{"id":110263,"date":"2023-04-12t11:57:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-12t15:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=110263"},"modified":"2024-08-07t23:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08t03:09:25","slug":"have-no-fear-april-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2023\/04\/12\/have-no-fear-april-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"have no fear, april is here"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>most early fears were unfounded. but not all of them.<\/strong><\/p>\n by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research<\/em><\/p>\n the 2023 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy barometer has detected a clear sign that this year\u2019s tax season is working out better than expected \u2026 or should we say better than feared?<\/p>\n more: <\/b>survey: busy season looking good<\/a> | on business outlook, cpas are confident \u2026 and concerned<\/a> | tax pros offer advice for small businesses<\/a> | busy season barometer finds many cpas in transition<\/a> | more cpas see worsening economy<\/a> | has early tax season optimism peaked?<\/a> | marchternity: just say \u2018no\u2019<\/a> | marchternity: the solution is community<\/a> | how bullish are you this tax season?<\/a> | accountants\u2019 top problems for tax season 2023<\/a> | tax season 2023: better or worse?<\/a> comparing the barometer\u2019s early results with those near the end of the season, we see that the fears of many practitioners were unwarranted. the fears of february are quite different from the experiences of march. clients and staff<\/strong><\/p>\n the chief concern in february was irs operations, which was scaring 53 percent of respondents. but after two months of experience, only 40 percent were still worried about it. apparently the irs has been doing something right \u2026 or at least better.<\/p>\n but time did not heal all fears.<\/p>\n the second worst concern was clients late or unprepared, a perennial problem. no wonder almost half \u2013 49 percent \u2013 expected it to happen again. and sure enough, it has. with most of the season behind them, 49 percent continue to say it\u2019s a problem.<\/p>\n also at a statistical tie over time is concern with that bag of perpetual problems \u2013 technology and software, steady at 25 percent.<\/p>\n better than feared<\/strong><\/p>\n but in most other categories of concern, things are turning out better than feared.<\/p>\n most other categories were pretty low to start with and stayed low as the season progressed.<\/p>\n one worsening<\/strong><\/p>\n but one serious problem got worse: yes, staffing.<\/p>\n but the worsening wasn\u2019t all that bad, percentagewise, rising from 42 to 48 percent.<\/p>\n respondent comments explained how the staff situation went from bad to worse.<\/p>\n \u201clarge hiring push in december but lost the majority of new hires during busy season,\u201d says james chakires, of greater-chicago\u2019s apex cpas. \u201cthe labor force is very difficult to keep. we have to change our hiring strategy. it is a brutal labor force.\u201d<\/p>\n tim gehring, of gehring & farrwood, has had a similar experience.<\/p>\n \u201cwe’re nearing a point where time and efficiency are running thin, forcing us to add people in order to grow,\u201d he says, \u201cand more people tends to bring more problems. growing pains or hiring and firing as we try to find the right people.\u201d<\/p>\n all in all, it seems that a lot of the stress we saw coming into the season has proven to be unfounded. the only thing to fear was fear itself \u2026 that and lack of staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nthe question in the survey was \u201cwhat are your chief concerns?\u201d and in almost every category of concern, the numbers dropped between late winter and early spring.<\/p>\n\n