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March 21, 2018 

These technological solutions—dubbed "regtech"—are widely used in the industry. The majority of respondents indicate that technology is used to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, vendor management, Know Your Customers rules and the Community ...

March 20, 2018 

The online account feature is one of many online tools driving visitors to the IRS.gov website. Already this year, visits to IRS.gov have jumped 24 percent over last year at this time. The IRS.gov online feature provides individual taxpayers with ...

March 20, 2018 

Just 21.2 percent of finance, accounting and other professionals say their companies are “extremely” or “very” prepared to comply with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) respective ...

March 20, 2018 

Generally, eligible taxpayers can contribute up to $5,500 to an IRA. For someone who was 50 years of age or older at the end of 2017, the limit is increased to $6,500. The same general contribution limit applies to both Roth and traditional IRAs.

March 20, 2018 

Mendelson Consulting was founded in January 1992 with the purpose of finding the right solutions for small and medium businesses' accounting technology needs and implementing those solutions through our professional staff.

March 20, 2018 

Can you see the light at the end of the tunnel? Right about this time, we bet you’re up to your eyeballs in tax returns, so it may be tough to think about how to make sure the tax season ends on a high note. Here are a few tips we think will help you…

Nellie Akalp

March 20, 2018 

The countdown to Avalara CRUSH DC continues, with less than two months remaining until the industry’s premier event for transaction tax professionals kicks off on Wed., May 9. And the momentum keeps building, with RSM US LLP joining CRUSH DC ...

March 19, 2018 

Joe Woodard, CEO of Woodard Events and manager of the annual Scaling New Heights event has shared some updated information with CPA Practice Advisor regarding the 2018 conference scheduled for June 17-20 in Atlanta. Update: Scaling New Heights 2018 will be located at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The dates are June 17-20....…

Gail Perry

March 19, 2018 

Despite spending on average almost $4,000 to fill an open position, employers are finding that those tech-savvy millennials, Gen X, Y and Z new hires, often jump ship in a matter of months, if not sooner. Studies have confirmed that millennials change ...

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

March 19, 2018 

Just because you have an extensive work history does not mean you have a robust circle of professional contacts. And one reason for that deficit is networking mistakes. When you commit these faux pas, you could be losing out on business opportunities, ...

Paul McDonald

March 19, 2018 

You might think your retail or ecommerce clients have no legal obligation in states where they aren’t required to collect and remit sales tax. You, and your clients, could be wrong.

Gail Cole

March 19, 2018 

The ability to process recurring invoices for items such as subscriptions and memberships, or monthly donations is important, as are things such as invoice branding and customization capabilities. And it never hurts to send customers a payment reminder...

Mary Girsch-Bock