Individual Tax Filings Still Lag Behind 2016

Chart of IRS data for week ending March 17, 2017
Data for week ending March 17, 2017

More e-filings handled by pros, but not by a large margin.

By Beth Bellor
CPA Trendlines

How much difference can four days make? Or are there other issues?

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Most 1040 data remains on a downturn from 2016, with only refund amounts edging barely into positive territory.