twelve years and out: seasoned accountants join the exodus
no longer a problem confined to just new talent or middle managers.
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main street accountants see turbulence ahead for small business
the avalara accountants confidence report points to difficulties.
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nearly 50 percent of accountants surveyed believe the outlook for over 80,000 small business clients they represent will turn sour over the next 1
2 to 18 months, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 study conducted with avalara, the sales tax automation provider.
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fielded during the 2024 tax season, the survey shows accounting professionals flashing warning signs around key business issues, leading with clients’ abilities to hire and retain employees, manage costs and price increases, and keep up with technology changes ushered in by artificial intelligence. read more →
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payroll leads job gains in tax & accounting sector
everyone is earning more this month, and most downs are slight.
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the tax and accounting profession is not a bad place for job seekers, it seems. a new analysis by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 shows a lot of up notes, including some in the double digits.
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new highs are coming in:
- the accounting profession overall
- staff earnings
- payroll staff
- payroll staff earnings
- women overall and in cpa firms
tax pros close season handling 53% of e-filings
the mark has been steady for three years now.
by beth bellor
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april 15 has come and gone. finally, tax season is over!
hahaha! sure, it’s true for the 140 million+ represented on the returns filed so far, but it doesn’t speak to their neighbors who aren’t quite there yet. you know, the ones you filed extensions for.
more: tax refunds up about 4% | tax pros own 53% of e-filings | tax stats still playing catchup | tax pros take the edge in e-filings | tax pros gain ground, and diyers maintain lead | tax pros handle 46.4% of e-filing | tax refunds, tax pro market share trending up | refunds up as tax pros tackle 41.5% of e-filings | tax pros handle 37.7% of e-filings | tax pros file 33% of early returns
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still, it’s a national touchpoint, so let’s take a peek at the data the irs just released for april 19, just after the deadline.
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let interns fix the staffing shortage?
critical demand for data analytics, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence skills.
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internships could play a pivotal role in addressing the talent needs of the profession, according to a new study.
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with 74 percent of internships designed to lead to permanent employment, these programs are not just supplemental but foundational to preparing students for professional roles.
still, only 28 percent of college programs make internships integral to the curriculum. read more →
tax refunds up about 4%
visits to irs.gov top half a billion.
by beth bellor
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the tax season has overcome its later start, with all the irs’ weekly markers surpassing 2023 figures except for the total numbers of refunds and direct deposit refunds.
more: tax pros own 53% of e-filings | tax stats still playing catchup | tax pros take the edge in e-filings | tax pros gain ground, and diyers maintain lead | tax pros handle 46.4% of e-filing | tax refunds, tax pro market share trending up | refunds up as tax pros tackle 41.5% of e-filings | tax pros handle 37.7% of e-filings | tax pros file 33% of early returns
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as of april 12, the latest data available, the agency had received 119.6 million individual income tax returns, up 1.9 percent from the same period one year ago. it had processed 118.1 million returns, up 1.7 percent.
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tax refund numbers down, amounts up
tax pros handled 54% of e-filings.
by beth bellor
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more than 100,000 individual income tax returns have flowed in and out of the internal revenue service, and for the most part, we’re slightly ahead of the 2023 season.
more: tax pros own 53% of e-filings | tax stats still playing catchup | tax pros take the edge in e-filings | tax pros gain ground, and diyers maintain lead | tax pros handle 46.4% of e-filing | tax refunds, tax pro market share trending up | refunds up as tax pros tackle 41.5% of e-filings | tax pros handle 37.7% of e-filings | tax pros file 33% of early returns
with 10 days before deadline – as of april 5, the latest data available – the irs received 101.9 million returns, up 0.5 percent from the same period the previous tax season. it processed 100.1 million returns, down 0.3 percent.
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tax pros own 53% of e-filings
most stats are on the plus side now.
by beth bellor
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with just over two weeks before the nation’s major tax deadline, most statistics are landing on the positive side … finally.
more: tax stats still playing catchup | tax pros take the edge in e-filings | tax pros gain ground, and diyers maintain lead | tax pros handle 46.4% of e-filing | tax refunds, tax pro market share trending up | refunds up as tax pros tackle 41.5% of e-filings | tax pros handle 37.7% of e-filings | tax pros file 33% of early returns
the irs has received 90.3 million individual income tax returns as of march 29, the latest data available, up 0.2 percent from the same period in 2023. it has processed 88.8 million returns, down 1 percent.
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tax stats still playing catchup
refund numbers are down but amounts are up.
by beth bellor
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the end is in sight. documents are signed, buttons are pushed and tax returns are filed. the pile is growing smaller.
if you want optimism, don’t look at the latest internal revenue statistics. with the 2023 filing season opening jan. 23 and the 2024 season kicking off jan. 29, every week of 2024 reporting has seven fewer days of data than the corresponding period the previous year.
more: tax pros take the edge in e-filings | tax pros handle 46.4% of e-filing | tax refunds, tax pro market share trending up | refunds up as tax pros tackle 41.5% of e-filings | tax pros handle 37.7% of e-filings | tax pros file 33% of early returns
as of the latest report, for march 22, the irs had received 80.5 million individual income tax returns and processed 79.2 million returns, down 0.3 percent and 1.4 percent respectively from last year. the impact on your firm? dare we say, none?
perhaps you’ve been the beneficiary of another stat, though … the one showing tax professionals gaining ever more ground on the self-preparers.
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tax pros take the edge in e-filings
refunds up 5+ percent.
by beth bellor
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the machine that is the internal revenue service keeps clicking along. as of march 15, the irs had received 71.6 million individual income tax returns, down 0.4 percent from the same period in 2023, and had processed 70.6 million, down 1.2 percent.
more: tax pros handle 46.4% of e-filing | tax refunds, tax pro market share trending up | refunds up as tax pros tackle 41.5% of e-filings | tax pros handle 37.7% of e-filings | tax pros file 33% of early returns
e-filings
electronic filings totaled 69.5 million, down 0.3 percent.
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tax pros gain ground, and diyers maintain lead
refunds are up over 4 percent.
by beth bellor
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with about a month left in the 2024 tax season, the individual income tax returns keep pouring in, and the internal revenue service keeps grinding them out.
the irs had received 62.8 million returns, down 1.1 percent from the previous year, as of march 8, the latest data available. it had processed 61.9 million returns, down 2.1 percent.
more: tax pros handle 46.4% of e-filing | tax refunds, tax pro market share trending up | refunds up as tax pros tackle 41.5% of e-filings | tax pros handle 37.7% of e-filings | tax pros file 33% of early returns
e-filings
electronic filings totaled 61.2 million, down 0.9 percent.
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tax & accounting profession keeps growing
more workers, with some making quite a bit more money.
by beth bellor
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winter doldrums didn’t seem to affect the tax and accounting profession, which saw several sectors hit new hiring highs in february.
elsewhere in the nation, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 275,000 in february, nudging the unemployment rate up to 3.9 percent. professional and business services saw little change for the month.
more: accounting hiring hits another high | staff wages hit record high | despite staffing crunch, firms freeze pay raises | tax & accounting firms grow for 9th straight month | tax & accounting profession grows, but wages don’t | tax and accounting pay advancing at 5.9% pace | accounting jobs up 4% for year
overall accounting profession employment at a record 1,163,600 was up 1,000 or 0.1 percent for the month and 29,600 or 2.6 percent for the year. employees averaged 35.9 hours per week, down 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the month but up 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the year. their earnings hit a new high of $41.41, up 21 cents or 0.5 percent for the month and 34 cents or 0.8 percent for the year.
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