tax pros handle 53% of e-filings
refunds larger overall, but down for direct deposit.
by beth bellor
refunds larger overall, but down for direct deposit.
by beth bellor
new records set in hourly earnings.

by beth bellor
across the tax and accounting industry, almost all the jobs relinquished by men in the coronavirus layoffs have been regained by men. the jobs given up by women, on the other hand, are still largely vacant.
more on jobs: comeback stalls as layoffs hit 1,500 in accounting | tax & accounting regains 3,800 jobs | accounting jobs recovery slows | tax & accounting firms rehire two-thirds of pre-covid workforce | tax & accounting firms rehire two-thirds of pre-covid workforce
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overall, the tax, accounting, tax prep, payroll, and bookkeeping sectors employed 1.02 million full-time equivalents in march 2020, before 70,000 layoffs hit in april. so far, the industry has re-filled all but 17,600 positions.
and the irs is looking the other way.
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the internal revenue service isn’t supposed to consider a taxpayer’s income or wealth when prioritizing taxpayer delinquent accounts. rather, the service is supposed to focus on balances due, pursuing collection of higher amounts.
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obviously, many of those higher balances are owed by taxpayers (or tax dodgers) in the higher adjusted gross income brackets, and the irs believes that pursuing high balance dues effectively addresses high agis.
but the treasury inspector general for tax administration says that focusing on the balance due is increasing the risk of high earners skipping out on what they owe.
in shorter season, professional e-filings are down only 5.6%.
by beth bellor
17% is diy. yikes.
by randy johnston and brian tankersley
the accounting firm operations and technology survey