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August 24, 2016 

In this video, Karen Reyburn and I chat about the practical steps you need to take to build your brand as a CPA in order to stand out from the crowd and attract the clients you love. Karen is with The Profitable Firm, a marketing agency helping ...

August 24, 2016 

FileCabinet CS is part of Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite of applications designed for professional accounting firms. Thomson Reuters offers three licensing options; On-Premise, Virtual Office, and SaaS, so users can choose the deployment method ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

August 22, 2016 

Everyday, across continents, time and money is being squandered on old accounting practices. Of the United States’ 29 million SMBs (Small and Medium sized Businesses), just five million use dedicated accountancy software. This leaves some 24 million ...

Mike Galarza

August 22, 2016 

The underlying argument is whether an entity that does not pay taxes is inherently more valuable due solely to this tax status. Should additional value be awarded to an entity that made a tax-based election that many other companies could easily make?

August 22, 2016 

Taxpayers should also seek the advice of a tax professional, such as a CPA or Enrolled Agent, to make sure they not only follow tax law, but have a strategy to take advantage of credits and deductions.

August 22, 2016 

Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts files, blocks access to computer systems then requires an anonymous payment, and has the ability to make a dramatic and devastating impact on your business. A recent report released by the FBI ...

Christopher Stark

August 22, 2016 

The combined firm will have more than 1,700 associates, including over 200 partners, and 39 office locations in the United States and India, including four offices in the Chicagoland area.

August 19, 2016 

As a CPA, you stress the importance of retirement planning to your clients on a regular basis. Now it’s time to start taking care of your own future. Surprisingly, CPAs are not nearly as prepared with their own retirement plans as might be expected.

August 19, 2016 

The summer and fall months officially kick off conference season. Where you send out your best and brightest to learn and explore from their peers and “bring back great ideas”. And many conferences do their part to help facilitate the sharing of great ...

Dustin Hostetler

August 19, 2016 

Observing the new normal of slow business growth raises the question: what’s the next big thing? Likewise, it is reasonable to ask if we are doing the right thing. In other sections of this month’s publication there is coverage on both document ...

Randy Johnston

August 19, 2016 

The proposal, one of several user fee changes made this year, reflects the law that federal agencies are required to charge a user fee to recover the cost of providing certain services to the public that confer a special benefit to the recipient.

August 19, 2016 

Election years often bring a flurry of legislative and regulatory activity. And this presidential election year is no different, as President Barack Obama tries to push through his final agenda items before leaving the White House.

Richard D. Alaniz, JD