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July 29, 2018 

A decade after the U.S. housing market crashed, half of the country’s homes have regained the value they lost during the recession, according to the June Zillow Real Estate Market Report. Nationally, the median home value is $217,300, up 8.3 percent over the past year and 8.4 percent above the highest point of the housing...…

July 28, 2018 

The extended alliance with Microsoft will address six financial crime domains: anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing (AML/CTF); sanctions; fraud; anti-bribery and corruption; market misconduct; and tax evasion.

July 28, 2018 

Ninety percent of U.S. bank chief executives (CEOs) are very confident about the growth prospects for their companies over the next three years, with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and third-party strategic alliances helping fuel this growth...

July 28, 2018 

Businesses leaders globally are less optimistic about the economic outlook, despite continuing rises in expected revenues, indicating that the global economic cycle may have peaked - reveals the latest research from Grant Thornton’s international ...

July 27, 2018 

GDPR went into effect on May 25. According to Stan Sterna and Ken Mackunis of AICPA|Aon, here are some questions and actions CPA firms should consider.

July 27, 2018 

A new survey finds that businesses using an accounting firm’s client advisory services (CAS) report higher profits and greater financial insights. These clients are more satisfied with their accounting firms, with nearly 80 percent likely to provide ...

July 27, 2018 

Starting at only $1,095 for unlimited 1040 returns and unlimited e-filing for all states, plus bank products, corporate tax software and a depreciation module. No extra charge for multiple preparers.

July 27, 2018 

In 28 States and the District of Columbia, cannabis is legal in one way or another. The problem is when you are dealing with the Federal Government. Cannabis is an illegal Schedule I Narcotic. That being said, when it comes to cannabis, legal ...

Craig Smalley

July 26, 2018 

What is the Internet of Things? Homeowners know it as the process of adding automated, and in some cases, decision making power to devices like appliances, lights, vehicles, heating and air conditioning, and so on.

Gail Perry

July 26, 2018 

TaxCaddy by SurePrep eliminates the paper organizer and streamlines the entire 1040 process for both the taxpayer and CPA. Throughout the year, taxpayers can use this program’s mobile phone app to photoscan and upload paper documents like property tax notices and vehicle registration receipts so they’re available to the tax accountant at tax time. In...…

July 26, 2018 

With Intuit ProConnect Tax Online Data Import manual entry has been eliminated for 7 of the most common source documents – W-2, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-R, 1099-MISC, 1098-Mortgage and 1098-T. Within the client’s tax return, the preparer can import the data fields from these source documents and apply the data directly to the tax form without...…

July 26, 2018 

Flexible Pay by Gustoenables people to choose their own  pay schedule, independent of their employer’s payroll schedule. For the first time, people can set up direct deposits of their earned wages and choose when they want to get paid—as soon as the next day. And yet, this does not change how employers and accountants run...…