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 10 Ways Boardrooms are Tackling Risk in 2018

February 6, 2018 

10 Ways Boardrooms are Tackling Risk in 2018

Looking to the year ahead, the organization WomenCorporateDirectors convened top global corporate directors in its EMEA and Asia Institutes this fall, and, from those and other discussions, identified ten ways boards are seeking to mitigate risk today.

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February 6, 2018 

5 Qualities to Differentiate Your Accounting Firm

The days of thinking that “process” is something that only low-level staff and administrative staff work on are over. Those days should’ve been over ten years ago, but they’re definitely over today. In future-ready firms, process is a core strategic ...

Dustin Hostetler

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February 6, 2018 

Xero Partners with Stripe for Integrated ACH Transfers

Xero, a provider of small business accounting and management solutions, has partnered with Stripe, enabling Xero customers to accept Automated Clearing House (ACH) bank transfers. With the availability of ACH payments, Xero’s more than 1.2 million ...

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February 6, 2018 

The Secret Lives of Accountants

Over the centuries, accountants have been fashionistas, inventors, and spies. They fight crime, write books, and uphold the law. The more one learns about accountants, the more surprises one uncovers. Secret lives, indeed.

Gail Cole

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February 5, 2018 

Why I Became an EA

When I talk about specializing in taxation, I wake up every morning around 4:30 am, and by 5:00 am I begin reading my emails from Thompson Reuters RIA, discussing all of the new tax law changes, and Tax Court cases. I read the whole email from ...

 Cryptocurrency, Initial Coin Offerings and Subpart F Income

February 5, 2018 

Cryptocurrency, Initial Coin Offerings and Subpart F Income

Income from a CFC is not taxed until it is repatriated to the US. In crypto, this would happen when the money is sent to the US based company. Let’s say the US company sells widgets to the foreign corporation at cost. The foreign corporation is set up ...

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February 5, 2018 

5 Tips to Stay Productive this Tax Season

Tax season is in full swing, and as an accounting professional, you’re bound to be in the thick of demanding work weeks and long hours. The fast pace and extended hours can be challenging, even for the most dedicated professionals. With this in mind, how can you maintain a high level of productivity and excellent...…

 IRS Warns of New Tax Refund Scam

February 5, 2018 

IRS Warns of New Tax Refund Scam

In a new twist, the fraudulent returns in a few cases used the taxpayers' real bank accounts for the deposit. A woman posing as a debt collection agency official then contacted the taxpayers to say a refund was deposited in error and asked the ...

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February 3, 2018 

MetaTaskerPT

MetaTaskerPT – a web application assisting property tax groups with data entry. MetaTaskerPT intelligently extracts strategic data from property tax documents (ie. tax bills and notices) and directly imports them to a property tax management system. MetaTaskerPT is scalable and capable of accommodating high volume  incoming document peaks experienced during property tax cycles. The data extraction...…