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March 26, 2018 

Virtual Income Transactions Need to Be Reported to IRS

Virtual currency transactions are taxable by law just like transactions in any other property. The IRS has issued guidance in IRS Notice 2014-21 for use by taxpayers and their return preparers that addresses transactions in virtual currency, also ....

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March 26, 2018 

How to Minimize the Risk of Losing Your Work in Excel

Most spreadsheet users would love to have a dollar for every time something has gone awry with an Excel spreadsheet. Sometimes it’s a power outage, or a computer crash, or simply closing the wrong document without saving. Fortunately in all versions ...

 New Appropriations Bill Includes Tax Law Changes

March 26, 2018 

New Appropriations Bill Includes Tax Law Changes

The new Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) – signed on March 23 by President Trump – does more than avert the third government shutdown this year. This federal spending measure also provides funding for the IRS, enhances tax breaks for low-income ...

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March 26, 2018 

Eide Bailly Partners with Secuvant for Cyber Security Services

Eide Bailly and Secuvant will coordinate their client services and sales activities to ensure that all existing and prospective clients of Eide Bailly are familiar with what new cyber security capabilities the two companies will jointly be offering ...

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March 23, 2018 

There are Thought Leaders Among Us

The term “thought leader” has been around since the late 1800s, which makes me really happy because I was afraid it was something that was made up in the past couple of decades, like “paradigm shift” and “think outside the box.”

Gail Perry

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March 23, 2018 

Tax Reform Changes Various Tax Breaks for Home Ownership

The Changing Landscape for Homeowners       The recently passed Tax Reform Law (2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) was signed into law on December 22, 2017 and it overhauls the Internal Revenue Code and provides broad tax relief to workers, families and businesses of all sizes. There is also bucket of Extender Provisions...…

Mike D'Avolio

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March 23, 2018 

SAP Concur Provides Real-Time Visibility and Spend Control with New Concur Budget

According to a recent Oxford Economics report, strong profitability and revenue growth are tied to effective cost control. However, managing spend is increasingly complicated. Over the last 15 years, travel spend alone has doubled to more than $1.2 trillion[1]. Employee-initiated spend is today the second-largest expense in organizations[2]. These are spending categories, ranging from entertainment,...…

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March 23, 2018 

Website Offers Tax Tips and Listing of Tax Preparers

The National Society of Accountants’ (NSA) consumer website, chooseataxpro.org, provides timely tips to help taxpayers navigate the tax maze as well as find qualified tax preparers and accountants in their local area.

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March 23, 2018 

Need More Time for Your Taxes? A 6 Month Extension is Easy

Taxpayers who can't meet the tax filing deadline can use options available via Free File on IRS.gov, to file an extension that gives six more months. The tax deadline this year is April 17. Taxpayers who submit Form 4868, Application for Automatic ...