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November 13, 2013
Game On! Intuit Announces Finalists for ‘Small Business, Big Game’ Contest
Four finalists for the Small Business Big Game contest have been announced by Intuit, the maker of QuickBooks, which sponsored the program.
November 13, 2013
New Business Management and Accounting System Clears Database Clutter
The program is promoted as "incredibly easy to customize" with no programming experience necessary, so that business users can tailor the system to match their current way of doing business, and without needing third-party integrators.
November 6, 2013
QuickBooks Now Syncs American Express Data With ReceiptMatch
In a move that could help millions of small businesses in the U.S. streamline their expense management, the maker of the most widely-used small business management software and the most popular small business charge card are partnering to make things easier.
November 6, 2013
Gail Perry Joins CPA Practice Advisor
Gail Perry, a Certified Public Accountant and longtime accounting industry thought leader and writer, will join CPA Practice Advisor as editor-in-chief effective December 8, 2013. The announcement was made today during The Sleeter Group’s annual Solutions13 conference in Las Vegas.
November 4, 2013
Nov. 4-11 is Veterans Small Business Week
Events To Reach Out To Veteran Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
November 1, 2013
FAA Announces New Policy for Digital Devices on Planes
According to an announcement on Thursday, "The FAA has announced that airlines can safely expand passenger use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) during all phases of flight, and is immediately providing the airlines with implementation guidance."
October 30, 2013
Report Recommends IRS Improve Paper Audit Automation
The IRS designed its Correspondence Imaging System (CIS) to automate the scanning of taxpayer correspondence. The Image Control Team units in IRS submission processing sites scanned more than 8.1 million pieces of paper correspondence into the CIS during Fiscal Year 2012.
October 29, 2013
CCH Asks User Conference Attendees… “Have You Hit the Wall Yet?”
Instead of a form, app or website, the conference organizers created a way for accounting firms to answer a different question each day of the event, with attendees sticking decals to a large wall. On day one, the question was, "What group of staff are you looking to expand within your firm?"
October 28, 2013
Latest Innovations, Mobile Solutions Shown at 2013 CCH User Conference
The 2013 CCH Connections user conference kicked off today in Phoenix, Arizona, as professional accountants, leaders in industry and developers gathered to get a first-hand look at the latest innovations for tax and accounting professionals. More than 1,000 professionals are expected to attend this year's event.
October 24, 2013
Awards Honor Small Business Influencers
100 companies, individuals and applications were honored by Small Business Trends, an online publication that helps small businesses and the people who interact with them.
October 22, 2013
2014 Income Tax Filing Season will Start Late Again
Last year, it was the fiscal cliff that delayed the start of tax season- this coming year, blame it on the partial government shutdown.
October 15, 2013
Opportunites Improving for Women in Accounting and Finance
CFO Survey: Female Accountants Have More Opportunities Today Than 10 Years Ago; Robert Half to Participate in 2013 Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance Annual Conference
Contributors
Amy Vetter
CPA, CITP, CGMA
Becky Livingston
Accounting & AI Marketing Consultant
Brian Tankersley
CPA, CITP, CGMA
Garrett Wagner
CPA, CITP, CEO and Founder of C3 Evolution Group
Jim Boomer
CPA, CITP, CEO
Ken Berry, JD
CPA Practice Advisor Tax Correspondent
Kristy Short, Ed.D.
Accounting Content Specialist
Mary Girsch-Bock
Contributing Writer
Randy Johnston
MCS, MCP
Roman Kepczyk
CPA, CITP, CGMA
