diyers outpace pros in e-filing growth rate

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.

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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

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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irs in retreat from communities

disappearing brick-and-mortar offices undermine voluntary compliance, raising irs costs.

by rick telberg
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in case you haven’t noticed, the internal revenue service has been retreating from local communities.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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today it has outreach offices in only 33 states and the district of columbia. private sector tax preparers are about as close to the irs as most taxpayers can get.

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military personnel face new battles at home: the irs

tax professionals have a special duty to help. 

by rick telberg
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“thank you for your service” isn’t enough.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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active duty service members have plenty to worry about. in addition to the mres, ieds, and rpgs, there’s the irs. like all american workers, military personnel, including those in combat zones, have to pay taxes, but calculating what they owe can be as complicated as patrolling the streets of mosul. a good tax preparer might be able to help these 2.1 million active duty, reserve, and national guard, but it takes a little extra training.

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as new economy surges, irs falls further behind

 

irs caught unprepared for the tectonic shift in the income-tax landscape.

by rick telberg
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the gig economy is big and getting bigger. it’s service providers are making real money, but they’re often as lost as an uber driver with a dead phone.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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the gig economy, also known as the sharing economy, is that market of “collaborative consumption” typified by uber, lyft, airbnb, etsy, taskrabbit, and many others. such services are typically coordinated by a website that links customers with service providers, yielding a good deal all around: somebody gets a cut-rate service, and somebody gets the flexibility of part-time self-employment.

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is the irs winning the battle against identity theft?

it’s hard to tell.

by rick telberg
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the good news: identity theft is down.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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the bad news: there’s a lot of identity theft.

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half of e-filings go through tax pros

irs filing data for week ending march 2, 2018direct deposits down from their usual range.

by beth bellor
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with a full month of tax filings in the books, there aren’t any surprises.

more on tax season:  irs e-filing stats approaching 2017 levels | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | artificial intelligence gets a boost with tax reforms | tax pros keep gaining in 2018 | new tax law roils busy season 2018 | tax pros gain slight ground in e-filings | tax pros turning in only 39% of e-filings | beware the ez way out  | irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018 | underfunded irs swamped with problems
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by the end of week 5 on march 2, the irs had received 61.2 million individual income tax returns, up 0.1 percent from the same period last year. it had processed 59 million, down 0.1 percent.
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