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November 28, 2017 

Host Analytics Adds New Modeling and Dashboard Capabilities

The solution aligns financial plans with operational plans in areas of sales, marketing, and supply chain, for accurate, big-picture financial planning and analysis across the organization to drive peak performance. New modeling capabilities ...

 2018 Employment and Wage Laws

November 25, 2017 

2018 Employment and Wage Laws

As the new year approaches, employers across the United States scramble to become compliant with local and state employment laws.These laws typically carry heavy penalties, often double the cost of damages and they often assume employer guilt without ...

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November 25, 2017 

Mobile Shopping: Thanksgiving Sales Up 15%

Same store retail sales on Thanksgiving Day sales increased by nearly 15% from 2016 to 2017 (including both in-store and online transactions), with Black Friday sales lagging behind. Cyber Monday is expected to far surpass those numbers.

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November 23, 2017 

The Top FLSA Mistakes made by Employers

A single dissatisfied employee who files a allegation of violation with the DOL can quickly turn this assumption into a costly error. In fact, even a competitor can file a complaint with the DOL if they believe an employer is violating employment law.

 2018 Minimum Wage Changes – State-by-State

November 23, 2017 

2018 Minimum Wage Changes – State-by-State

Twenty-seven states — plus Washington, D.C. — index their minimum wages to rise automatically with the cost of living. More states will index minimum wage increases annually, starting in the following years, like: Minnesota (2018), Michigan (2019) and ...

James Paille

 Cannabis and Taxation – Where We Stand Today

November 22, 2017 

Cannabis and Taxation – Where We Stand Today

For those of you that are in the cannabis industry or just starting out, you have no doubt either been hit with a large tax bill or you are about to be. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. There are many steps that you can take legally just by ...

Craig Smalley

 Tax Talk for Veterans

November 22, 2017 

Tax Talk for Veterans

If you travel more than 100 miles from your tax home for duty in the Reserve or National Guard, you can deduct these expenses on Form 2106. This is where you can deduct mileage as well as any unreimbursed expenses from the time that you leave home ...