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.
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