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May 2, 2018 

State-by-State Rules on Payroll Debit Cards, aka Paycards

Starting April 1, 2019, the federal government has specific regulations that will take effect, although none prohibit the use of paycards. Most of the new regulations pertain to how the issuer must respond to paycard holders and set specific disclosure...

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May 2, 2018 

Workers Spend 26% of Time “Disengaged”

The saying goes that a company is only as good as the people it keeps. But what if those people aren't fully engaged in their duties? According to research from staffing firm Accountemps, workers are disengaged at their jobs more than one-quarter ...

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May 2, 2018 

AuditFile Introduces Add-In Tool for Microsoft Word

This add-in extends AuditFile’s integration with Microsoft Office and works in Word 2016 or later for PC, Word for Mac, and Word Online. AuditFile users can add the AuditFile Report Writer Toolbox easily from the Add-Ins tab within Word.

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May 2, 2018 

Paychex Launches New Paychex Promise Solution

The primary offering, Payroll Protection, extends the collection of payroll funds from a business’s bank account by seven days without interruption of service or insufficient fund charges, enabling business owners to pay employees and remit taxes on ...

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May 2, 2018 

Vertex Releases Integration with Magento Commerce

As a Premier Magento Technology Partner, Vertex has delivered tax solutions for Magento Commerce and Magento Open Source users since 2015. This new integration provides Magento merchants with direct access to an automated sales and use tax solution, ...

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May 2, 2018 

iManage Enhances Security Policy Manager and Threat Manager

The new release of iManage Security Policy Manager—which manages need-to know security and ethical walls at scale across iManage Work, file shares, time and billing and other systems—offers the ability to use prior document access and billing activity ...

 Accounting Firm Implements Learning System to Create Future View

May 2, 2018 

Accounting Firm Implements Learning System to Create Future View

"The Anticipatory Organization: Accounting and Finance Edition" (AO) is a training program to arm CPAs and financial advisors with anticipatory skills crucial to anticipating disruptions, problems, and their related solutions. AO teaches professionals ...

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May 2, 2018 

Passive or Non-Passive Income and Losses

I have a client that owns three rental properties. She has a full-time job as a physician, and she did some side work before her second kid was born. When I did the tax return, she had $45,000 in passive losses from the rentals, and $35,000 in income ...

 Proposed Legislation to Redesign IRS Picks Up Steam

May 1, 2018 

Proposed Legislation to Redesign IRS Picks Up Steam

The new proposed legislation builds on the foundation proposed by Jenkins and Lewis in March. The duo requested comments from other lawmakers as well as influential groups like the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the National Association of Tax ...