pro member exclusive: hiring and pay trends in tax & accounting

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 finds the industry adding 12,200 new full-time permanent jobs from a year ago, hitting the 8th new consecutive monthly high.

by beth bellor

another 12,200 ftes in the accounting profession? numbers edging up over most of the board? thanks for the holiday present!

more on jobs: the myth of the staff shortage | what’s the profession going to do with 79,000 new accounting graduates? | accounting profession shows steady growth | tax & accounting salaries increase 2.8% | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 finds the industry’s total full-time workforce is expanding at an annualized 1.2% rate as wages advance 3.4%. but there are some notable exceptions.

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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tax & accounting wages up 4%

and, hours worked? down all over.

by beth bellor

the accounting profession continues to make year-over-year gains, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research. hourly earnings are growing more than 4 percent, and the number employed is up in all segments – except tax prep, which is down 8.9 percent… for now.

more on jobs: the myth of the staff shortage | what’s the profession going to do with 79,000 new accounting graduates? | accounting profession shows steady growth | tax & accounting salaries increase 2.8% | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

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

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accounting profession shows steady growth

bonus: our statistical snapshot.

by beth bellor

hiring in the accounting profession no longer racks up double-digit increases, but there’s growth in more areas than not.

more on jobs:

true diversity: the next frontier for the accounting industry | wages up, headcounts down at tax & accounting firms | accounting employment creeps back up | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown | cpa firms post 5% growth rate

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wages up, headcounts down at tax & accounting firms

are these the signs of a business model makeover?

by beth bellor

the tax and accounting industry is marking its 15th consecutive month of jobs growth, led by cpa firms and payroll services, according to the new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research study on jobs trends. the new analysis shows wage increases coming even as the pace of hiring is weakening and hours worked hits a four-year low.

more on jobs: tax & accounting salaries increase 2.8% | accounting profession growing, but slowly | accounting employment creeps back up | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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tax & accounting salaries increase 2.8%

payroll: still volatile.

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by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

accounting firms head into summer as they have for much of the year, with growth that is encouraging but not at the record-setting pace of 2016.

more on jobs: accounting profession growing, but slowly | accounting employment creeps back up | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown | global tax talent shortage mounting into ‘perfect storm’ | accountants without borders: tight talent pool drives salary increases nationwide | cpa firms post 5% growth rate | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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accounting profession growing, but slowly

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more employees are working fewer hours. but not in payroll.

who’s hiring. who’s not. and why.
join the survey. get the answers.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

with cpa firms expanding an annualized rate of 2 percent, the tax and accounting profession may be growing, but in fits and starts rather than leaps.

more on jobs: accounting employment creeps back up | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown | global tax talent shortage mounting into ‘perfect storm’ | accountants without borders: tight talent pool drives salary increases nationwide | cpa firms post 5% growth rate | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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high points – and by “high” we just mean increases of 3.5 percent or more, so not stunning – include staff and women at cpa firms, as well as overall tax preparation services and payroll services employment, all year-over-year increases.

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

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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refunds up, filings down at end of tax season 2017

irs filing season data for week ending april 21, 2017
irs filing season data for week ending april 21, 2017

 

pros keep the edge in e-filings and some people just won’t give up paper.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

a season of down notes for individual income tax returns ended the same way.

more tax season data: with 4 days left, tax stats were still down | refunds edge up as tax season winds down  | tax refunds catching up to last year | tax professionals accelerate filing pace as busy season heads for the home stretch | individual tax filings still lag behind 2016 | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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data for the week ending april 21, the week in which the filing deadline fell, was just released and it paints the same picture we’ve seen since january: overall returns and e-filings down, with refunds the only scant positives.
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accounting employment creeps back up

the pattern is there’s no pattern.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

the wild swings of 2016 are behind us, as employment and compensation figures fluctuate but within mellow ranges, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis.

more on jobs: where the jobs are (and what you need to get them) | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown | cpa firms post 5% growth rate | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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high points year over year were tax prep at 3.6 percent, payroll at 4.3 percent, and women in payroll at 5.3 percent.
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with 4 days left, tax stats were still down

chart of irs filing data for week ending april 14, 2017
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pros move ahead in e-filings.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

with only days left to go in the 2017 tax season, the internal revenue service still was seeing most statistics land below 2016 levels.

more tax season data: refunds edge up as tax season winds down  | tax refunds catching up to last year | tax professionals accelerate filing pace as busy season heads for the home stretch | individual tax filings still lag behind 2016 | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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according to data from the week ending april 14, the latest available, the only figures on the positive side remained total refunds and average refund per taxpayer.
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refunds edge up as tax season winds down

irs filing statistics for week ending april 7, 2017

pros hold on to 57% of e-filings.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

the nationwide refund pool crept into positive territory, joining average refunds as the only statistics on the plus side.

more tax season data: tax refunds catching up to last year | tax professionals accelerate filing pace as busy season heads for the home stretch | individual tax filings still lag behind 2016 | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely
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the data are for the week ending april 7, the latest available.
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tax refunds catching up to last year

chart of of tax return data through march 31, 2017pros gain more ground in e-filings.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

as tax season enters its final weeks, refunds remain the only positive figure on the chart.

more tax season data: tax professionals accelerate filing pace as busy season heads for the home stretch | individual tax filings still lag behind 2016 | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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however, the total amount refunded is within 1 percent of where it stood last year at this time.
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tax professionals accelerate filing pace as busy season heads for the home stretch

chart of irs tax filing data through march 24, 2017

still: everything down but refunds.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

with busy season entering the last lap, tax professionals are only now starting to catch up with last year’s pace.

more tax season data: individual tax filings still lag behind 2016 | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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the latest count from the irs shows 43.4 million returns e-filed by professionals, down about 6 percent from the same year-ago period. but that’s an improvement from the previous report, which showed tax professionals trailing the year-ago pace by 7 percent.

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individual tax filings still lag behind 2016

chart of irs data for week ending march 17, 2017
data for week ending march 17, 2017

more e-filings handled by pros, but not by a large margin.

by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

how much difference can four days make? or are there other issues?

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most 1040 data remains on a downturn from 2016, with only refund amounts edging barely into positive territory.
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