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uhy, the top 100 cpa firm, says their own research shows the united states has one of the lowest tax burdens for both high and low earners among the g8 countries.
if tax season 2011 seems particularly hectic, you’re not alone.
roger russell at accounting today attributes the compressed tax season to a hold on e-filing schedule a returns and a later deadline for delivery of form 1099s.
overall, the irs processed 132.5 million individual returns through june 3, up 2.7% over last year. over 106 million were e-filed, a 12.3% increase, including 68 million by practitioners, up 12.1%.
“mandatory e-filing caused us to make significant changes in our internal process and be much more proactive in educating and communicating requirements to our clients,” jodi robinson, director at the kansas city, mo., office of cbiz mhm, tells accounting today.
a five-person start-up in downtown new york is adding a new wrinkle to accounting competition by creating a yelp! for tax and bookkeeping services.
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the big idea: rate accountants like restaurants and take a piece of the business when clients and accountants connect.
tax filers who paid an accountant or cpa to prepare their returns register the highest satisfaction with their method of preparation.
some 75 percent state that they were “very satisfied” in working with the accountant or cpa, according to a new survey.
practitioners close the books on a tough tax season.
granted, it wasn’t as bad as the months and years immediately following the financial crash of 2007. but the reviews are mixed.
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