busy season 2016: why some have it worse

picture1the factors that undermine an otherwise better busy season.

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according to the final results of the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 2016 busy season survey, this has been a relatively good year…better than last year, anyway. a good 60 percent of respondents said 2016 was much better or somewhat better than 2015.

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which, admittedly, isn’t saying much. last year was a bad year, a perfect storm of problems. it left 19 percent grousing about a “somewhat worse” busy season, another 3 percent saying it was “much worse.”

could 2016 really be worse than 2015, especially given that it was so much better for so many tax preparers? yep.

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busy season 2016: better gets better. and worse gets worser.

z_ busy season before during after much betterwith apologies to lewis carroll, 2016 wonderland compared to 2015.

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when 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 sent out its 2016 busy season questionnaire, the early results looked good. comparing the early stages of 2016 against the same period in 2015, 18 percent told us their year was looking much better. another 32 percent somewhat optimistically told us of a “somewhat better” year. that added up rather neatly to half, which was better than in 2015, when only 44 percent said their year was better than the year before.

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and then, as the season closed on april 18, something beautiful happened. this year turns out to be even better than expected. almost a quarter—23.6 percent—report a much better year, and more than a third—36.5 percent—report a somewhat better year.

all in all, 2016 exceeded expectations. in both directions.

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accountants see economy improving… but mainly for themselves

accountants bullish on their firms. not so much on clients. and outright negative on the u.s. source: 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间
accountants bullish on their firms. not so much on clients. and outright negative on the u.s. source: 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

not so much for their clients. and they’re negative on the u.s.

by rick telberg
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if anyone has their finger on the pulse of the american economy, it’s america’s cpas. they’re out there in the trenches of economic activity. they know what’s happening in their nook of the nation. they feel the optimism or pessimism of their clients, the people who make the economy work.

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and tax season is when cpas and tax preparers receive an influx of information on how their clients are doing. some of that information pops up in the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 2016 busy season survey. and the news is good… well, pretty good. well, mostly. read more →

tax season 2016: turning id theft from a problem into an opportunity

identity theft on the web with credit cards and social security

31% report problems, making it one of the top three issues of the 2016 season. but can accountants turn the problem into a new opportunity?

by rick telberg
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with identity theft emerging as one of the biggest problems for tax preparers, their clients, and their friends at the internal revenue service, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 is asking how to turn that problem into an opportunity.

more on tax season for pro members:  accountants speak out on politics and the economy  |  lessons learned from a bad busy season  |  3 ways to save time during busy season  |  most tax professionals call 2016 busy season much improved over last year | stress less this tax season  |  is tax season the new fraud season?  |  5 tax season motivation tips  |  recognize your tax season resources  |  tax season 2016: irs in crisis  |  eliminate tax season excuses  |  record pre-season hiring surge: ready for biggest tax season ever?  |  16 qualities of a good tax season client

after all, security costs money. if clients are made aware that the danger is real, maybe they could be willing to pay a little more if they know their tax preparer is spending resources on security. it might also be an opportunity for practitioners to offer their it expertise or it partners to help clients secure their systems. it would be a win-win-lose situation for practitioners, clients, and hackers, respectively. and even if better security doesn’t translate to better revenues, it’s always a good selling point. clients need to know of the danger and preparers’ efforts to counter it.

still, it’s a problem for the practitioners we’re canvassing even when it doesn’t happen, mostly because of the cost and inconvenience of prevention efforts.

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