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January 16, 2020 

The Top Job Search Trends for 2020

How can professionals stand out from the crowd and score a job this year? According to a new survey from global staffing firm Accountemps, senior managers are most impressed when candidates network on social media with employees at the company of ...

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January 16, 2020 

IRS to Restore Sequestered AMT Funds

The Internal Revenue Service has announced it will return sequestered funds to businesses that were affected by a recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determination regarding the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as ...

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January 16, 2020 

Armanino Adds 11 New Partners for 2020

Armanino’s Partner Track program reflects the firm’s progressive mindset toward leadership opportunities for accounting and consulting professionals. The Partner Track guides a group of selected partner candidates in their path towards partnership by ...

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January 16, 2020 

2020 Income Tax Refund Chart Shows When You’ll Get Your IRS Refund

Updated: January 15, 2020 – 10:26 pm EST The IRS says it will officially start accepting income tax returns on January 27, 2020. The good news is that there’s no reason to get refund loans or other such services, since you can get your refund in as little as 10 days if you file early...…

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January 15, 2020 

IRS Says Discharged Student Loans Not Counted as Income

Taxpayers within the scope of this revenue procedure will not recognize gross income as a result of the discharge, and the taxpayer should not report the amount of the discharged loan in gross income on his or her federal income tax return.

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January 15, 2020 

Maner Costerisan Names New Manager

Maner Costerisan announced it has named Cortney Plowman a manager in the firm. Plowman has worked for five years for the Lansing, Michigan-based certified public accounting firm and will serve in the audit department in her new supervisory role.

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January 15, 2020 

6 Security Measures That Protect Small Businesses

Most companies have experienced at least one instance of check theft, in which a bad actor washed a legitimate check and cashed it. Cases of check theft dipped in the early 2010s as companies and banks shored up their security.