SURVEY: Records Management Tops Email Challenges
Phishing, spam, malware come next.
By Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley
The Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey
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SURVEY: 78% Use Outside Email Servers
Some still use free personal accounts.
By Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley
The Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey
Pros Surge Ahead in Tax Prep
Refunds are up overall, but down in direct deposit.
By Beth Bellor
Are those DIYers losing ground while the tax professionals gain it? Why yes. That’s exactly the case.
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The pros pulled out of the red year-over-year and solidly hit the black – or green, according to our chart – by preparing 55.5 million electronic filings of individual income tax returns, 3.4 percent higher than the same week last year. Factor in that 2021’s season started 18 days later, and there is some real reason to preen.
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Tax Pros Handle 53% of E-Filings
Refunds larger overall, but down for direct deposit.
By Beth Bellor
Women Lag Men in Accounting Jobs Recovery
New records set in hourly earnings.
By Beth Bellor
Across the tax and accounting industry, almost all the jobs relinquished by men in the Coronavirus layoffs have been regained by men. The jobs given up by women, on the other hand, are still largely vacant.
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Overall, the tax, accounting, tax prep, payroll, and bookkeeping sectors employed 1.02 million full-time equivalents in March 2020, before 70,000 layoffs hit in April. So far, the industry has re-filled all but 17,600 positions.