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November 19, 2019 

I believe that accountants and advisors have a great opportunity to focus on improving their bedside manner for the good of the profession as well as for the good of the companies and individuals they serve. Health is a very personal thing and so is ...

Angie Grissom

November 19, 2019 

The joint administration of the award is part of the AICPA’s ongoing efforts to promote inclusiveness and create more opportunities for women to attain leadership positions in both public and management accounting.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 18, 2019 

The CPA profession is undergoing a significant disruption which will change the way partners and staff work and the services firms provide. It’s an exciting time for all of us, yet even as firm leaders want to take the next steps in their firms’ ...

Jim Boomer

November 18, 2019 

Maybe it is time to rethink how we show our value to others by ripping a page from Dell, Southwest, Allstate, Disney, GM, and just about every other major brand. They use the classic “good-better-best”—G-B-B—marketing strategy to change the customer’s ...

Garrett Wagner

November 18, 2019 

If you are in the market to replace or add tools for your tax practice, there are several considerations. Vendors want to sell you new products, and they want you to be happy with the products you select. There are important characteristics that you ...

Randy Johnston

November 18, 2019 

Lee’s appointment comes after the company’s February announcement of new executive team members. Avalara added Amit Mathradas as president and COO, Sanjay Parthasarathy as chief product officer (CPO), and Ross Tennenbaum as executive vice president of ...

November 18, 2019 

Retailers are preparing for one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year with an estimated 165.3 million people likely to shop Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation ...

November 18, 2019 

As rents continue to steadily rise across the U.S., about a quarter of rentersi say affording their rent payments is difficult or very difficult. To make ends meet, two-thirds of those renters make at least one financial sacrifice to afford their home, and half wouldn’t be able to afford an unexpected $1,000 expense, according to...…

November 18, 2019 

If you own a business, whether you sell items or provide services to your customers, the common denominator is sales tax. If you sell solely in your city or state of residence, chances are you only need to track sales tax for that particular jurisdiction. However, if you sell throughout the U.S. or abroad, your...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

November 18, 2019 

ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance Thomson Reuters https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/products/brands/onesource/indirect-tax/ From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Compliance is a stand-alone system from Thomson Reuters well suited for larger businesses and multi-national corporations that need to calculate a variety of taxes including domestic and global sales and use tax, VAT, and GST. ONESOURCE...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

November 18, 2019 

Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax Vertex www.vertexCloud.com From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax is a Software as a Service (SaaS) application that offers sales and use tax compliance. Vertex Cloud is well suited for businesses of any size that desire sales and use tax automation and compliance. Vertex Cloud...…

November 18, 2019 

efileSalesTax.com www.efilesalestax.com 877-584-2309 From the 2019 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. efileSalesTax.com is a web-based application that offers sales tax compliance and filing for four states: California, Colorado, Florida, and Illinois. efileSalesTax.com is best suited for small to mid-sized businesses as well as accounting professionals that need to file sales tax exclusively for these...…

Mary Girsch-Bock