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February 13, 2018 

The Gig Economy and Accountants

Bankers driving Lyft. Software engineers launching businesses on Amazon. Marketing professionals picking up consulting projects. Welcome to the gig economy. Where employees have a side hustle, or three, and others have left the paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle of Corporate America for the project-to-project grind. According to Investopedia, the gig economy is defined as an economy where temporary,...…

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February 13, 2018 

Why and How: A Strategy for Innovation

Over the last two to three years we have watched pundits and consultants promote ideas around emerging technologies. Some of the claims are ludicrous, loony, and ill-informed. Others are trying to position, parlay and learn. You’ve seen this column ...

Randy Johnston

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February 13, 2018 

How to Track Your 2018 IRS Income Tax Refund

You want your income tax refund, and you want it soon. Unfortunately, the IRS is processing millions of tax refunds right now. So how can you find out when you'll get yours? This chart shows you.

 2018 Tax Refund Dates: When Will You Get Your IRS Refund?

February 13, 2018 

2018 Tax Refund Dates: When Will You Get Your IRS Refund?

Waiting on your tax refund? Wondering: "Where's my refund? (Or) Where's my income tax refund?" - We have the answer. It depends on a couple of things, but the good news is that there are several tools to help find out. (This article was updated on Feb. 16

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February 12, 2018 

The Year of Patience

When Albert Einstein said taxes are the hardest thing in the world (circa 1950), he hadn’t even seen the Tax Cut Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). This is the year of patience my friends, and the more proactive you are about communicating that to clients, the ...

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February 12, 2018 

Building Service Models for Handling Uncertainty and Tax Reform

If tax professionals are still scrambling to decipher tax reform and the various code sections of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, how do small business clients and individual taxpayers feel with all this uncertainty? What can we, as their trusted advisors, do...

 AICPA Makes Recommendations to Improve Federal Tax Administration

February 12, 2018 

AICPA Makes Recommendations to Improve Federal Tax Administration

The AICPA stated that its recommendations “will strengthen tax administration and improve compliance programs while protecting the public.” Proper governance and oversight, proficient taxpayer services and a practitioner-focused services unit, are all...