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May 22, 2018 

As we head into the summer months, many working parents will be searching for options to help with child care. You may have your tried and true favorites, you work from home, a responsible family member moves in for the summer, your kids are in a ...

Gail Perry

May 22, 2018 

While a healthy paycheck contributes to employee satisfaction, money won’t keep the best employees if other more important aspects of their employment are not met, according to one of the nation’s principal authorities on leadership science.

May 22, 2018 

Despite the merits that the digital economy affords women, especially as gender parity in the corporate workplace falls under scrutiny, 90 percent of India respondents and 41 percent of U.S. respondents identify transaction fees on payments as one ...

May 22, 2018 

4 Ways Employers Can Show Employees They Care By Isaac M. O’Bannon, Managing Editor When an employer shows empathy – treating employees as human beings with feelings and not just workers who help produce profit – it can make a significant difference in the workplace, studies show. How much of a difference? A 2018 State...…

May 22, 2018 

IRS Clarifies Tax Requirements for Tip Jars By Ken Berry, J.D., Tax Correspondent Do you ever leave spare change in tip jars or boxes on counters of business establishments? The tax rules for these payments are tricky. In a new Chief Counsel Advice (CCA), the IRS has clarified that cash amounts constituted tips that are...…

May 22, 2018 

5 Ways Small Business Owners Can Prepare for Retirement By Isaac M. O’Bannon, Managing Editor Preparing financially for retirement can be complicated for anyone, but for small business owners the process often poses even more challenges. Teachers, police officers, firefighters and other government employees generally receive a pension. The corporate world can offer benefit plans...…

May 22, 2018 

5 Blockchain Tips for Accounting Firms By Isaac M. O’Bannon, Managing Editor There has been a lot of talk about how blockchain technology will disrupt the role of accounting as we know it today. In truth, disruption has already been happening through automated accounting software and other applications that help accounting firms process data faster,...…

May 22, 2018 

7 Tips to Get the Most from CPE Credits By Mohamed Markar As a working CPA, your time is valuable. Faced with the duties of your profession, it’s challenging to find the time to earn continuing education credits. It’s especially difficult if you happen to be the CEO of a successful accounting firm as well...…

May 21, 2018 

Both attorneys have decades of experience constructing and executing personalized strategic business and tax plans for successful individuals, families and their businesses. Forster will serve as the private wealth practice team coordinator for the ...

May 21, 2018 

Sage Fixed Assets Sage.com/us/sage-fixed-assets 866-520-2519 From the May 2018 review of Fixed Asset systems. Sage Fixed Assets is a good fit for businesses of all sizes, including nonprofit organizations and government entities. Sage Fixed Assets can also be used by accounting professionals that manage a large number of assets for their clients. Designed as a...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

May 21, 2018 

If the Court Overturns Quill, Will it Apply Retroactively? Were the Wayfair Court to apply the decision to overturn Quill retroactively, remote sellers, including Wayfair, could argue that this amounts to a discriminatory tax on interstate commerce ...

Michael T. Dillon

May 21, 2018 

Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Determination & Compliance http://onesourceindirecttax.com From the 2018 review of Sales & Use Tax systems Best suited for companies of all sizes that are tasked with handling global sales and use tax, VAT, and GST, ONESOURCE Determination and Compliance, offers a complete solution. ONESOURCE is designed to work with a variety of third-party...…

Mary Girsch-Bock