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accounting hiring stalls; salaries hit new highs

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even as firms trim payrolls, especially in tax prep.

by beth bellor
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after heady gains, the accounting profession is doing some backsliding. how worried should we be?

more on jobs: 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 | wages up, headcounts down at tax & accounting firms
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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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half of e-filings go through tax pros

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irs filing data for week ending march 2, 2018direct deposits down from their usual range.

by beth bellor
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with a full month of tax filings in the books, there aren’t any surprises.

more on tax season:  irs e-filing stats approaching 2017 levels | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | artificial intelligence gets a boost with tax reforms | tax pros keep gaining in 2018 | new tax law roils busy season 2018 | tax pros gain slight ground in e-filings | tax pros turning in only 39% of e-filings | beware the ez way out  | irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018 | underfunded irs swamped with problems
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by the end of week 5 on march 2, the irs had received 61.2 million individual income tax returns, up 0.1 percent from the same period last year. it had processed 59 million, down 0.1 percent.
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irs e-filing stats approaching 2017 levels

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chart of irs filing data for the week ended feb. 23, 2018tax pros continue to increase their share of the market.

by beth bellor
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taxpayers are keeping the irs hopping.

more on tax season:  tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | artificial intelligence gets a boost with tax reforms | new tax law roils busy season 2018 | beware the ez way out  | irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals
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even with six fewer days so far, the number of individual income tax returns filed in 2018 had nearly met 2017 levels by the end of week 4.
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don’t be cheap or lazy with client communications

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by hank berkowitz
wealth management

as the old saying goes, “you only get one chance to make a first impression.” by the same token, you only get one chance to leave a lasting impression. at a time when four out of five high-net-worth individuals are considering leaving their advisors at any given time, can you afford to take a chance with your hard-won clients?

more: the most effective channels for advisors, personal financial planning, client service opportunities, growth & marketing

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