emerie
03-25-2009, 05:43 PM
I got this email and thought I pass it along. :)
Greetings,
We have a series of upcoming $500/6 hour focus study interviews concerning tax preparation.
The study is taking place in 3 parts, to include an interview In Your Home, which means that the interviewer would come To Your Home to interview you. The remaining two segments of the interview may include accompanying you to the location that you have your taxes prepared, and sitting in on the appointment with you. You may also be asked to visit a second tax preparation location to discuss how the tow offices are similar or differ.
Parts of the interview would be audio and/or videotaped by the researchers for note-taking purposes (although not required for CPA/accountant sessions).
The studies are being conducted in the Seattle area from 3/29-4/1.
If interested in participation, please resond via email (sheila@probemarket.com) with the following information:
Complete name
Telephone number
Age
Occupation
Industry
City/town in which you live
Do you rent, or do you own your residence?
How would you describe your role in preparing your taxes?
I have sole responsibility
I am the primary decision maker, but someone else helps decide as well
I share the responsibility equally
I have some input
I am not really involved
On a scale of 1-5, with 1 meaning you "disagree completely", and 5 meaning you "agree completely", how do you rate each of the following statements?
I haven't really begun a serious savings program yet
The stock market is too risky for me
I am in a position to meet my long-term financial goals
I rely on one or more professinal financial advisors for advice
I feel a sense of accomplishment when I complete my taxes myself
It's important to me that I know how to complete my taxes myself
The next few questions, based on the same 1-5 scale, have to do with what you want in a tax preparation method:
Always offers tax advice and assistance from the same person, who knows my situation
Is a licensed CPA or uses CPA's
Is a tax and financial partner
Doesn't require me to leave home
I can get a refund loan
What was the method you used to file your taxes last year?
Which of the following statements best describes when you plan to file your federal tax return for 2008?
You have already filed
You plan to file by April 15th
You plan to file for an extension
If you have not done so, how do you plan to prepare the federal taxes you will be filing?
A tax preparer at a national chain such as H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt, or Liberty Tax Service
Another tax accounting or CPA service
Yourself, either by hand, with software, or online
None of the above
If you have not yet filed your 2008 taxes, which of the following things do you still have to complete?
Meet with accountant in person
Speak with accountant by phone
Send accountant materials
Pick up forms to sign or file
Thank you for your time. A recruiter will contact all respondents that may be eligible for further consideration for this study.
Please No Calls
Probe Market Research
122 E. 42nd St. Suite 1004
New York, NY 10168
T: 212-922-9777
F: 212-504-8201
Free: 888-454-5417
www.probemarket.com
Greetings,
We have a series of upcoming $500/6 hour focus study interviews concerning tax preparation.
The study is taking place in 3 parts, to include an interview In Your Home, which means that the interviewer would come To Your Home to interview you. The remaining two segments of the interview may include accompanying you to the location that you have your taxes prepared, and sitting in on the appointment with you. You may also be asked to visit a second tax preparation location to discuss how the tow offices are similar or differ.
Parts of the interview would be audio and/or videotaped by the researchers for note-taking purposes (although not required for CPA/accountant sessions).
The studies are being conducted in the Seattle area from 3/29-4/1.
If interested in participation, please resond via email (sheila@probemarket.com) with the following information:
Complete name
Telephone number
Age
Occupation
Industry
City/town in which you live
Do you rent, or do you own your residence?
How would you describe your role in preparing your taxes?
I have sole responsibility
I am the primary decision maker, but someone else helps decide as well
I share the responsibility equally
I have some input
I am not really involved
On a scale of 1-5, with 1 meaning you "disagree completely", and 5 meaning you "agree completely", how do you rate each of the following statements?
I haven't really begun a serious savings program yet
The stock market is too risky for me
I am in a position to meet my long-term financial goals
I rely on one or more professinal financial advisors for advice
I feel a sense of accomplishment when I complete my taxes myself
It's important to me that I know how to complete my taxes myself
The next few questions, based on the same 1-5 scale, have to do with what you want in a tax preparation method:
Always offers tax advice and assistance from the same person, who knows my situation
Is a licensed CPA or uses CPA's
Is a tax and financial partner
Doesn't require me to leave home
I can get a refund loan
What was the method you used to file your taxes last year?
Which of the following statements best describes when you plan to file your federal tax return for 2008?
You have already filed
You plan to file by April 15th
You plan to file for an extension
If you have not done so, how do you plan to prepare the federal taxes you will be filing?
A tax preparer at a national chain such as H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt, or Liberty Tax Service
Another tax accounting or CPA service
Yourself, either by hand, with software, or online
None of the above
If you have not yet filed your 2008 taxes, which of the following things do you still have to complete?
Meet with accountant in person
Speak with accountant by phone
Send accountant materials
Pick up forms to sign or file
Thank you for your time. A recruiter will contact all respondents that may be eligible for further consideration for this study.
Please No Calls
Probe Market Research
122 E. 42nd St. Suite 1004
New York, NY 10168
T: 212-922-9777
F: 212-504-8201
Free: 888-454-5417
www.probemarket.com