accounting industry extends 5% growth into busy season

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a great time to be an accountant.

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have we mentioned it’s a great time to be an accountant?

we have, of course. but the good news shows no signs of slowing. according to 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 sources, increases of 5 percent or more were seen in

  • overall staff employment;
  • cpa firms, both overall and staff;
  • payroll, both overall and staff;
  • women overall, at cpa firms and in payroll;
  • and tax preparation, which skipped into double digits.

payroll staff saw the steepest decline, in hourly wages.  the new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 careers and hiring outlook survey results come amid a tax season, which by most measures, is much improved over last years.

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here 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 reports on:

  • current hiring trends in each of the cpa, tax, payroll and bookkeeping segments of the industry;
  • average hourly wages for key segments;
  • average hours worked per week;
  • and trends concerning women in the accounting workforce.

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pros handle 52% of e-filings

irs website remains popular.

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self-preparers continue to gain ground on tax pros in e-filing, according to new data from the irs.

related: pros lose ground in e-filing | tax questions up, filings down

e-filing receipts overall are up 0.5 percent, to 62.63 million. but while tax pro filings are down 2.5 percent, to 32.6 million, self-preparers are up 3.9 percent, to 30.04 million. the professionals are holding on to 52 percent of the total to date in 2016.
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busy season 2016: more clients, fewer problems

mostly better than last year. here’s why…

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last year’s busy season may go down in the annals of accountancy as one of the worst ever. and let’s hope that’s as bad as it ever gets. remember? the rollout of the affordable care act, the revamped irs forms coming out in february, a widespread need for new software, people getting sick, and then it snowed, and then it snowed some more.

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more on tax season for pro members:  problem clients causing big trouble  |  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  |  8 ways to delight tax season clients  |  small tax season leaks can cause great damage  |  5 ways thorough beats sloppy in tax season  |  tax season management: multi-tasking is a myth  |  digital workflow systems make tax season easier  |  why cpas need to worry about cyber crime (especially in tax season)

this year is looking a lot better, according to early responses to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season survey.

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busy season 2016: irs user fees may boost preparers

paper currency falling out of a person's handplus 5 ways this will increase noncompliance.

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great news! the internal revenue service is planning to raise its user fees! taxpayers may soon have an unprecedented opportunity to not only pay their taxes but pay more for the ability to pay those taxes.

related: the future as the irs sees it | get set for refund delays at irs

actually, taxpayers might not be so happy about that, but it could be good news for tax preparers.
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pros lose ground in e-filing

businessman holding a printed red "down" arrowrefunds are up a smidgen, while website visits soar.

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are more e-filers switching to self-preparation, and if so, why?

the “why” unfortunately isn’t told in the data, but the most recent tax filing statistics available show that e-filings by professionals are down 3.6 percent from the same week in 2015, while self-preparation is up 3.8 percent.

related: tax questions up, filings down

e-filing receipts as a whole were flat at 55 million, with 27.7 million coming from tax professionals and 27.37 self-prepared. sure the pros’ number is larger, but we like to look at trends here, and this one causes concern. not to mention that larger number is by a hair’s width of a margin, as pros are handling 50.3 percent of e-filings.
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