“all it takes is money.” sounds easy? except for the politics.
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wow! we asked for it, and we got it: an avalanche of advice on how to fix the irs.
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 has always received smart, candid, and often outspoken responses to our busy season survey— thousands of tax preparers from sea to shining sea telling us what’s happening in their offices.
but this year, halfway through the season, we asked a loaded question: how would you fix the irs? the professionals in the trenches of tax prep know what the problems are and what to do about them. they also seemed a bit miffed (to put it mildly) that the solutions seem so obvious, yet the problems keep compounding. read more →
is it a misleading positive because we’re just now seeing refunds that include the eitc and child tax credit? mmm, maybe. but after a gloomy first few weeks, we might be willing to take whatever good news we can get.
“we’re definitely off to a slower start this year.,” cpa and financial planner brian blanton in carmel, ind., tells the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer. “clients are behind in sending in tax information compared to last year.” read more →
^ tax filing data for the week ending feb. 8, 2019
opening days show accountants filed only 40% of irs intake. blame the shutdown.
by beth bellor 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间
the irs might have rushed into action as soon as the government shutdown ended, but it still is feeling the effects as all filing statistics remain on the downside two weeks in.
as of the week ending feb. 8 – the latest data available – the internal revenue service had received 28.8 million returns, down 6.9 percent from the same week in 2018. it had processed 27 million returns, down 10.2 percent, for a processing rate of 93.8 percent.
america’s tax practitioners are in a swirl of fear, hope, and frustration as they recover from the irs shutdown, present their clients with the realities of the tax cut and jobs act, and scramble to deal with new regulations, unobtainable irs forms, obsolete software, and inevitable filing extensions.
survey shows healthcare costs and market volatility drive client fears.
of all the concerns impacting americans’ retirement today, running out of money, maintaining their lifestyle and rising healthcare expenses continue to top the list, according to a new survey of cpa financial planners.