{"id":10982,"date":"2011-02-01t16:22:38","date_gmt":"2011-02-01t20:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=10982"},"modified":"2015-10-23t03:22:10","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23t07:22:10","slug":"new-irs-ptin-rules-could-force-big-shake-out-in-tax-prep-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2011\/02\/01\/new-irs-ptin-rules-could-force-big-shake-out-in-tax-prep-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"new irs requirements could force big shake-out in tax prep industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

wall street: mom-and-pop tax shops in peril.<\/strong><\/p>\n

john hewitt, the founder of jackson hewitt and now ceo of liberty tax, expects a huge shakeout because of the new irs requirement for paid tax-return preparers to register with the government<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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market share for the two largest tax chains, h&r block and jackson hewitt, has eroded by about 9% in the past four years as do-it-yourself online tax software gained ground. turbotax, for example, grew by about 121%. but the new irs ptin rules may slow the decline by forcing out mom-and-pop paid preparers, according to wall street analysts. read more →<\/a><\/p>\n