{"id":4440,"date":"2023-03-05T07:36:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T13:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/?p=4440"},"modified":"2023-03-05T07:36:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T13:36:13","slug":"2023-tax-filing-season-for-2022-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/2023-tax-filing-season-for-2022-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Tax Filing Season for 2022 Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This season got off to a rocky and very bumpy start. There were major delays in the finalization of some State of Alabama forms. We were able to electronically file the tax returns, we just couldn&#8217;t print the client&#8217;s &#8220;Keep Copy.&#8221; The result was a backlog in our workflow for several weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday March 10th will Mark the Halfway Point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have already prepared more than 900 tax returns, which is indicative of being ahead of our normal numbers. Generally, I always look for us to hit 1,000 filings by the midway point (which is still 5 days away).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/are-we-there-yet-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"are we there yet \" class=\"wp-image-4437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/are-we-there-yet-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/are-we-there-yet-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/are-we-there-yet-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/are-we-there-yet.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coming 2 weeks will be filled with activity related to Partnerships and S-Corps, as we approach the March 15th filing deadline for those entities. If you own a pass-through company and have not yet provided your information to us, we may have to file an extension for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Telephone Traffic this Past Week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-05.png\" alt=\"2023-03-05 Graph Chart of Telephone Activity at Cook and Company for the week ending March 4, 2023\" class=\"wp-image-4439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-05.png 790w, https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-03-05-350x230.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the activity indicators I monitor every tax season, is our telephone traffic. As always, the busiest days are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The lower call days are Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brett Carpenter and Kaley Warren are Exceeding Expectations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This season I&#8217;m shadowing Brett and Kaley and these two are performing far better than I can at keying the data. Their relieving me of the data entry duties, allows me to focus more on the client&#8217;s tax position and outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This season got off to a rocky and very bumpy start. There were major delays in the finalization of some State of Alabama forms. We were able to electronically file the tax returns, we just couldn&#8217;t print the client&#8217;s &#8220;Keep Copy.&#8221; The result was a backlog in our workflow for several weeks. 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