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 New Cashflow Solution Helps Small Businesses

June 26, 2017 

New Cashflow Solution Helps Small Businesses

A new cash flow solution from financial information company Sageworks is geared toward helping small business owners. CashSage allows business owners to see quickly how to increase available cash and to see by how much they can help increase it ...

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June 26, 2017 

Apps We Love: Communicating!

How do you communicate with your clients and your co-workers? If you’re still relying on the telephone, you’re probably finding that many of your colleagues prefer to connect with you in more modern ways. Even email is taking a backseat to many of the ...

Gail Perry

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June 26, 2017 

5 Reasons to Put Your Nanny on Payroll

Paying a nanny off the books, i.e. in cash, can be tempting to both sides of the relationship. Although it is illegal, employers could avoid the hassle of payroll paperwork, and nannies would get to keep their full pay without handing money over to ...

Kathleen Webb

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June 26, 2017 

Payroll Problems Make Employees Go Job Hunting

Payroll problems may be the fastest way to send top talent to the exits. According to a new survey from The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated, about half of the American workforce (49 percent) will begin searching for a new job after ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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June 26, 2017 

June 2017 Tax Channel

One of my clients is a doctor and the company he works for is split into two different entities. For one, he receives a W-2 and for the other he receives a K-1 form. Both companies are interrelated. What happened is that a number of doctors came ...

Craig Smalley

 Ken Kelly Named Chair of Maryland CPA Society Board

June 26, 2017 

Ken Kelly Named Chair of Maryland CPA Society Board

Kenneth Kelly, CPA, CGMA, a former senior vice president and controller for S&P 500 spice giant McCormick and Company, has been named chair of the 2017-18 Board of Directors of the Maryland Association of CPAs.

 How to Create an Effective Travel & Expense Policy

June 26, 2017 

How to Create an Effective Travel & Expense Policy

An effective expense policy covers all aspects of employee-initiated spending, including business travel, appropriate use of corporate credit cards, contingency planning for things like trip cancellations or emergencies, personal issues such as ...

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June 26, 2017 

Conference Vibes: The Participation Factor

I travel to a lot of conferences in and related to the accounting profession: national, state, local, user – some are large (the largest was last year’s Sage Summit which touted 15,000 attendees), some are quite small (150 is about the smallest I’ve ...

Gail Perry

 Aplos Software and Portalbuzz Merge

June 26, 2017 

Aplos Software and Portalbuzz Merge

Aplos and Portalbuzz plan to expedite the development of new product features and the integration of their systems, which customers can expect to see in the next few months. Portalbuzz customers are already experiencing the benefits of the merger, with...

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June 23, 2017 

Back-to-School Tax Tips for College Bound Students

This is an exciting time of the year when college bound students are starting to gear up for college. The transition can also take a physical and emotional toll on parents. Figuring out how to pay for college can be stressful, and fortunately, the ...