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\"chart<\/a>the irs server load shows no signs of easing.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

by beth bellor<\/i>
\n卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间<\/i><\/p>\n

cpas are marking the days until the end of busy season and over on the receiving side, the wheels keep turning.<\/p>\n

more on tax season: \u00a0<\/b>half of e-filings go through tax pros<\/a> | david bergstein on tax season<\/a> | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs<\/a> | new tax law roils busy season 2018<\/a> | beware the ez way out <\/a>| when clients face \u2018unreal\u2019 irs audits<\/a> | underfunded irs swamped with problems<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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.<\/p>\n

the processing rate for returns was 96.7 percent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

tax pros handled 51.3 percent of e-filings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

with the irs ever less available by phone, visits to its website have soared 24.3 percent, to 267.1 million.<\/p>\n

there have been 55.3 million refunds issued, down 1.6 percent. the total amount, $166.2 billion, is down 0.6 percent, and the average refund of $3,004 is up 1 percent.<\/p>\n

direct deposit refunds numbered 49.4 million, down 2.26 percent. the total amount, $154.4 billion, is down 1.6 percent, and the average refund of $3,127 is up 0.7 percent.<\/p>\n

direct deposit accounts for 89.2 percent of refunds.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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