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August 8, 2017 

Thomson Reuters Wins Two 2017 CODiE Awards

Thomson Reuters, a provider of technology and intelligence for businesses and professionals, today announced that it received two 2017 CODiE Awards at the Business Technology Winner Announcement & Celebration in San Francisco on July 25.

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August 8, 2017 

New BNA Portfolio Focuses on Net Investment Income Tax Issues

The net investment income tax (NIIT), sometimes referred to as the Medicare tax on net investment income, was enacted in 2010 to generate revenue for the Affordable Care Act. It can affect a broad spectrum of taxpayers in multiple income categories, ...

 Riding the Third Wave of Travel and Expense Management Innovation

August 8, 2017 

Riding the Third Wave of Travel and Expense Management Innovation

While solutions to help employees manage their travel-related expenses have evolved steadily over the past two decades, innovation in the space has really accelerated in the last five years. Never have organizations of all sizes had so many options to ...

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August 8, 2017 

Paychex Partners with Latino Tax Professionals Association

As part of the partnership, LTPA members can enjoy the benefits of the Paychex Accountant Knowledge Center, which includes helpful resources such as the U.S. Master Tax Guide, CPE seminars, firm-customizable Paychex Tax Facts, as well as regulatory ...

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August 8, 2017 

VeriFyle Partners with California Society of Tax Consultants

VeriFyle, a provider of secure messaging and file sharing, has partnered with the California Society of Tax Consultants (CSTC), a nonprofit organization serving tax professionals throughout California. VeriFyle has been chosen as a key supplier of ...

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August 7, 2017 

AWSCPA to Join AICPA

The AWSCPA’s, a professional organization representing women CPAs, National Board has unanimously agreed to support an Memorandum of Understanding with the AICPA. The following is a letter from the ASWCPA:

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August 7, 2017 

Treasury Department Ends the myRA Program

The myRA certainly wasn’t around very long. On July 28, the Treasury Department announced that this government-sponsored retirement savings account – the brainchild of the Obama administration – is being phased out after an assessment.

Ken Berry, JD

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August 6, 2017 

Typical Home Value in U.S. Passes $200,000 For First Time

The typical U.S. home is worth over $200,000 for the first time ever, according to the latest Zillow Real Estate Market Reports. The national median home value is now $200,400, up about 7 and a half percent since this time last year.

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August 6, 2017 

How to Be More Creative at Work

There’s a misconception that our brains are like computer random access memory, able to pluck the best information on command or, in particular, when needed for generating new ideas.