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January 25, 2018 

2018 IRS Income Tax Refund Chart

The IRS will start processing most returns on January 29, but will not start processing returns with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) until mid-February 2018.

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January 24, 2018 

Trump to Tap Beverly Hills Lawyer to Lead the IRS

If nominated and approved, Rettig faces an uphill battle in turning around the IRS, which has suffered in recent years from a dwindling budget and several black eyes, including the “Tea Party scandal” that unfolded under Koskinen’s watch.

Ken Berry, JD

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January 24, 2018 

CohnReznick Expands Transactional Advisory Services Team

In just four years, CohnReznick’s Transactional Advisory Practice has grown to more than 30 dedicated Transactional Advisory Professionals, including five Partners and now, four Managing Directors, in cities across the U.S. including, Boston, Chicago, ...

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January 24, 2018 

Biz2Credit and AccountantsWorld Partner for SMB Lending

Biz2Credit’s online lending platform gives small business owners access to a network of prescreened lenders. Financing, which ranges from $5,000 to $5 million, can be arranged in as little as 24 hours for lines of credit, expansion loans, working ...

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January 24, 2018 

App Shows Airport Security Waiting Times in Real-Time

The guessing game may be over, thanks to a new feature in the popular travel app TripIt Pro. The new feature works similar to traffic apps, letting users how long it they can expect the wait to be at their airport's security lines.

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January 24, 2018 

TotalPropertyTax

TotalPropertyTax – the most technologically advanced user-centric cloud-based property tax software available on the market, providing clients with rapid insight for decision making throughout the property tax cycle. TotalPropertyTax handles asset management, filing returns, appealing notices, and processing tax bills. Web Accessible, Cloud-based Application for Property Tax Management Access to the latest Jurisdictional data (Addresses,...…

 IRS Says More Taxpayers May Qualify for EITC Due to Hurricanes

January 23, 2018 

IRS Says More Taxpayers May Qualify for EITC Due to Hurricanes

A special computation method, available only to people who lived in one of the hurricane disaster areas during 2017, may enable them to claim the EITC or claim a larger than usual credit. Under this method, taxpayers whose incomes dropped in 2017 can ...

 FloQast Adds New Visualizations to Close Analytics Offering

January 23, 2018 

FloQast Adds New Visualizations to Close Analytics Offering

Close Analytics provides controllers at-a-glance, real-time snapshots of the status of their current close process along with tools to identify ways to improve future closes. The latest release adds new smart analytics capabilities including pace line ...

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January 23, 2018 

Insurance Companies Not Prepared for Tax Reform

Baker Tilly recently held an educational webinar, “Tax reform for insurance organizations: Final bill impacts,” to assist insurers in understanding the impacts of the final tax reform bill, including specific provisions that could impact insurance ...