Key indicators point to a better 2014 than 2013.
Last year at this time, 43% of practitioners were already scrambling to put more clients on extension than the year before, according to the CPA Trendlines Busy Season Barometer.
CPA TRENDLINES BUSY SEASON BAROMETER SURVEY FINDINGS:
- Tax Season Price Wars: Accountants scramble as competition surges for bread-and-butter tax work.
- Is the Tax Prep Business Topping Out? The number of filings by tax professionals appears to have slowed or even reversed.
- Practitioners Plot Fee-Pressure Countermeasures: Competitors vie for clients on price and promises.
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This year, only 25% are expecting an increase in the number of extensions.