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accounting wages set new record

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even as staffing growth hits the skids.

by beth bellor
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employment growth in the accounting profession is flattening in many segments, and downright sliding from last year among staffers and in tax prep offices.

more on jobs: accounting salaries hit new highs | tax prep services slash 10,000 jobs as busy season begins | all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season | the myth of the staff shortage | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms
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at the same time, hourly earnings are hitting new highs in several spots.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analyzes:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the profession,
  • average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • average hours worked per week by segment and
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.

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busy season 2018: how good can it get?

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more work, more clients, more fees, more profits. so who’s complaining?

by rick telberg
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despite beginning in chaos and uncertainty with the biggest tax-law change in three decades, busy season 2018 may go down as a banner year in the books for the tax profession – one of the best ever, according to the annual 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer.

scroggs

kathy j. scroggs, of scroggs & associates in montecito, calif., says, “my team is working like a well-tuned grand piano.”

almost half of all cpas report a busy season better than last year, with more work and higher profits. additionally, two-thirds cite gains in revenue and in the number of clients.

one tax practitioner, reporting a “much better year,” is riding a wave of shifting clientele. “i’m having more people coming in to prepare and use e-file, more than last year,” he tells 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间, “especially new business owners opening llcs.”

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diyers outpace pros in e-filing growth rate

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chart of irs filing data for week ending april 6, 2018refunds remained down in number and total amount.

by beth bellor
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with 11 days left in the busy season, the pros were struggling to keep their share of e-filings.

more on tax season: pros filing 55% of e-returns | percentages don’t tell whole irs filing story | tax pros keep edge in e-filings | david bergstein on tax season | 10-step sec. 199a deduction checklist for tax practitioners | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs
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as of april 6, the latest data available, the irs had received 103.8 million individual income tax returns, up 0.1 percent from the same period the previous year. it had processed 101.1 million of them, also up 0.1 percent.
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percentages don’t tell whole irs filing story

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chart of irs filing data for the week ending march 23, 2018tax pros slightly behind last year’s pace, but still hold the edge in sheer numbers.

by beth bellor
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by many measures, this tax season is slightly ahead of 2017’s pace.

more on tax season: professionals losing the battle on e-filings to diyers | survey: new tax law roils busy season | david bergstein on tax season | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | new tax law roils busy season 2018 | beware the ez way out  | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits
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the irs had received 85.7 million individual income tax returns by the week ending march 23, the latest data available. that’s up 0.5 percent from the same period last year.
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