For Tax Preparers & CPAs

Year-End Tax Planning:
November Recall Campaign

A November-mailed postcard sequence that drives Q4 planning revenue and seeds your January return-prep schedule.

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Nov 15
Best mailing
window
60–75%
Pre-book rate to
prior-year clients
$220+
Q4 advisory
average ticket

November Is the Easiest Month to Bill. Most CPAs Skip It.

Tax clients don't think about you between April 16 and February. The firms that mail year-end planning postcards in mid-November break that silence with a specific Q4 service (estimated tax review, retirement contribution check, S-corp distribution planning) and seed referrals into January. The work is high-margin, the calendar is open, and the competition isn't paying attention.

What Doesn't Work

  • × Mass-emailing tax tips that look like every CPA newsletter
  • × Sending only an engagement letter and waiting for the email reply
  • × Quoting "call for pricing" with no anchor on the card
  • × Skipping November entirely and starting outreach in January

What Does Work

  • ✓ November 15 postcard with a specific Q4 service
  • ✓ Personal note on the card from the lead CPA
  • ✓ QR to a year-end-review scheduling page
  • ✓ Phone follow-up from your front desk within 48 hours

The Playbook

Year-End Planning Recall: 2 waves November and early December

W1
Nov 15

Nov 15: Year-End Planning Card

"Schedule your year-end check-in before the deadlines hit." Photo of you, last-year-prepared count, QR to scheduling. Mailed to all prior-year clients with a Schedule C, K-1, or significant capital gains.

W2
Nov 20

Nov 20: Phone Follow-Up to QR Scanners

Pre-loaded scripts for year-end planning outreach. Estimated tax review, Q4 retirement contributions, S-corp / sole-prop year-end cleanup.

W3
Dec 5

Dec 5: Late-Q4 Reminder Card

"Last call for 2025 planning: deadlines hit December 31." Single offer, urgency-driven, only to clients who didn't book from Wave 1.

How It Works

1

Pick the Year-End Planning Playbook

Wave timing, copy direction, and call scripts come pre-configured for November-December cadence.

2

Export Prior-Year Clients With Q4 Need

Pull from UltraTax, Drake, ProSeries, Lacerte, ProConnect, or TaxDome. Filter to clients with Schedule C, K-1, capital gains, or S-corp returns. Upload the CSV.

3

Launch: First Wave Mails In 1–2 Days

Postcards print and drop into USPS within 1–2 business days. QR scans drop into the call queue with the client's name pre-filled.

4

Work the Lead Queue

Pre-loaded scripts for year-end planning, retirement contribution review, and S-corp distribution conversations. Booked appointments drop into your calendar.

The Math

A typical solo CPA / EA with 80 prior-year clients eligible for Q4 planning. Here's the math on a 2-wave year-end recall:

  • 80 clients × 2 waves = 160 cards × $0.79/card (Pro) = $126 spend
  • Year-end planning conversion at 35% → 28 advisory engagements at $400 average
  • 28 engagements × $400 = $11,200 Q4 revenue
  • Plus 90%+ pre-book rate for January 1040 work seeded by the planning conversation

88:1 ROI on the November mailing alone, before the January 1040 work it pre-books.

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Simple, Transparent Pricing

Free to explore. You only pay when you're ready to send. 30-day money-back guarantee on annual plans.

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$99/mo

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More Tax Practice Campaigns

Year-end planning is the highest-ROI Q4 campaign, but PostKnock also runs pre-season return recall (early January), bookkeeping cross-sell, and new-mover acquisition. See the full lineup on the tax / CPA hub.

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FAQs

When exactly should I mail the year-end planning card?

November 12–18 is the sweet spot. Earlier and clients aren't mentally in year-end mode; later and you're competing with Black Friday noise. PostKnock auto-schedules the drop based on your firm's state and zip codes.

What service should I lead with on the card?

Whichever Q4 service produces the most revenue per hour for your firm. For most solo CPAs that's estimated-tax review for self-employed clients ($300–$500 per engagement, mostly review work). For others it's S-corp distribution / reasonable comp planning. Pick one anchor service; don't list five.

Are there compliance restrictions on tax-related direct mail?

Standard advertising rules: include your name, firm, city, and credentials (CPA, EA). State board rules apply, no false claims, no guaranteed tax savings. Avoid mentioning specific deductions or credits that might date the card. PostKnock templates leave space for state-required disclosures.

How do I segment which clients to mail?

Pull clients with last-year tax features that suggest Q4 work: Schedule C income, K-1 income, large capital gains, S-corp distributions, retirement plan contributions. Don't mail W-2-only clients with no Q4 levers; the response rate is near zero and the card cost is wasted.

Does the November card actually generate January work?

Yes. That's usually the bigger ROI. Clients who book a November planning meeting tend to pre-schedule their January 1040 appointment in the same conversation. Year-end planning creates the warm context for an immediate seasonal recall.

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