tax pros preparing 46 percent of e-filings
the crunch hasn’t hit irs.gov yet.
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eight quick, easy ways to fix irs filing
well, “quick” and “easy” on paper. in real life at the irs, it’s different.
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there’s always room for improvement—even (or, especially?) at the internal revenue service.
for one thing—or really eight things—the process of filing returns could stand a little fine-tuning.
the only problem is, changing some parts of the process require changing the tax code, and that requires congressional legislation, and that requires…well, no one really knows.
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here are the eight problems with the process of filing tax returns identified by the taxpayer advocate service—and just as many simple solutions.
for a few: why busy season 2022 beats 2021
one in four tax practitioners say they’ve learned from last year.
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the 2022 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer isn’t turning up much optimism, but a good quarter of respondents are telling us that this year just might be better than 2021.
judging from their comments, however, “better” seems to mean “not as bad.”
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out of the 577 practitioners who’ve responded so far, only five percent said that this year is “much better” than last year, though another 21 percent granted that so far it’s “somewhat better.”
but that’s compared with 47 percent who say it’s somewhat or much worse.
a tax season worse than 2021?
you’re not alone. most tax practitioners report a tougher season than last year’s.
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so, how’s your busy season going? is everything fine and dandy?
or are you among the 47 percent of tax practitioners who are doing somewhat worse (34 percent) or much worse (13 percent) than last year?
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on one hand, that’s less than half of everyone. on the other, you’d think nothing could be worse than last year.
but according to the 2022 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer, somehow it’s happening.
16 traits of the best tax clients
subscriber frank kistner adds no. 17: clients who remove staples from source documents (because they can damage your scanner/copier).
by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide
clients are our customers who pay our salaries and present us with stimulating opportunities allowing us to grow.
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there is no such thing as a bad or nuisance client – although there are clients who sometimes do bad or nuisance things.
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six fixable problems at the irs
and the irs already knows what they are.
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tax practitioners beware: the irs has become a mess of misinformation and missing information.
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it’s isn’t a complete mess, but there are problems… and solutions. we can think of six no-brainer easy fixes. read more →
irs under covid: heroes or goats?
agents resort to filing by forklift.
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let us pause for a moment of kudos.
last year, the irs accepted a mission impossible. it wasn’t just underfunded, understaffed, and underequipped but overloaded, overworked, and overdue.
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and then covid came back with a vengeance. read more →
irs launches 2022 season with “strong start”
first stats show 4 million refunds delivered in opening days.
irs loves e-filing. so why the barriers?
what to do with clients who insist on paper?
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e-filing may be the best thing to happen to the irs—and tax preparers—since the invention of paper and red tape.
- it beats paper on cost—just 36 cents to process, vs. $15.21.
- it beats paper on speed—a couple of hours from sending to acceptance, vs. days to mail, more days to open, more days in storage, more days to transcribe, and maybe months more to process.
- it beats paper on accuracy—no need for transcription.
- it beats paper on convenience—taxpayers can e-file in minutes from a desktop; irs can store and move e-files easily and instantly.
- it beats paper on inconvenience—e-filing allows continuous processing regardless of weather, pandemics, etc.
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so why does the irs still have barriers limiting e-filing? read more →
two big (and obvious) ways irs could work with practitioners
both could be simple and cheap. if only.
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the irs has been making some progress in improving the functionality of individual taxpayer online accounts. progress has been slow but in the right direction.
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now it’s time for the irs to aim for two huge new improvements: online accounts for businesses, and expansion of the functionality of tax pro accounts for tax practitioners.
imagine a fully online irs
keep imagining. here are a dozen things an irs portal could do for taxpayers and tax pros.
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as taxpayers and tax practitioners enter yet another tax season of uncertainty and turmoil, the issue of needed improvements at the irs lingers like a hangover with a viral infection.
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are we facing another year of delays, doubts, and unanswered questions? will paying taxes ever become a smooth and efficient process?
imagine a world in the distant future where a common, ordinary taxpayer can pull a computer from a pocket, link into everybody’s favorite revenue service and… read more →
the hidden cost of interstate sales tax
most small businesses are probably paying too much. or, too little. who knows?
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the true cost of interstate sales tax compliance borne by small businesses is fast mushrooming into a problem of national proportions, according to new research. and while it may be a big opportunity for accounting firms, most small business owners are probably spending too much, or just as worrisome, too little.
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according to a 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 survey, 39 percent of accountants believe their small business clients were “mostly not in full compliance” with cross-border collection and remittance requirements. each of those non-compliant clients is a potential problem and an opportunity for their accounting firm.
now a new avalara-sponsored survey looks more closely at “emerging small businesses” (esbs) with under 20 employees, and small and medium-sized businesses (smbs) with 20-50 employees. read more →
what’s the irs hiding?
a lot. it’s bad and getting worse.
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taxpayers and their tax preparers have a right to be informed about what’s happening at the internal revenue service. it’s the law, duly legislated and mandated by the u.s. congress in the taxpayer bill of rights.
but that doesn’t mean it actually happens.
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the irs has never been especially good at providing information. taxpayers have a hard time finding out: