New tax payments data from ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), the global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, shows usage of mobile for paying taxes increased 27 percent from 2021 to 2022. In addition, an ACI-commissioned YouGov study shows that check preference continued to decline—from 21 percent in 2021 to 18 percent in 2022. The largest reduction in check preference came from Gen Z (13% in 2021 to 5% in 2022), followed by Millennials (11% in 2021 to 8% in 2022) and Gen X (22% in 2021 to 18% in 2022).
“We continue to see interest in alternative payments when it comes to paying taxes,” said Sanjay Gupta, head of biller segment, ACI Worldwide. “Digital and alternative methods of payment are more secure than paper-based payments, and taxpayers are seeking more digital options to pay their taxes. ACI works with government organizations to offer multiple digital payment methods—including PayPal, Venmo, direct ACH debit, credit and debit cards—increasing taxpayer satisfaction and reducing processing costs.”
While the ACI-commissioned YouGov study showed that twice as many Gen Z taxpayers are using a tax professional to file their taxes in 2022 (31%) than in 2021 (14%), reports of ghost preparer scams have doubled since 2021 (2% in 2021 to 4% in 2022), affecting Gen Z and Millennials the most—with 11 percent and 7 percent, respectively, reporting that they have experienced this type of scam. In addition, 33 percent of taxpayers have…
