busy season

survey update: busy season shifts to hi gear

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red pencil survey

and so, too, the mood of the accounting profession.

 by rick telberg

the outlook for a better busy season is improving among tax and accounting practitioners, with 16% reporting “much better” operations in january, up from 11% in the year-ago month and continuing a string of monthly year-over-year advances in the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 polling.

complete findings are published in the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practitioner’s tax season performance review and outlook report. (learn more here)

overall, practitioners are headed into the jaws of the february busy season with 57% of them reporting generally positive results. only 19% are calling for worse and 25% forecast no change.

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new survey findings: tech investments, better economy, more complex returns buoy busy season outlook

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four in five expect the same or better  than last year’s busy season.

by rick telberg

as busy season 2012 gets into full gear, tax and accounting professionals are holding steadfast to their confidence that this year’s results could show a marked improvement over last year’s, according to current readings of the profession by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

with january 2012 just beginning, 55% of accountants expect 2012 to be overall  “somewhat” or “much” better than 2011, which is relatively unchanged from readings in november and december. to be sure, 26% expect no change from last year, and 19% are bracing for “worse.”

in other findings from the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer and related reports:

complete findings are published in the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practitioner’s tax season performance review and outlook report. (learn more here)

 

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billables look good for busy season

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major metrics suggest rebounding business.
busy season benchmarks, dec. 2011

most tax and accounting professionals heading into busy season are expecting meaningful improvements over last year in revenues and profits, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research.

  • complete findings are published in the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practitioner’s tax season performance review and outlook report. (learn more here)

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survey results: accountants expecting a better busy season in 2012

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small but measurable advances.

preliminary results from a survey by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 suggests that tax and accounting professionals are expecting a better busy season this year than last year.

last year at about this time, practitioners rated the then-upcoming 2.35 on a five-point scale with 5 being “much better” than the year before and 1 “much worse.”

in other findings from the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer and related reports:

complete findings are published in the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 practitioner’s tax season performance review and outlook report. (learn more here)

new and preliminary data rate the outlook a 2.42, a scant but perceptible improvement.

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