The Internal Revenue Service has reported that the number of returns it has received has surpassed last year’s totals for the first time. The IRS has received 61,150,000 returns through March 2, an increase of .1 percent from 61,063,000 through March 3, 2017.

Do-it-yourselfers provided the fuel as H&R Block reported a 3.4-percent rise over the tax season a year ago for returns filed through February 28. The company said recently the total for assisted returns was up .7 percent while the DIY total rose by 8.2 percent.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has introduced courses which focus on the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These include five self-study courses which enable attendees to work have their own pace and access online course materials.