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tax & accounting salaries increase 2.8%

payroll: still volatile.

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by beth bellor
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accounting firms head into summer as they have for much of the year, with growth that is encouraging but not at the record-setting pace of 2016.

more on jobs: accounting profession growing, but slowly | accounting employment creeps back up | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown | global tax talent shortage mounting into ‘perfect storm’ | accountants without borders: tight talent pool drives salary increases nationwide | cpa firms post 5% growth rate | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
average hourly wages for key segments
typical hours worked per week
trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

outlook & analysis

accounting profession growing, but slowly

more employees are working fewer hours. but not in payroll.

who’s hiring. who’s not. and why.
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by beth bellor
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with cpa firms expanding an annualized rate of 2 percent, the tax and accounting profession may be growing, but in fits and starts rather than leaps.

more on jobs: accounting employment creeps back up | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown | global tax talent shortage mounting into ‘perfect storm’ | accountants without borders: tight talent pool drives salary increases nationwide | cpa firms post 5% growth rate | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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high points – and by “high” we just mean increases of 3.5 percent or more, so not stunning – include staff and women at cpa firms, as well as overall tax preparation services and payroll services employment, all year-over-year increases.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
average hourly wages for key segments
typical hours worked per week
trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

charts & graphs

refunds up, filings down at end of tax season 2017

irs filing season data for week ending april 21, 2017

pros keep the edge in e-filings and some people just won’t give up paper.

by beth bellor
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a season of down notes for individual income tax returns ended the same way.

more tax season data: with 4 days left, tax stats were still down | refunds edge up as tax season winds down | tax refunds catching up to last year | tax professionals accelerate filing pace as busy season heads for the home stretch | individual tax filings still lag behind 2016 | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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data for the week ending april 21, the week in which the filing deadline fell, was just released and it paints the same picture we’ve seen since january: overall returns and e-filings down, with refunds the only scant positives.
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outlook & analysis

accounting employment creeps back up

the pattern is there’s no pattern.

by beth bellor
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the wild swings of 2016 are behind us, as employment and compensation figures fluctuate but within mellow ranges, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis.

more on jobs: where the jobs are (and what you need to get them) | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown | cpa firms post 5% growth rate | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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high points year over year were tax prep at 3.6 percent, payroll at 4.3 percent, and women in payroll at 5.3 percent.
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charts & graphs

with 4 days left, tax stats were still down

chart of irs filing data for week ending april 14, 2017 — [click for larger image]

pros move ahead in e-filings.

by beth bellor
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with only days left to go in the 2017 tax season, the internal revenue service still was seeing most statistics land below 2016 levels.

more tax season data: refunds edge up as tax season winds down | tax refunds catching up to last year | tax professionals accelerate filing pace as busy season heads for the home stretch | individual tax filings still lag behind 2016 | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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according to data from the week ending april 14, the latest available, the only figures on the positive side remained total refunds and average refund per taxpayer.
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refunds edge up as tax season winds down

pros hold on to 57% of e-filings.

by beth bellor
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the nationwide refund pool crept into positive territory, joining average refunds as the only statistics on the plus side.

more tax season data: tax refunds catching up to last year | tax professionals accelerate filing pace as busy season heads for the home stretch | individual tax filings still lag behind 2016 | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely
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the data are for the week ending april 7, the latest available.
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tax refunds catching up to last year

pros gain more ground in e-filings.

by beth bellor
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as tax season enters its final weeks, refunds remain the only positive figure on the chart.

more tax season data: tax professionals accelerate filing pace as busy season heads for the home stretch | individual tax filings still lag behind 2016 | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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however, the total amount refunded is within 1 percent of where it stood last year at this time.
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outlook & analysis

tax professionals accelerate filing pace as busy season heads for the home stretch

still: everything down but refunds.

by beth bellor
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with busy season entering the last lap, tax professionals are only now starting to catch up with last year’s pace.

more tax season data: individual tax filings still lag behind 2016 | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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the latest count from the irs shows 43.4 million returns e-filed by professionals, down about 6 percent from the same year-ago period. but that’s an improvement from the previous report, which showed tax professionals trailing the year-ago pace by 7 percent.

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individual tax filings still lag behind 2016

chart of irs data for week ending march 17, 2017 — data for week ending march 17, 2017

more e-filings handled by pros, but not by a large margin.

by beth bellor
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how much difference can four days make? or are there other issues?

more on tax season: five ways to protect clients from ‘the sleazy six’ tax season scams | four common errors in form 1098-t | taxes: beyond income to gas and more | readers sound off: what tax season decline? | five-point action plan for turning tax scam threats into new opportunities | liberty tax earnings down 48% | h&r block lagging behind last year
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most 1040 data remains on a downturn from 2016, with only refund amounts edging barely into positive territory.
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readers sound off: what tax season decline?

some are busier than ever, while others report a change in clientele.

by beth bellor
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our recent story, tax season half over but no one is celebrating, seemed to have some readers scratching their heads.

more on tax season: five-point action plan for turning tax scam threats into new opportunities | liberty tax earnings down 48% | h&r block lagging behind last year | tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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join the busy season outlook survey. get the results.

filing statistics are down, according to the irs (which should know).
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tax season half over but no one is celebrating

pros are gaining ground in e-filings.

by beth bellor
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we’re halfway through tax season! woohoo, blow the party horns!

more tax season data: tax pros filing only 51% of e-returns | tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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where’s your horn? you don’t seem to be celebrating. what up, dog?

filing statistics are down, and some of you aren’t shy about suggesting why.
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tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown

cpa firms, payroll among brighter spots.

who’s hiring, who’s not?
join the survey. get the reasons.

by beth bellor
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accounting employment in most sectors is on the upswing, but the hikes that sometimes reached into the double digits in 2016 appear to be leveling off, even after adjusting for busy season differences, according to a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis.

more on jobs: analysis: global tax talent shortage mounting into ‘perfect storm’ | accountants without borders: tight talent pool drives salary increases nationwide | new staffing strategies for the next-generation accounting firm

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gains over 5 percent were seen only in the number of women working in payroll services.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry.
average hourly wages for key segments
typical hours worked per week
trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

pro member exclusive

tax pro e-filing down 10%

chart of irs filing data — **[click for larger image]**

refunds are the only figure tracking higher this year.

by beth bellor
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the e-filing margin between tax professionals and self-preparers is narrowing. still, the pace of e-filing by tax professionals is running 10% behind the same time last year.

more tax season data: tax refunds up slightly | tax filings data looking less squirrely | tax return filings still lag, but pros hold 57% of market | tax filings down, but irs blames the calendar
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as of march 3, the irs had received 61.1 million individual income tax returns, down 8.5 percent from the same period last year, although 2017 has had four fewer processing days so we’re comparing oranges to tangerines.
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