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Penguins

September 14, 2017 

What Makes Your Firm a Great Place to Work?

The way others perceive your company can be critical to attracting, engaging, and retaining top employees. A strong message that clearly communicates why you’re an employer of choice can set you apart from your competition and help attract like-minded ...

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September 14, 2017 

Tax Experts Predict Cuts for 2018: Estimated Tax Brackets

Bloomberg BNA opened a window onto next year’s tax planning landscape with the release of its 2018 Projected Tax Rates, a detailed and comprehensive projection of inflation-adjusted tax items based on changes in the consumer price index (CPI), which ...

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September 14, 2017 

How Tax Pros Can Protect Clients from Tax Data Theft

Encouraging tax practitioners to report data thefts is the final news release in a 10-week, “Don’t Take the Bait” campaign, an effort focused on informing tax professionals. The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry, working together as the ...

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September 14, 2017 

Businesses Increase Use of Uber, Lyft, Airbnb for Travel

More than three-quarters of medium-to-large companies have adopted policies on shared economy services such as Uber, Lyft and Airbnb, according to a survey by Chrome River, a global leader in expense management and invoice automation solutions.

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September 14, 2017 

AICPA Recommends Review of Penalty Abatements and IRS Appeals

Chastity Wilson, JD, LLM, CPA, vice chair of the AICPA Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Advocacy and Relations Committee, explained that problems have arisen because penalty disputes currently are handled independently within each of the primary IRS ...

 The Tax Blotter – September 2017

September 14, 2017 

The Tax Blotter – September 2017

Undoubtedly, many of your clients will want to help out victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, in the aftermath of those devastating storms. But there’s more to claiming a charitable deduction than just mailing in a check or posting a donation online.

Ken Berry, JD

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September 14, 2017 

Accounting for Inventory Shrinkage After a Major Loss

Your small business clients who suffer inventory shrinkage – whether it’s from a natural disaster like Hurricane Harvey or Irma, or theft or simple mismanagement – must account for the event on their financial books. Generally, a firm can enter a ...

Ken Berry, JD

 The Fight for $15, and More

September 14, 2017 

The Fight for $15, and More

Over the past several years we have seen nationwide efforts, often precipitated by unions, to increase the minimum wage at the local level to $15 as a means of addressing economic inequality. The movement, called the "Fight for $15," has seen some ...

Richard D. Alaniz, JD