At this rate, practitioners may be on track to make the April 15 deadline, but just barely. At the same time, the number and proportion of self-prepared returns continues to rise. It has been estimated that between 2010 and 2012 some 12 million taxpayers dropped out of the paid-preparer market to go to do-it-yourself software programs. And that trend is clearly continuing.
IN THIS REPORT: The box score so far this season, compared to year-ago periods.