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August 18, 2018 

How to Smoke the Competition When Marketing to Cannabis Clients By Becky Livingston, Penheel Marketing (https://penheel.com) As of August 2018, 31 states and D.C. have laws that broadly legalize the use of marijuana. What does that mean for accounting firm’s looking to increase clients in this area? Opportunity! As with any new industry, accountants have...…

August 17, 2018 

High-income wage earners and those with complex tax returns are being urged to check their withholding soon to avoid an unexpected tax bill or penalty when they file their 2018 federal income tax return in 2019.

August 17, 2018 

Big Changes for the New W-4 Form By James Paille, Thomson Reuters The pre-draft 2019 W-4 has been released, and it’s a major change from previous versions of the W-4. The new W-4 doesn’t have a way to number allowances — instead, four new boxes that instruct the taxpayer to predict income and deductions replace...…

August 17, 2018 

Thomson Reuters has launched OnBalance Express, a cloud-based accounting application that helps small business owners run their businesses from anywhere with ease. The web and mobile app combines the accessibility and security of cloud accounting ...

August 17, 2018 

Do accountants, attorneys, payroll providers and bankers sell services? It sounds so tawdry. Ask any of your peers if they sell services and their unfiltered, off-the-cuff response will likely be “no” – until they think about it, and then grudgingly ...

August 17, 2018 

The IRS and the Security Summit partners warned tax professionals that savvy cybercriminals target IRS-issued identification numbers to help impersonate practitioners as well as taxpayers.

August 17, 2018 

Many organizations may be unable to "go all in" with AP automation. Either it’s pricing that keeps them at a distance, outdated infrastructure, or just plain old unwillingness to change (if it ain’t broke, why fix it, after all).

August 17, 2018 

As enterprise security becomes more complex, the need for comprehensive security solutions—including consulting and products that address both short- and long-term needs of the enterprise—has become paramount. EisnerAmper recognizes the need to invest ...

Firm Management August 17, 2018 

As with any new industry upstart, accountants have an opportunity to increase revenue within this niche by providing tax, accounting, audit, and business services, like bookkeeping, internal controls, workflow, payroll, and cloud-based solutions.

Becky Livingston

August 16, 2018 

K. Scott Collins, CPA, owner of Collins/Moody + Company, PC of Athens, has been elected chair of The Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA) Board of Directors for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Collins was selected at the Society’s annual busin

August 16, 2018 

Businesses that sell on Amazon can now easily file and remit sales tax with leading provider of tax compliance automation software.

August 16, 2018 

  Entrepreneurs Optimistic About Business Outlook By Isaac M. O’Bannon, Managing Editor Business owners have a generally positive business outlook, feel good about their ability to find new customers, and are relatively optimistic about the state of the U.S. economy. That’s according to data from the first Paychex Business Sentiment Report, which polled 500 randomly...…