tax

the mystery of 10 million missing tax returns

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data chartwhile tax professionals’ efiling pace remains stalled, diyers grow by 4 million.

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by beth bellor

with less than a month to go before 2020’s extended tax deadline, the grind continues.

more: tax pro e-filings down 20 percent | irs web traffic doubles over year-ago | covid drowns irs in new filings | 2020 tax season comes to a screeching halt | the tax season 2020 dumpster fire | tax pros fall behind 6.2% in returns filed
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and the question is: where are 10 million tax returns that should have been filed by now by professionals?

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pros filing more returns than diyers

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chart of irs tax return data for the week ending june 5, 2020… in the tax season that never ends.

by beth bellor

bleak but slightly less so.

more: tax pro e-filings down 20 percent | irs web traffic doubles over year-ago | covid drowns irs in new filings | 2020 tax season comes to a screeching halt | the tax season 2020 dumpster fire | tax pros fall behind 6.2% in returns filed | tax pros trail by 908,000 returns
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that’s probably the best way to categorize the trends in the most recent data from the internal revenue service.

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nine keys to success and growth

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put them to work for you.

by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

what is needed for growth and success?

more: what kind of accountant are you? | covid tests accountants’ entrepreneurial talents | help your clients and yourself | 9 overlooked tax season resources | what’s not to like about tax season? | do your clients feel important?
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all these elements are essential:
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pro tax prep stalls to a crawl amid covid-extended season

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data chartpros hold the margin, but barely.

by beth bellor

new tax filing statistics show only a couple of upticks over last year: diy e-filings and irs website traffic, suggesting tax practitioners have hit the big “pause” button on tax season 2020.

more: tax pro e-filings down 20 percent | irs web traffic doubles over year-ago | covid drowns irs in new filings | 2020 tax season comes to a screeching halt | the tax season 2020 dumpster fire | tax pros fall behind 6.2% in returns filed | tax pros trail by 908,000 returns | tax pro irs filings lag by 532,000
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then again, if you’re in i.t. at the irs, that might not be such happy news.
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3 questions for determining your value

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handshakehow necessary are you under covid?

by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

know your value to your clients. better, understand your business and what you really do and what you add to the client’s life.

more: help your clients and yourself | ask this before clients do | more services for your tax clients | can your reviewers answer these 10 questions? | 5 small leaks that can sink a tax season | one can’t-skip touch for tax season | 3 steps to tax season happiness
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i had a group of gastroenterologists as clients who were going to get into a business of inserting a gastric bubble into people’s stomachs. there were a number of issues to this.
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irs web traffic doubles over year-ago

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data chart
^ data for the week ending april 24, 2020

as filers seek stimulus checks.

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by beth bellor

want a bright spot in the irs’ weekly updates on tax filings? it’s website traffic, more than double what it was a year ago.

more: covid drowns irs in new filings | 2020 tax season comes to a screeching halt | the tax season 2020 dumpster fire | tax pros fall behind 6.2% in returns filed | tax pros trail by 908,000 returns | tax pro irs filings lag by 532,000 | tax pro e-filings lag by 512,000 returns | tax pros kick into high gear
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everything else? a sea of red.
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ask this before clients do

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stack of cards labeled with question marksplus some suggested answers.

by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

here are two questions to ask yourself:

  1. why should clients use you?
  1. why should staff want to work for you?

more: 41 items to check on business tax returns | 9 overlooked tax season resources | what’s not to like about tax season? | can your reviewers answer these 10 questions?
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you should be clear on the responses to the above two questions. if you can’t clearly articulate the reasons clients should use you and why staff would want to work for you, then why should they?
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covid drowns irs in new filings

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data chart
data for the week ending april 17, 2020.
* total includes returns filed to obtain economic impact payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.

why not? submissions are way down.

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by beth bellor

coronavirus hit irs data in a couple of ways this week.

people who don’t ordinarily file income tax returns, but did so to obtain economic impact payments, boosted filings higher than they might have been for the week ending april 17, the latest data. in addition, visits to irs.gov shot up 77 percent over 2019 – the get my payment link surely was part of that picture.

more: 2020 tax season comes to a screeching halt | the tax season 2020 dumpster fire | tax pros fall behind 6.2% in returns filed | tax pros trail by 908,000 returns | tax pro irs filings lag by 532,000 | tax pro e-filings lag by 512,000 returns | tax pros kick into high gear | slow start for tax pro e-filing | data points down as tax season opens | the fight for new tax clients
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the internal revenue service reported receiving 116 million individual income tax returns, down 15.5 percent. it had processed 106.6 million returns, up 18.5 percent.
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the tax season 2020 dumpster fire

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coronavirus crushes tax prep.

how’s covid-19 impacting your busy season?
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by beth bellor

slammed by the covid-19 crisis, tax season 2020 has gone off the rails.

tax return filing activity is trending down, and who can blame filers? with an automatic three-month extension, those who owe taxes have no incentive to file anytime soon. and practitioners are consumed with protecting their firms and rescuing their clients.

more: tax pros fall behind 6.2% in returns filed | tax pros trail by 908,000 returns | tax pro irs filings lag by 532,000 | tax pro e-filings lag by 512,000 returns | tax pros kick into high gear | slow start for tax pro e-filing | data points down as tax season opens | the fight for new tax clients
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that may be impacting numbers for e-filings by tax professionals, which are down in double digits. perhaps those whose dealings are complex enough to need assistance are seeking appointments in june now.
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