survey: how firms handle backups
can you say “cloud”?
by randy johnston and brian tankersley
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
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tax pros retake market share from diyers
with a 10 point late-season surge.
by beth bellor
jon baron dissents: “it’s way too early to tell …”
tax pros race to the finish line
the tax season from hell enters its final stages.
by beth bellor
how are accountants handling this crazy tax season?
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survey: records management tops email challenges
phishing, spam, malware come next.
by randy johnston and brian tankersley
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
survey: how firms market cas offerings
flipped referrals, facebook groups, competitor reviews and more.
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client accounting services: the definitive success guide
survey: 78% use outside email servers
some still use free personal accounts.
by randy johnston and brian tankersley
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
pros surge ahead in tax prep
refunds are up overall, but down in direct deposit.
by beth bellor
are those diyers losing ground while the tax professionals gain it? why yes. that’s exactly the case.
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the pros pulled out of the red year-over-year and solidly hit the black – or green, according to our chart – by preparing 55.5 million electronic filings of individual income tax returns, 3.4 percent higher than the same week last year. factor in that 2021’s season started 18 days later, and there is some real reason to preen.
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tax pros handle 53% of e-filings
refunds larger overall, but down for direct deposit.
by beth bellor
women lag men in accounting jobs recovery
new records set in hourly earnings.
by beth bellor
across the tax and accounting industry, almost all the jobs relinquished by men in the coronavirus layoffs have been regained by men. the jobs given up by women, on the other hand, are still largely vacant.
more on jobs: comeback stalls as layoffs hit 1,500 in accounting | tax & accounting regains 3,800 jobs | accounting jobs recovery slows | tax & accounting firms rehire two-thirds of pre-covid workforce | tax & accounting firms rehire two-thirds of pre-covid workforce
overall, the tax, accounting, tax prep, payroll, and bookkeeping sectors employed 1.02 million full-time equivalents in march 2020, before 70,000 layoffs hit in april. so far, the industry has re-filled all but 17,600 positions.
survey: full recovery by year-end?
pandemic prompts innovation.
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tax pros hold their ground
in shorter season, professional e-filings are down only 5.6%.
by beth bellor
survey: 54% of it is outsourced
17% is diy. yikes.
by randy johnston and brian tankersley
the accounting firm operations and technology survey
pros tackle 49% of e-filed returns
refunds are down 19% in number and total amount.
by beth bellor
as in recent years, accountants are losing ground to diyers when it comes to individual income tax returns. the question is, do they care? or is this ground they’re all too ready to yield for more profitable pastures?
more: survey: tax season swings into the red | another tax season from hell? | pros process 44% of tax e-filings | tax professionals report tough slogging | busy season 2021 gets off to weak start
the irs had received 85 million returns as of march 26, down 6.2 percent in a season that started 18 days later than in 2020. it had processed 76 million, down 12.7 percent.
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