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most tax season filing stats down

chart of irs filing statistics for week ending april 15, 2016
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pros still favored over self-preparation among e-filers.

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with only days left in the 2016 tax filing season, virtually every statistic remained down from last season.

more on filings: tax pros preparing 58 percent of e-filings | tax filing trends remain steady | refunds top $200 billion mark | tax filings, processing remain slower | pros lose ground in e-filing | tax questions up, filings down

as of april 15, the irs had received 124.62 million individual income tax returns, down 5.8 percent. it had processed 119.92 million, down 4.9 percent. the processing rate for 2016 stands at 96.2 percent.
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firms in the cloud fly higher

businessman relaxing in clouds in skyit allows you to focus on more important aspects.

…and then, in dreaming,
the clouds methought would open and show riches
ready to drop upon me…

– william shakespeare, the tempest

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ah, the cloud…whatever it is, wherever it is…apparently those fluffy isles in the foggy blue yonder are where small businesses, including accounting firms, can make a little more moolah.

more on the cloud: private clouds on the rise | the cloud isn’t risky. you are. | report: cloud users earn more than naysayers | 10 radical steps into the cloud | radical tenet #1: embrace the cloud | cloud computing can cost less | tech survey: email moves to the cloud | moving to the cloud? do these 6 things first

small american companies, defined as those with fewer than 50 employees, lead the world in usage of the cloud. for the first time, more than half – 51 percent – employ at least one software package that functions offsite, and another 29 percent use three or more cloud-based programs. that’s more than in france, germany and belgium. the only country coming close is the u.k., where 47 percent of surveyed companies are involved in cloud-based technology.
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tax pros preparing 58 percent of e-filings

chart of irs data for week ending april 8.
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more than 97 percent of individual filed returns have been processed.

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the tax season is groaning to a close and that is reflected in the slowing of most 2016 filing season statistics.

more on individual filings: tax filing trends remain steady | refunds top $200 billion mark | tax filings, processing remain slower | pros lose ground in e-filing | tax questions up, filings down

the irs had received 107.45 million individual income tax returns as of april 8, down 3 percent from the same period last year. it had processed 104.53 million returns, down 3.2 percent.
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management

problems you didn’t know you had

man's hand writing why?solve them by drilling down.

by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

since the days of aesop, people have been letting sleeping dogs lie. and let’s face it, nobody ever got bit that way. but if the dog’s the problem, there’s only one way to deal with it.

every firm (and every organization, person and machine) works at less than 100 percent efficiency. that’s why people can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound, rockets need more than a gallon of gas to get to the moon and your firm doesn’t have a dominant presence in all the capitals of the world.

so what’s preventing your firm from running at 100 percent efficiency and achieving exponentially astronomical growth? the answer isn’t simple. the answer is not, for example, “we don’t have enough clients.” but that’s a good place to start. start with that and ask “why don’t we have enough clients?”
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busy season management

accountants see economy improving… but mainly for themselves

accountants bullish on their firms. not so much on clients. and outright negative on the u.s. source: 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间
accountants bullish on their firms. not so much on clients. and outright negative on the u.s. source: 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

not so much for their clients. and they’re negative on the u.s.

by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

if anyone has their finger on the pulse of the american economy, it’s america’s cpas. they’re out there in the trenches of economic activity. they know what’s happening in their nook of the nation. they feel the optimism or pessimism of their clients, the people who make the economy work.

more on tax season for pro members:  tax season 2016: turning i.d. theft from a problem into an opportunity  |   accountants speak out on politics and the economy  | lessons learned from a bad busy season  |  3 ways to save time during busy season  |  most tax professionals call 2016 busy season much improved over last year | stress less this tax season  |  is tax season the new fraud season?  |  5 tax season motivation tips  |  recognize your tax season resources  |  tax season 2016: irs in crisis  |  eliminate tax season excuses  |  record pre-season hiring surge: ready for biggest tax season ever?  |  16 qualities of a good tax season client

and tax season is when cpas and tax preparers receive an influx of information on how their clients are doing. some of that information pops up in the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 2016 busy season survey. and the news is good… well, pretty good. well, mostly. read more →