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March 2, 2017 

CRUSH Sales Tax Conference Heading to Austin May 2-3

The event brings together leaders in finance and technology who are enabling the strategic evolution of accounting, CRUSH offers attendees opportunities to learn, educate and network with hundreds of peers and experts.

 SEC Proposes Inline XBRL Filing of Tagged Data

March 1, 2017 

SEC Proposes Inline XBRL Filing of Tagged Data

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose amendments intended to improve the quality and accessibility of data submitted by public companies and mutual funds using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).

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March 1, 2017 

Xero Payroll

Combine small business payroll software with your online accounting. Xero Payroll not only manages the tasks you have to do, it automatically updates your accounts too. Xero Payroll also provides tools for tracking working hours and approving leave with controlled access for employees. Plus, you can easily give employees self-service access from any device with the...…

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March 1, 2017 

Only 17% of Finance Team Time Spent on Strategic Activities

The CFO Indicator Q4 2016 report reveals that while 85% of CFOs say their teams have direct access to the financial and operational data needed to generate accurate reports, it is the non-value-added tasks—like data gathering, verifying accuracy, and ...

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March 1, 2017 

Making Sense of Travel and Expense Management in 2017

No matter what leads a company to embrace the latest technologies, those who do make the switch to T&E automation are generally pleasantly surprised with the outcome. We know this because we asked, and in the 2017 study the actual benefits companies reali

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March 1, 2017 

Illinois CPAs Offer Tax Season Security Tips

Identity theft is often the first step leading to an equally painful, if not a bigger, headache of falling victim to tax fraud. Scammers who stole your personal information may have already filed a tax return in your name and collected a refund ...

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March 1, 2017 

Tax Prep Scams Expected to Rise

The NCL, which operates Fraud.org, says that in a typical scam, an unscrupulous tax preparer may falsify a victim’s earnings, claim credits they did not earn, or even steal a consumer’s entire refund by having it deposited into a different account.

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March 1, 2017 

Atlanta Accounting Firm BNKJ Joins Carr Riggs & Ingram

The CRI-BNKJ merger strengthens CRI’s position as one of the nation’s leading benefit plan audit service providers. Collectively, the two firms perform more than 450 benefit plan audits annually. Along with its current offerings, BNKJ can now deliver ...

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March 1, 2017 

Viking Launches Third Luxury Ocean Liner

On Viking Ocean Cruises, every fare includes a veranda stateroom, an included shore excursion in each port of call, all onboard meals, beer and wine with lunch and dinner service, premium dining reservations, Wi-Fi internet, 24-hour room service ...