the internal revenue service recognizes that it cannot achieve effective tax administration alone, that it must include a broad ecosystem of stakeholders.
the avalara accountants confidence report points to difficulties ahead for small businesses to access capital, increase profits, raise revenues, hire new employees, and control costs.
looking ahead 12-18 months, accountants expect increasingly acute hardships, led by problems in accessing fresh capital, hiring, and managing labor costs. but new technology and automation could help cushion the pain for some.click to download (pdf 19 pages)
avalara, inc., a leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes, released a new survey of over 500 main street accountants representing more than 100,000 small businesses.
survey responses revealed that looming economic headwinds could create challenges for small businesses in the next 12–18 months. the survey, conducted during the 2023 tax season, shows that accountants believe small businesses will face challenges in accessing fresh capital, increasing profits, managing payroll costs, weathering supply chain difficulties, and hiring new staff.
the 2023 avalara accountants confidence report, produced in conjunction with 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间, queried trusted advisors with clear insights into the financial health of small business clients. the report measures accountants’ attitudes and outlook on a variety of pressing issues, leading with sentiment on the health of small business clients, and providing a read on the national economy and the state of smaller accounting practices. accountants were surveyed as they combed through business clients’ financials and prepared their tax returns.
americans are used to paying for things online, over the phone, through bank transfers, with automatic renewals, with credit cards, digital wallets and checks in the mail, not to mention a variety of specialized banks, such as paypal and venmo, and even good ol’-fashioned cash.
to the frustration of millions of american taxpayers, the internal revenue service, until recently, has accepted payments only with 19th-century technology. read more →
a lot of the backlog at the internal revenue service is because of simple errors that compound their own complications. arithmetic boo-boos too easily snowball into backlogs, bankruptcies and court cases.
funded with $80 billion in new appropriations, the irs has laid out detailed plans for overhauling the service with better customer service, more online options and a modernized information technology system.
it’s an ambitious – and necessary and long overdue – plan. can the irs pull it off?
we’ll know they can do it if they manage to hit the milestones they’ve set for the next few years. if they do, the united states may be on the road to a just and user-friendly system of tax collection. read more →
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