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the biggest reason fraudsters run rings around the irs

irs chases the wrong returns, delaying refunds, wasting resources.

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let’s have a pity party! you’re invited.

let’s pity the internal revenue service for having to identify fraudulent tax returns and taxpayer identities.

more: the big free-file flop | the demise of schedule a? | refunds still up, but only by 0.7% | survey: busy season goes sour | tax refunds up 1.7% | lessons learned: how the federal shutdown hit busy season 2019 | tax refund fury roils busy season | taxpayer advocate slams congress over funding

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let’s pity the taxpayer whose tax return gets flagged as fraudulent—or her stolen identity that doesn’t.

and let’s pity the tax preparer stuck between the legitimate taxpayer and the fumbling, under-funded, well-intentioned bureaucracy of the irs. read more →

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the irs free-file flop

percentage of free file users by income demographics

fix it, or lose it.

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can you believe that 70 percent of all u.s. taxpayers could be using free file, yet only 2.5 percent actually are? did we mention “free?”

more busy season: protect your clients’ assets | the demise of schedule a? | tammy’s tale of tax season tardiness | how effective project management makes your life easier | survey: busy season goes sour | when clients cash out: four smart financial moves | lessons learned: how the federal shutdown hit busy season 2019 | the irs mess: taxpayer’s roadmap is a plumber’s nightmare | fixing the irs: tax professionals speak out | tax refund fury roils busy season

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the reasons are mostly a mystery, but we found five major problems and seven ways to improve the program. if all else fails, even it’s backers agree: give up.

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the demise of schedule a?

“if you charge by the form, schedule a’s are almost obsolete.”

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with the countdown clock running down toward april 15, many tax professionals’ early-season optimism is turning into frustration and anger, according to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer.

the latest readings from the tracking poll show:

only half as many professionals now predict “significant increases” in the number of clients, and who now expect a “significant decrease” has almost doubled.
the number of practitioners forecasting revenue gains has been cut in half.
the number expecting better profits than last year has been cut by a third.

what’s happening?

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survey: busy season goes sour

february confidence melts under the harsh realities of march.

february’s 36% positive ratings slide to only 30% in march, as negative ratings climb from 32% in february to 49% in march, even as the number expecting the same results as last year declined from 32% to 21% from one month to the next.

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remember those heady, sunny, optimistic days of january? despite the government shutdown, cpas and tax practitioners—more than a third of them, anyway—foresaw a productive and profitable busy season. they saw a swelling clientele and revenues to follow suit.

more on busy season: tax refunds up 1.7%| lessons learned: how the federal shutdown hit busy season 2019 | lessons learned: how the federal shutdown hit busy season 2019 | refunds rebound, up 1.3% from last year | tax refund fury roils busy season | tax pro efiling drops 12.5% after shutdown

but then, apparently, something happened. the tides turned. the season soured. suddenly, as february turns to march, the responses to the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer readings are tipping into pessimism. join the survey. get the results. read more →

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卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 ceo rick telberg joins 30 of the of the profession’s most influential.

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nearly 30 of the most influential thought leaders in the accounting profession, including 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 ceo rick telberg, are gathering in indianapolis march 11-13 for cpa practice advisor‘s 11th annual thought leader symposium.

the annual event includes round table discussions of technology and practice management trends and issues that accounting firms and professionals face today, as well as accounting, tax and business issues they and their clients will need to prepare for in the future.

in addition to telberg, cpa ttrendlines authors and expert contributors expected to attend include: read more →

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lessons learned: how the federal shutdown hit busy season 2019

broken system. broken trust. broken tax season.

selected irs inventories and levels of service pre-shutdown and post-shutdown

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the government shutdown of 2018-19 was a traumatic experience that cpas and tax preparers will remember, with a shudder, for years to come.

more on busy season: the irs mess: taxpayer’s roadmap is a plumber’s nightmare | fixing the irs: tax professionals speak out | refunds rebound, up 1.3% from last year | tax refund fury roils busy season | irs in crisis: tax professionals bear the brunt | the tax season funnies: worst video game ever | taxpayer advocate slams congress over funding | 1.6 million tax clients gone missing? | busy season: fear, hope & frustration | alternative minimum tax: what’s it like today? | clients’ top worry: going broke | the latest rules on charitable donations |

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it was the longest shutdown in history, and it hit precisely at crunch time for the tax cuts and jobs act and just as tax season was getting underway.

look at some of the stats from the taxpayer advocate service for service just before and just after (not during) the shutdown: read more →

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the irs mess: taxpayer’s roadmap is a plumber’s nightmare

fixing the irs: add your comments with the busy season barometer here.

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every year, the taxpayer advocate service, an independent agency within the internal revenue service, issues a report to congress on the 20 most serious problems taxpayers face in trying to fulfill their patriotic duty to fund their nation.

today’s bonus question: fixing the irs

more on busy season: fixing the irs: tax professionals speak out | refunds rebound, up 1.3% from last year | tax refund fury roils busy season | irs in crisis: tax professionals bear the brunt | the tax season funnies: worst video game ever | taxpayer advocate slams congress over funding | 1.6 million tax clients gone missing? | busy season: fear, hope & frustration | alternative minimum tax: what’s it like today? | clients’ top worry: going broke | the latest rules on charitable donations |

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taxpayer advocate nina e. olson, who just this year announced her retirement from the agency, notes that identifying the 20 problems that are most serious is not objectively possible or even desirable. sometimes, for example, the problems are the same as those of previous years, so the legislated mandate allows for subjective decisions about what to include. read more →

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fixing the irs: tax professionals speak out

what accountants are saying, in a word cloud

“all it takes is money.” sounds easy? except for the politics.

