Survey: Tax Season Launches with a Whimper

Tax practitioners say they’re ready for anything. And they may get it.

CPA Trendlines readers speak out on Busy Season 2019. Clockwise from top left: Eckelkamp, Alexander, Lewis, Plum, Williams.

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By Rick Telberg
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Despite it all. Despite a brand new tax law with last-minute final regs. Despite a government shutdown that crippled the IRS – and the threat of another one in a couple weeks. Despite confused, price-sensitive clients, and the usual software glitches.

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Despite it all, tax accountants are going into Busy Season 2019 brimming with confidence – if doing at least as well as the last year can be considered confident, according to pre-season results from the 2019 Busy Season Barometer.