a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis of long-term tax season activity shows how tax professionals may be working harder and enjoying it less. we’ll let two charts speak for themselves.
– rick telberg
even as tax professionals have been increasing the number of e-filed tax returns…
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tax and accounting professionals of all shapes and sizes, ranging in size from the soloist to the regional leader, are reporting a filing season markedly more problematic than the year before, according to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer. the data for april, still coming in, shows majorities of firms in all class sizes reporting “somewhat worse” or “much worse” performance and results this year.
busy season barometer
the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer, now in it’s tenth year, is a real-time tracking poll of tax and accounting professionals’ sentiment, performance and results. as a reward for joining the survey panel, participants get early previews of top-line results and notifications.
in this report, we present the first wave of in-depth details, starting with a chart that shows the number of respondents reporting on busy season conditions.
those reporting a “worse” season include:
66% of solo practitioners
60% of firms with 2 to 10 professionals
70% of firms with 11 to 50 professionals
72% of firms with 50 to 100 professionals
53% of firms with more than 100 professionals
and:
we gather verbatim comments from the solo practitioners who reported a season “much worse” explaining their rating, and
we present their comments assembled into a word-cloud infographic that reveals at a glance the most oft-repeated issues and concerns.
for complete busy season coverage, click here. and stay tuned to 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 as we report on new developments in the data and analysis.
in this article, ed mendlowitz takes issue with worst tax season ever and suggests five strategies for continuous improvement year after year.
barry melancon, ceo of the aicpa, and tom hood, ceo of the maryland society of cpas, both said that they heard this was the worst tax season ever.
i don’t know if it was or wasn’t. for us it wasn’t that bad. this raises a thought. it’s supposed to get better – if not, then why do it, or why not make a serious effort to change what you are doing so it gets better? i am reminded by a remark by jack nicholson in “as good as it gets.” he said, “maybe this is as good as it gets!” i don’t buy that.
here are five things that should be done to make tax season (and the rest of your practice or any business) better. read more →
the nation’s tax accountants failed in the final days leading up to april 15th to close the gap commonly attributed to early-season delays and confusion, according to the latest data available.
but if the shortfall holds through coming weeks of data gathering, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 believes it could mark a significant and serious downturn in the future of the tax prep industry.
in this report:
tax professionals e-filed 63.3 million returns, down 0.4% from last year’s 69.6 million.
meanwhile, the number of do-it-yourself e-filers grew 4%, to 43.1 million, up from last year’s 41.3 million.
complete statistics onindividual income tax returns, filings and filing rates, week by week, in year-to-year percentage change
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new data obtained by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 shows that 84 percent of small-business owners are now paying an independent tax practitioner or accountant to handle their taxes.
in addition, an increasing number of small business taxpayers appear to be taking advantage of sec.179 expensing and bonus depreciation.
the new report available from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 includes information on:
the number of small business owners who use an outside tax or accounting service
how many hours per week a small business spends on payroll tax administration
this is our favorite “away message” so far in this post-tax season period: tax season’s over! my face it has a big smile. and so it’s off to the shore, 1040s no more, at least for a while. – 40-year … continued
those who know ed mendlowitz, author of the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 tax season opportunity guide, know that he doesn’t like extensions. however, there are valid reasons for extensions.
ed grudgingly admits to 12:
you did not receive k-1s or 1099s or other documents with information that you need to report.
you did not receive letters confirming charitable contributions that are required to be in your possession by the due date of your tax return.
there is pending litigation and reporting certain transactions might prejudice your position, or you are awaiting resolution that might cause or affect an adjustment or estimate made for last year. read more →
with tax season 2013 finally (gratefully) at an end, the latest soundings from the field show conditions continuing to deteriorate into the final hours, according to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer.
in this report:
practitioners’ top five problems during the season (chart)
practitioners rate tax season from “better” than last year to “worse” (chart)
reports and analysis from practitioners around the nation, including florida, illinois, michigan, maryland, and pennsylvania.