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July 16, 2017 

Cyber Threats Becoming Plague for Financial Professionals

Financial and payment professionals do not anticipate any respite from cyber fraud and cyber attacks in the near future, according to a recent survey conducted by TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank. An overwhelming 91 percent of respondents ...

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July 16, 2017 

California Creates Two New State Tax Agencies

The legislation establishes the Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) to conduct these functions. The transfer of authority to CDTFA to administer several taxes, including sales taxes ...

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July 16, 2017 

Will Self-Driving Cars Lower Insurance Costs?

Autonomous vehicle technology could shrink the auto insurance sector by 71 percent or $137 billion by 2050, according to new research by KPMG, titled The Chaotic Middle: The Autonomous Vehicle and Disruption in Automobile Insurance. KPMG has extended ...

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July 16, 2017 

Venture Capital on Rebound: Nears Highest Level in 10 Years

Venture capital (VC) investment rose substantially with $21.8B invested contributing significantly to the global resurgence, according to Venture Pulse, a quarterly report on global VC trends published by KPMG. Activity suggests that investment may be rebounding from the 11 quarter low experienced in Q4’16. “Venture capital invested has improved this quarter, with a significant number...…

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July 16, 2017 

GASB Sets Single Approach for Lease Financial Reporting

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued guidance that establishes a single approach to accounting for and reporting leases by state and local governments. This single approach is based on the principle that leases are ...

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July 13, 2017 

Building an Unbeatable Service: What Every Accountant Needs to Know

Research has found that 87% of small companies want cloud-based services, yet less than 15% of the accounting software that serves them is cloud-based. In other words, there’s huge demand from businesses, including practices like yours as well as the clients you serve, for cloud accounting solutions. Regardless of if your practice has fully embraced,...…

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July 13, 2017 

Accounting Firm Gives Back with Day of Service

More than 550 employees, including 70 partners, took part in the Days of Service on May 31, June 7 and June 14. Participants spent the day at more than 30 community and non-profit programs in New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, Maryland, ...

 AccuFund Introduces Work Orders Module

July 13, 2017 

AccuFund Introduces Work Orders Module

Work Orders is available as a mobile application for iPads and Android tablet devices and as a standard module in the AccuFund Accounting Suite. Work Orders provides municipalities, state governments and nonprofit agencies, including their internal ...

 Tax Return Preparers Can Get Their PTIN for Free

July 12, 2017 

Tax Return Preparers Can Get Their PTIN for Free

Under the IRS system, anyone who prepares, or helps someone else prepare all or substantially all of a federal tax return, a claim for a refund or some other federal form in return for compensation must have a valid PTIN. For 2017, the fee was set at $50.