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April 29, 2019 

Mother’s Day spending is expected to total a record $25 billion this year, up from $23.1 billion in 2018, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation. A total 84 percent of U.S. adults are expected to celeb

April 29, 2019 

There will always be a debate surrounding the commercial value and legitimacy of tradable cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. While the rise in its popularity was critical to the development of blockchain technology, the two are not the same.

April 29, 2019 

The AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor magazine are looking for outstanding women professionals who continue to make their mark on the accounting profession as well as those who are emerging as the next generation of firm leaders, whether through new ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

April 29, 2019 

Business travelers are increasingly using ride share scooters. Bird was the leader in this category in Q1 2019, collecting 46% of all receipts/expenses compared to 42% for Lime. Razor was third with 8% of scooter transactions, and Scoot ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

April 29, 2019 

The Illinois CPA Society recently hosted more than 170 accounting students from colleges and universities across the state at its Jumpstart to Accounting program. The annual event provides students exclusive access to ...

April 29, 2019 

If you’re like most small firms your marketing activities were placed on the back burner while you studied the TCJA and translated the new law for your clients this tax season. Take a breath – or a well-deserved vacation – and then dust off your marketing

Jean Caragher

April 28, 2019 

More than a decade on from the global financial crisis of 2008, the financial services industry is far from settled. In fact, the next five years look set to be just as dynamic for financial services companies as the previous ten. David Furlonger, ...

April 28, 2019 

If you are like most people on Social Security, you need that check every month to buy groceries and to keep a roof over your head. But believe it or not, for a fortunate few that check is essentially bonus money, totally unnecessary for day-to-day survival. ““That situation is not as unusual as many may...…

April 28, 2019 

The IRS, has very strict rules deeming which people are employees and ones that are not. The tests are rather simple to follow. They all boil down to whether the employer has “control” over the employee.

Craig Smalley

April 28, 2019 

At its annual Spring Collaborative meeting held April 28-30, 2019 in Chicago, Information Technology Alliance (ITA) President Stan Mork announced that the ITA Board of Directors has selected a new president to take over his role upon retirement on ...

April 25, 2019 

The future of work is already here. But how is that impacting students, and equally importantly, professors? This spring, PwC launched a series of data analytics academies designed just for professors. These two-day seminars take a hands-on look at ...

April 25, 2019 

In the past year, nearly three quarters of corporate tax professionals (74 percent) say they dedicated extra time and resources, including bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI), in order to comply with federal tax reform policy changes, according to ...