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November 6, 2018 

CLA Acquires Texas-Based Accounting Firm MWA

MWA is a team of highly motivated CPAs, business advisors, and accountants serving fast moving, growing, successful people. Through a focus on client service and the delivery of enhanced accounting and advisory services to the community in Dallas-Fort ...

 All Industries Vulnerable to Cyber Breaches

November 6, 2018 

All Industries Vulnerable to Cyber Breaches

Typically, cyber-fraud headlines focus on financial services, healthcare and retail industry victims. “No industry is immune,” said Tony Sardis, partner and president of Withum Insurance Advisors. “Cybercrime takes on many different forms, from ...

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November 6, 2018 

AICPA Recognizes Two CPAs for Volunteer Service

Hearn is a principal with CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) in Champaign, Ill. She is currently chair of the AICPA’s ABV Credential Committee and its ABV Exam Content Specification Outline Task Force. In addition, she is past chair and a current member of the AICP

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November 5, 2018 

Businesses Increase Budgets for Holiday Parties this Year

How will holiday cheer be spread in workplaces this season? According to new research from staffing firm OfficeTeam, 93 percent of senior managers said their company will be hosting year-end festivities. Of those who noted holiday activities are ...

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November 5, 2018 

eBay to Collect Sales Tax in Minnesota Starting in January 2019

Starting January 1, 2019, online marketplace eBay will collect and remit Minnesota sales tax on behalf of out-of-state sellers making sales in the state. However, Minnesota-based eBay sellers will still be responsible for collecting and remitting ...

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November 5, 2018 

31% of Businesses Suffered Supply Chain Financial Crime, Says Deloitte Survey

During the past five years, an average of 31.1 percent of respondents to annual Deloitte polls say their organizations have experienced supply chain financial crime—particularly fraud, waste or abuse—in the preceding year. Yet, in a 2018 poll, just 15.1 percent of respondents report their organizations are using (3.9 percent) or piloting (11.2 percent) blockchain to help...…

 IRS Releases New Publication 5307 on Tax Reform

November 5, 2018 

IRS Releases New Publication 5307 on Tax Reform

The TCJA has resulted in the biggest overhaul of the tax code in decades. Although the new law completely revamps the tax rules for both individuals and businesses, the changes for individuals generally take effect in 2018 and are then scheduled to ...

 Why Tech Needs More Women Leaders

November 5, 2018 

Why Tech Needs More Women Leaders

We need more women leaders in technology companies. Having personally experienced gender bias during my career, it’s hard for me to say this because the last thing I want to do is advocate for bias of any kind. The goal should always be to hire the ...