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covid impact: 17,500 tax & accounting jobs lost

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tax and accounting headcount, year-to_year percentage change. july 2020
in the red: tax and accounting headcounts, year-to-year percentage change.

cutbacks fall hardest at payroll agencies.

by beth bellor

overall, the total number of employees in the tax and accounting sector is dropping again, but not nearly as dramatically as at payroll agencies.

more jobs & hiring trends: firms recall half of furloughed staffers  | covid kills 67,600 jobs in tax and accounting | pre-covid-19, accounting profession hits new highs | headcounts dip by 3,500 in tax & accounting | tax & accounting headcounts hit record high  | hiring growth rate shows signs of leveling off | what staffing shortage? | payroll agencies lead jobs growth in the tax & accounting industry  | hiring trends flash warning signs of slowdown in tax & accounting | hiring surge powered by growth in payroll agencies |

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the payroll segment lost almost 15 percent of its jobs in the latest data collected by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research. in some consolation, though, those who are left are seeing record new earnings.

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

  • current and long-term hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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firms recall half of furloughed staffers

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total tax and accounting employees, in thousands, over the last 18 months. (卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research)

just in time to finish tax season.

by beth bellor

got whiplash? job sectors that saw figures plummet in last month’s report are seeing them climbing back, albeit not as quickly.

more: the mystery of 10 million missing tax returns | pro tax prep stalls to a crawl amid covid-extended season | planning for the coronavirus recession | the tax season 2020 dumpster fire | |  covid kills 67,600 jobs in tax and accounting  | pre-covid-19, accounting profession hits new highs

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the tax and accounting industry has quickly added back about half of the jobs lost in the covid-19 shutdown – just in time to finish the hyper-extended tax season, according to the latest 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 jobs report. but what happens next is anybody’s guess.

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

  • current and long-term hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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value pricing in uncharted waters

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businessman sitting on scales with stack of coins in other trayand when hourly billing and fixed fees make more sense.

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

equitable is not the same as equivalent.

more: testifying before congress | creative ways to retain staff | what cpas can learn from lawyers and doctors | my top 10(ish) regrets | social security is an asset class | what’s your negotiating style? | how to make your own opportunities
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i use the word “equitable” because i have charged three completely different fees for the same result. “equitable” refers to the value delivered and charged to the client. but it’s not “equivalent.” and the difference can determine your pricing strategies.

with many accountants now working in uncharted waters helping clients get through the covid-19 crisis, the pricing question is especially important.
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covid kills 67,600 jobs in tax and accounting

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two years of steady gains wiped out in one month

profession loses four years of job growth in the first month of the coronavirus recession, reversing years of steady gains.

by beth bellor

crushed by the covid-19 pandemic, the tax and accounting profession has fallen below 1 million employees for the first time in two years – way below, and that may be just the tip of the iceberg, according to 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research.

more on jobs and hiring trends:  planning for the coronavirus recession  |  pre-covid-19, accounting profession hits new highs  |  the fight for new tax clients  |  tax & accounting headcounts hit record high   |  hiring growth rate shows signs of leveling off   |  what staffing shortage?   |  payroll agencies lead jobs growth in the tax & accounting industry   |
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current and long-term hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

the data comes with a big asterisk.

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