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January 19, 2018 

Research into the 2018 Best Workplaces in Technology, announced today by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE, reveals that tech companies struggling to create an inclusive workplace should foster an environment where each employee can be their own ...

January 19, 2018 

The endless stream of forms, deductions and claims is, shall I say, less than enjoyable, and this hardship only increases when you have an unconventional occupation – such as a freelance anything – or own a business (particularly one with employees).

January 18, 2018 

With an outstanding array of partners in the Xero community, it’s difficult to recognize just one partner in each award category. We’d like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone involved in the Xero community, we couldn’t do it without each and every o

January 18, 2018 

The solution now integrates an API for geo mapping a company’s global real estate footprint in a single map view. By clicking on a facility location marker, users can view “at-a-glance” high-level information about both the facility as well as all tax ...

January 18, 2018 

Workers may be thinking "new year, new job," according to a survey from staffing firm Accountemps. Approximately three in 10 (29 percent) professionals plan to look for a new position in the next 12 months.

January 18, 2018 

The IRS will begin processing tax returns on January 29, 2018, for income earned in 2017. In general, the IRS says that returns with refunds are processed and payments issued within 21 days. For paper filers, this can take much longer, however.

January 17, 2018 

Here’s how the scam works: Cybercriminals do their homework, identifying chief operating officers, school executives or others in positions of authority. Using a technique known as business email compromise (BEC) or business email spoofing (BES), ...

January 16, 2018 

In addition, as part of the report, the NTA has released “The Purple Book” presenting 50 legislative recommendations. Many of these proposals have been detailed in prior NTA, but others are presented in this inaugural publication for the first time.

Ken Berry, JD

January 16, 2018 

Many firms focus first on the financial terms of the buyout as the most critical issue. While this is important (and discussed below) it pales in comparison to assuring you have competent replacement partners in place and a strong transition plan for ...

Terry Putney

January 16, 2018 

The implementation dates for FASB’s ASC 842 standard are quickly approaching. Yet, most companies adopting the new standard haven’t even reached the halfway point in their implementation projects. However, there are a few early movers who have made ...

January 16, 2018 

The survey of more than 500 ITDMs found that many businesses are potentially ill-prepared for the growing number of malicious and accidental events as well as natural disasters that lead to data access failure and business outages. The data also ...

January 16, 2018 

With offices in New York City and Westchester County, Buck Sturmer provided comprehensive accounting, tax and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, families and businesses for more than 50 years.