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 Deloitte Enhances Tax Reform Navigator Technology and Services

October 23, 2017 

Deloitte Enhances Tax Reform Navigator Technology and Services

Deloitte has launched new features to its Tax Reform Navigator tool that enhance how companies analyze and plan for existing and custom tax reform proposals. Debuted in July 2017, the Tax Reform Navigator is a state-of-the-art, web-based solution ...

 AICPA Collaborates on Blockchain

October 23, 2017 

AICPA Collaborates on Blockchain

As part of this collaboration, the AICPA will administer the WSBA’s working group on tax and accounting, a focal point for advocacy and education on blockchain adoption within the profession. Other existing WSBA working groups include research and ...

 How Much You Can Really Withdraw in Retirement?

October 23, 2017 

How Much You Can Really Withdraw in Retirement?

The ultimate flaw in investment rules, assumptions and models is their inherent disregard for the life events – planned and unplanned – that can dramatically affect an individual’s ability to maintain strategy. For most people life happens, often in ...

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October 23, 2017 

6 Ways to Control Stress Sweat

The majority of the sweat glands in our skin are “eccrine” sweat glands. These glands are responsible for most of our heat-related and exercise-related sweating and secrete an odorless, clear fluid (made mostly of water and salt) to help control ...

 AICPA Announces 2017 Leadership Academy Class

October 23, 2017 

AICPA Announces 2017 Leadership Academy Class

The AICPA Leadership Academy was designed to strengthen and expand the leadership skills of promising young professionals while they network with a peer group of talented and motivated CPAs. The 2017 participants comprised the ninth Leadership ...

 Standard Income Tax Deduction and Exemption Go Up for 2018

October 20, 2017 

Standard Income Tax Deduction and Exemption Go Up for 2018

More than 50 IRS income tax provisions are being adjusted for inflation in 2018, including the tax rate schedules and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2017-58 provides details about these annual adjustments. The tax year 2018 adjustments generally ...

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October 20, 2017 

2018 Retirement Plan Dollar Limits

The IRS has announced the 2018 cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) with respect to retirement plan limits. Many limits, which are adjusted by reference to Code Sec. 415(d), are changed for 2018 since the increase in the cost-of-living index met the ...

 Defining Reasonable Compensation for Business Valuation Purposes

October 20, 2017 

Defining Reasonable Compensation for Business Valuation Purposes

Many variables can make providing a defensible, rational estimate of reasonable compensation extremely challenging when a valuation analyst is conducting a business valuation, according to Kevin Yeanoplos, CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA, Director of Valuation ...

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October 20, 2017 

Apps We Love: Password Managers

There was a time when I wanted all my passwords to be the same, but that was way way back when we weren’t so worried about identity theft and hackers. So it’s time to move into the 21st century and learn about options for password management.

Gail Perry