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wow! we asked for it, and we got it: an avalanche of advice on how to fix the irs.

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 has always received smart, candid, and often outspoken responses to our busy season survey— thousands of tax preparers from sea to shining sea telling us what’s happening in their offices.

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more on busy season: refunds rebound, up 1.3% from last year | tax refund fury roils busy season | irs in crisis: tax professionals bear the brunt | the tax season funnies: worst video game ever | taxpayer advocate slams congress over funding | 1.6 million tax clients gone missing? | busy season: fear, hope & frustration | alternative minimum tax: what’s it like today? | clients’ top worry: going broke | the latest rules on charitable donations | busy season: accountants worry for u.s. economy | tax shops bulk up for big busy season | busy season: the busiest ever? | more real-time busy season coverage here

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but this year, halfway through the season, we asked a loaded question: how would you fix the irs? the professionals in the trenches of tax prep know what the problems are and what to do about them. they also seemed a bit miffed (to put it mildly) that the solutions seem so obvious, yet the problems keep compounding. read more →

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irs in crisis: tax professionals bear the brunt

america’s tax and accounting practitioners are suffering the brunt of the shortcomings at the irs. but the profession may have some of the solutions.

that’s why we’re asking in today’s bonus question:
how would you fix the irs?
join the survey. get the results.

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national taxpayer advocate nina e. olson has issued to congress a scathing report on worsening dysfunction at the internal revenue service.

more on busy season 2019: the tax season funnies: worst video game ever | taxpayer advocate slams congress over funding | busy season: fear, hope & frustration | alternative minimum tax: what’s it like today? | clients’ top worry: going broke | the latest rules on charitable donations | accountants worry for u.s. economy | tax shops bulk up for big busy season | busy season: the busiest ever? | free to pro members: busy season 2019 trend report

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the annual report to congress, mandated by law, presents a lurid indictment of an essential government agency that “is stretched to its breaking point.” read more →

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taxpayer advocate slams congress over funding

“shortcuts’ have become the norm.”

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national taxpayer advocate nina e. olson has slammed congress hard in the taxpayer advocate service annual report 2017. after a series of irs budget cuts over the last several years, olson says she sees the daily consequences of reduced funding and the choices made by the agency in the face of funding constraints.

more: busy season: accountants worry for u.s. economy | tax shops bulk up for big busy season | busy season: the busiest ever? | survey: tax season launches with a whimper | 16 big questions for tax season | survey: tax accountants alarmed by tcja & shutdown

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“funding cuts have rendered the irs unable to provide acceptable levels of taxpayer service, unable to upgrade its technology…and unable to maintain compliance programs that both promote and protect taxpayer rights,” olson said in her preface to the annual report. “‘shortcuts’ have become the norm, and ‘shortcuts’ are incompatible with high-quality tax administration.”

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busy season: fear, hope & frustration

how's busy season so far? join the survey. get the results. — join the survey. get the results.

accountants face angry, confused clients.

next question: what to tell clients?
join the survey. get the answers.

by rick telberg
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america’s tax practitioners are in a swirl of fear, hope, and frustration as they recover from the irs shutdown, present their clients with the realities of the tax cut and jobs act, and scramble to deal with new regulations, unobtainable irs forms, obsolete software, and inevitable filing extensions.

more on busy season: accountants worry for u.s. economy | tax shops bulk up for big busy season | busy season: the busiest ever? | survey: tax season launches with a whimper 16 big questions for tax season | survey: tax accountants alarmed by tcja & shutdown | shutdown: what to tell tax clients during “the lapse” | beware the leeches and consultants | charitable giving under tcja | why padding tax deductions is a risky proposition | handling the delay in 199a regs | survey: clients rush for tcja answers|

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free to pro members: busy season 2019 trend report (log-in required)

the 2019 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer is forecasting a profitable year, but the higher revenues are coming with higher anxiety. read more →

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small business unfazed by uncertain economy

91% of business owners and recruitment professionals say the economy will influence hiring plans for 2019 — recession’s influence on hiring plans. (source: quickbooks payroll)

but 91% would cut back if faced with a recession.

small business employers have a relatively positive outlook on the economy and their ability to hire more people this year.

nevertheless, 91% say the economy will influence their hiring plans, according to new survey findings from quickbooks payroll. read more →

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clients’ top worry: going broke

survey shows healthcare costs and market volatility drive client fears.

of all the concerns impacting americans’ retirement today, running out of money, maintaining their lifestyle and rising healthcare expenses continue to top the list, according to a new survey of cpa financial planners.

more on client management: busy season: accountants worry for u.s. economy | tax season launches with a whimper | when to keep some plans to yourself | shutdown: what to tell tax clients during “the lapse” | how clients should gather their papers for taxes | staffers need to speak up with clients

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