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October 10, 2016 

Many organizations no longer view cybersecurity as a barrier to change or as an IT cost. According to the survey, 59% of respondents said they have increased cybersecurity spending as a result of digitization of their business ecosystem.

October 7, 2016 

Elections often stir up passionate feelings—and that seems to be particularly true this year. As politicians and voters gear up for Tuesday, November 8, employers may not know that their workers have certain rights when it comes to elections, and ...

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

October 6, 2016 

The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has published two new member alerts that can help public company auditing firms address potential risks in a proactive and accelerated manner.

October 6, 2016 

Sage has announced that Sage X3 cloud business management solution now links directly to Salesforce. This allows the companies’ joint customers to access their customer data in the Salesforce Sales Cloud -connecting ERP and CRM business processes in ...

October 6, 2016 

Under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 passed by Congress and signed into law last year, any ITIN not used on a federal tax return at least once in the last three years will no longer be valid for use on a tax return as of Jan. 1

October 6, 2016 

Making a difference in their local communities was the main mission for accounting and financial professionals who participated in The Illinois CPA Society’s 7th annual CPA Day of Service on September 23rd. A record total of over 1,350 volunteers ...

October 6, 2016 

Collecting sales tax can be complicated, no doubt about it. For small businesses, sales tax can be even more of a challenge because they probably have limited time and resources to devote to it, but they also can’t afford to make mistakes.

Scott Peterson

October 6, 2016 

Chances are they’ve waited until the last minute because they are reluctant to face the possibility of a large tax bill, and/or the paper work involved is just too unpleasant for them to deal with, so the task has been pushed to the bottom of their ...

Dave DuVal

October 5, 2016 

Because a disaster can strike any time, be sure to review emergency plans annually. Personal and business situations change over time as do preparedness needs. When employers hire new employees or when a company or organization changes functions, plans sh

October 4, 2016 

The award is bestowed on an individual “who has demonstrated unique service to the accounting profession.” With more than 40 years of accounting experience, Mr. Baron is a widely respected leader and technology advocate.

October 4, 2016 

The Development Partner Program enables Thomson Reuters partners to build their own robust integrations with the market-leading ONESOURCE Indirect Tax platform. Thomson Reuters provides all of the necessary tools to build an integration, including a ...

October 4, 2016 

How to keep the honest majority honest in the face of temptations to be unethical? New research in the scholarly journal Behavioral Research in Accounting tests a simple, trusting approach and finds it yields promising results.