e-filing

1.6 million tax clients gone missing?

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chart of tax filing data for the week ending feb. 8, 2019
^ tax filing data for the week ending feb. 8, 2019

opening days show accountants filed only 40% of irs intake. blame the shutdown.

by beth bellor
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the irs might have rushed into action as soon as the government shutdown ended, but it still is feeling the effects as all filing statistics remain on the downside two weeks in.

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as of the week ending feb. 8 – the latest data available – the internal revenue service had received 28.8 million returns, down 6.9 percent from the same week in 2018. it had processed 27 million returns, down 10.2 percent, for a processing rate of 93.8 percent.

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tax pro e-filing market share drops to 57%

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chart of e-filings by tax pros 2010-2018self-preparers make gains, but there are still new clients to be had.

by beth bellor
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the 2018 busy season ended and tax pros lost a little bit more market share, following a trend that has continued nearly from the beginning of weekly irs reports.

more on tax season: busy season 2018: how good can it get? | irs in retreat from communities | survey: new tax law roils busy season

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as of april 20, the most recent week of reporting, e-filings of individual income tax returns totaled 124.5 million, up 1.9 percent. tax professionals handled 71 million of those, down 0.8 percent. self-preparers filed 53.5 million, up 3.4 percent.
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tax pros e-file 63 million returns through april 13

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chart of irs filing dataaverage refunds remain positive even as totals are in the red.

by beth bellor
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with less than a week to go, tax processing slowed slightly.

more on tax season: diyers outpace pros in e-filing growth rate | pros filing 55% of e-returns | irs in retreat from communities | survey: new tax law roils busy season | david bergstein on tax season | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | artificial intelligence gets a boost with tax reforms
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the irs had received 118.6 million individual income tax returns as of april 13, the latest data available. that’s up 0.1 percent from the same week in 2017. it had processed 114.8 million of those, down 0.2 percent.
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diyers outpace pros in e-filing growth rate

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chart of irs filing data for week ending april 6, 2018refunds remained down in number and total amount.

by beth bellor
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with 11 days left in the busy season, the pros were struggling to keep their share of e-filings.

more on tax season: pros filing 55% of e-returns | percentages don’t tell whole irs filing story | tax pros keep edge in e-filings | david bergstein on tax season | 10-step sec. 199a deduction checklist for tax practitioners | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs
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as of april 6, the latest data available, the irs had received 103.8 million individual income tax returns, up 0.1 percent from the same period the previous year. it had processed 101.1 million of them, also up 0.1 percent.
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percentages don’t tell whole irs filing story

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chart of irs filing data for the week ending march 23, 2018tax pros slightly behind last year’s pace, but still hold the edge in sheer numbers.

by beth bellor
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by many measures, this tax season is slightly ahead of 2017’s pace.

more on tax season: professionals losing the battle on e-filings to diyers | survey: new tax law roils busy season | david bergstein on tax season | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | new tax law roils busy season 2018 | beware the ez way out  | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits
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the irs had received 85.7 million individual income tax returns by the week ending march 23, the latest data available. that’s up 0.5 percent from the same period last year.
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tax pros keep edge in e-filings

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chart of irs filing statistics for the week ending march 9, 2018the irs server load shows no signs of easing.

by beth bellor
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cpas are marking the days until the end of busy season and over on the receiving side, the wheels keep turning.

more on tax season:  half of e-filings go through tax pros | david bergstein on tax season | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | new tax law roils busy season 2018 | beware the ez way out | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | underfunded irs swamped with problems

as of march 9, the latest data available, the irs had received 69.5 million individual income tax returns, up 0.1 percent from the same period in 2017. it had processed 67.2 million returns, down 0.2 percent.

the processing rate for returns was 96.7 percent.

e-filings totaled 65.3 million, up 0.5 percent. tax professionals filed 33.5 million of those, up 1.8 percent, and 31.8 million were self-prepared, up 3 percent. read more →