The Unspoken Rules Running Your Accounting Firm During Tax Season
Tue Feb 03 2026
Tax season has a way of exposing what is really running your accounting firm. Longer hours, faster yes decisions, and postponed pricing conversations are rarely caused by busy season itself. They are the result of unspoken rules shaping how you price services, accept clients, and manage your workload.
0:00 Tax Season Patterns That Keep You Stuck2:03 Why You Say Yes When You're Already At Capacity4:15 The Hidden Cost of Autopilot Decisions6:28 Unspoken Rules That Limit Your Firm's Growth8:42 How to Identify Your Automatic Responses10:55 The One Conversation That Changed Rich's Tax Season13:18 Take Control: Start With One Rule
In this episode of the **Accounting Firm Growth Strategies Podcast**, you’ll learn how automatic decision making during tax season keeps small accounting firm owners working more without increasing revenue. You’ll discover how to question one pricing or boundary rule and change the direction of your firm without adding pressure during busy season.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
👉 How hidden assumptions impact your accounting firm pricing and capacity
👉 Why familiar client decisions cost more time and energy than expected
👉 One practical shift to replace reactive choices with intentional decisions
If you want more control over your workload and clearer pricing decisions before tax season ends, watch this episode and identify the rule holding your accounting firm back.
If you want to double your income, working half the time, then Get Paid What You're Worth is a FREE resource for accounting professionals.
Check out this 43 page e book at https://businesssuccesssolution.com/worth
Subscribe to the Accounting Firm Growth Strategies Podcast:
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loren-fogelman2
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Tax season has a way of exposing what is really running your accounting firm. Longer hours, faster yes decisions, and postponed pricing conversations are rarely caused by busy season itself. They are the result of unspoken rules shaping how you price services, accept clients, and manage your workload. 0:00 Tax Season Patterns That Keep You Stuck2:03 Why You Say Yes When You're Already At Capacity4:15 The Hidden Cost of Autopilot Decisions6:28 Unspoken Rules That Limit Your Firm's Growth8:42 How to Identify Your Automatic Responses10:55 The One Conversation That Changed Rich's Tax Season13:18 Take Control: Start With One Rule In this episode of the **Accounting Firm Growth Strategies Podcast**, you’ll learn how automatic decision making during tax season keeps small accounting firm owners working more without increasing revenue. You’ll discover how to question one pricing or boundary rule and change the direction of your firm without adding pressure during busy season. In this episode, you’ll learn: 👉 How hidden assumptions impact your accounting firm pricing and capacity 👉 Why familiar client decisions cost more time and energy than expected 👉 One practical shift to replace reactive choices with intentional decisions If you want more control over your workload and clearer pricing decisions before tax season ends, watch this episode and identify the rule holding your accounting firm back. If you want to double your income, working half the time, then Get Paid What You're Worth is a FREE resource for accounting professionals. Check out this 43 page e book at https://businesssuccesssolution.com/worth Subscribe to the Accounting Firm Growth Strategies Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loren-fogelman2