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 Maryland Association of CPAs Awards Women Leaders

October 12, 2016 

Maryland Association of CPAs Awards Women Leaders

The MACPA’s annual Women to Watch awards highlight the accomplishments of Maryland women in the CPA profession and demonstrate to emerging female leaders that success is not out of reach. The awards, initially created by the American Institute of ...

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October 12, 2016 

State-by-State Income Tax Reciprocity Agreements

Reciprocity agreements mean that two states allow its residents to only pay tax on where they live—instead of where they work. For instance, this is particularly important to higher wage earners who live in Pennsylvania and work in New Jersey.

Firm Automation

October 12, 2016 

Unintended Consequences of Firm Management Decisions

Sometimes people and organizations launch a new philosophy, policy or approach with the best of intentions, but fail to consider an unintended consequence that threatens to negate the purpose of the original initiative.

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October 12, 2016 

Online Research Content Focuses on State Benefits Laws

The Thomson Reuters Checkpoint State Benefits Primary Law Library provides access to primary law for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, and covers a wide range of topics in employee benefits law to help employers, advisors, attorneys and ...

 North Carolina Gets IRS Tax Relief

October 12, 2016 

North Carolina Gets IRS Tax Relief

The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred starting on Oct. 4, 2016. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until March 15, 2017, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due ...

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October 11, 2016 

Getting Your Partners “On Board”

Passengers and flight attendants had a common goal – get to our destination safely and on time. But for that to happen, we needed two critical people. Those two key people had the same goal as the rest of us – get to our destination safely and timely.

Dustin Hostetler

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October 11, 2016 

Taxes Won’t Tarnish Olympic Medals Anymore

Under new legislation signed into law by President Obama on October, tax will generally be excluded on medals and other winnings received by U.S. athletes in the summer and winter Olympic and Paralympic events. The new law culminates decades-long ...

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October 11, 2016 

How to Improve Order Management and Sales Tax Collection

Tax laws are incredibly complex, and they’re changing all the time. Many states have different tax rates on food items, electronics, and other types of products. Five states (Alaska, Delaware, New Hampshire, Montana, and Oregon) currently have no ...