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AppDirect Partners with Small Business Web to Bring Software to SMBs

AppDirect recently announced it has partnered with the Small Business Web to launch the Small Business Web Directory.

News • January 17th, 2013

OfficeMax teams with Go Daddy to offer website service bundles for small businesses

Move Marks First Time Go Daddy Websites and Domain Names Are Delivered Through Retail Channel Nationwide

News • January 17th, 2013

Texas business group calls for business tax relief

The state's largest business lobbying group jumped on the tax relief bandwagon Wednesday, calling for cutting the franchise tax rate as well as extending the $1 million small-business tax exemption to all Texas businesses.

News • January 17th, 2013

Ernst & Young LLP wins two awards for service to hedge fund industry

Ernst & Young LLP has received the award for Best Audit Services in the 2012 HFMWeek U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards.

News • January 17th, 2013

At stockholder meeting, Intuit CEO hints at role in small business lending

With small business lending opportunities tight because of the reluctance of many financial institutions to qualify businesses for loans, Intuit is looking at ways it could work with small businesses and lenders to help provide better financial...

News • January 17th, 2013

Greatland offers year-in-review for W-2s (and 1099s)

With W-2 and 1099 reporting season in full swing, Greatland Corporation has released its annual selection of some of the year's most news-making events, as they pertain to the company's favorite government forms: 1099 and W-2.

News • January 16th, 2013

Business CEOs call for raising retirement age

An influential group of business CEOs is pushing a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare and to partially privatize the health insurance program for older Americans.

News • January 16th, 2013

Medical marijuana company hires accounting firm for audit

Medical Marijuana Inc., an OTC publicly-traded business (MJNA), announced on Wednesday that it has signed a letter of engagement with the San Diego based accounting firm of Anthony W. Imbimbo & Associates to perform an audit of its financial records.

News • January 16th, 2013

Illinois CPA Society taking applications for college scholarships

The Illinois CPA Society has opened the application period for scholarships for the 2013-14 academic year. Illinois college students pursuing an accounting degree with plans to become a Certified Public Accountant can apply for the following...

News • January 16th, 2013

Winners of FedEx Small Business Grant Competition announced

FedEx has announced the winners of its first national Small Business Grant Competition. The winner: Darn Good Yarn, a small business based in Sebec, Maine. Its founder, Nicole Snow, will receive a $25,000 grant to invest in and further grow the business.

News • January 16th, 2013

IRS: For TY 2013, a new option for claiming home office deduction

The IRS has announced a simplified option that many owners of home-based businesses and some home-based workers may use to figure their deductions for the business use of their homes.

News • January 16th, 2013

Proposal would exempt family businesses from Pennsylvania inheritance tax

The state's inheritance tax can leave heirs scrambling to cover a tax bill. And many end up selling the business or taking out costly loans.

News • January 16th, 2013

Plante Moran Named to Fortune list of "100 Best Companies to Work For" for 15th Year

Technology, Social Media and Key Changes Keep Firm Current with Changing Workplace Landscape

News • January 16th, 2013

Accounting firm helping investigate alleged cheating in Texas school district

The district's school board has sought the forensic audit capabilities of Weaver LLP's El Paso office. The public accounting firm is one of the largest in regioinal, independent firms in the Southwest.

News • January 16th, 2013

Intuit Annual Stockholder Meeting set for Thurs, Jan. 17; Available via webcast

Intuit Inc. will hold its annual stockholder meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 8 a.m. Pacific time at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters.

News • January 16th, 2013

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