30 years ago I would observe at tax seminars, with hundreds of preparers in the room, that I was one of the few with a full head of hair that was not gray, white or dyed.  Thanks to my genes, I can still claim that (except for around the edges). I wonder, also, who is going to join the next generation of tax practitioners.  I hope they have been warned that about a third of the tax season has been chopped off.  When broker 1099's don't come out until February 15 and most people want to file by April 15, we have two months to do what used to be accomplished in three.  And, with more forms and more data entry required each year.