plain and simple, to get your tax returns done in a timely manner, we need more people and there is a serious shortage of accountants in the United States. “The accounting profession is facing a severe crisis due to a shortage of accountants.” That quote is from the CPA Journal. Here are the facts:
- There are 340,000 fewer CPAs in the United States than in 2019 (Bloomberg/BLS).
- 75% of current accountants are near retirement age (AICPA).
- CPA candidates have dropped 33% since 2016 (AICPA).
It’s a perfect storm of a labor shortage: 340,000 accountants have left the profession in just the past five years, 75% are retiring, and 33% fewer people are entering the field. We simply have not been able to hire enough people locally or inside the United States to keep up with our workloads.
Why not hire CPAs outside of Napa or California?We already recruit nationally and have done so for many years. Most of our current staff in the U.S. work remotely from outside Napa County, and many work from outside of California. The CPA shortage is a national challenge, not a local one.
How do you find accountants outside the United States?When looking into solving our staffing shortage, we partnered with TOA Global, which has over 1,000 North American customers and more than 4,000 trained accountants operating in secure facilities in the Philippines. TOA shares our standards for quality, performance, security, and employee development. Here’s how it works: TOA presents us with candidates whom we interview, select, train, and manage the same way we manage our U.S. employees. TOA is the employer of record, providing salaries, benefits, equipment, and facilities, while ensuring compliance with local labor laws. Still, the accountants work exclusively with us and operate as our employees.
How does the quality of the non-US accountants' work compare with that of US-based staff?All accountants we hire from outside the United States undergo the same interviewing, training, and supervision as our U.S. staff. We hold all employees to the same performance standards. U.S.-based partners review and sign all tax returns before completion.
How secure is my tax information in the hands of staff outside the United States?All employees access files on the same secure cloud network. Employees in the Philippines work in secured offices with 24-hour monitoring. Computers and documents never leave the facility, adding a layer of security beyond that of our domestic team.
Are the employees in the Philippines paid fair wages and benefits?Yes! TOA provides competitive wages, benefits, and working conditions. We partnered with them to improve our ability to serve clients, not to cut costs.
Why the Philippines?The Philippines is a leader in Business Process Outsourcing due to its excellent education system, English proficiency, data security policies, and telecommunications infrastructure.
What happens if I do not grant permission to accountants outside the United States to access my files?Your tax returns will only be worked on by U.S.-based staff, but it may take longer. Starting in 2025, Consent to Disclose Tax Return Information Outside the U.S. will no longer be optional.