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What Should Keep Entrepreneurs Up At Night?

June 15, 2017 

What Should Keep Entrepreneurs Up At Night?

Security and privacy should keep entrepreneurs up at night. Jim Bourke, CPA.CITP, CGMA, the Managing Director of the Advisory Services group at Withum and a CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader, talks about how an accountant can assist businesses in safeguarding these issues. For more on Jim, please visit https://www.withum.com/partner/james-c-bourke.

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June 15, 2017 

10% of U.S. Power Came From Wind and Solar in March

For the first time, monthly electricity generation from wind and solar (including utility-scale plants and small-scale systems) exceeded 10% of total electricity generation in the United States, based on March data in EIA’s Electric Power Monthly.

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June 14, 2017 

Tax-Exempt Does Not Mean Exempt From Filing Tax Returns

May 15 was the filing deadline for nonprofits operating on a calendar year that are required to file Form 990-series information returns. Many nonprofits mistakenly believe that they are not required to file returns with the IRS, particularly if they ...

 Small Businesses Need Tax Cut, Says AICPA

June 14, 2017 

Small Businesses Need Tax Cut, Says AICPA

A reduced tax rate for income of small businesses would place additional pressure on the need to distinguish between profits of the business and compensation of the owner-operators, Nellen noted. “We should continue to use traditional definitions of ...

 Staffing Concerns Are Dominant Issue for CPA Firms in 2017

June 14, 2017 

Staffing Concerns Are Dominant Issue for CPA Firms in 2017

Finding and retaining staff are the top issues facing CPA firms this year, and talent pool challenges are expected to have the biggest impact on public accounting practice operations over the next five years, too, new research released at AICPA ENGAGE ...

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June 14, 2017 

Georgia CPA Society Elects Chandler as Chairman

A 25-year member of GSCPA, Mr. Chandler has served as chair-elect, treasurer, and director of the GSCPA Board of Directors as well as a member of the GSCPA Leadership Council. He is a former chair of GSCPA's Professional Ethics Committee, Investment ...

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June 14, 2017 

3 Tips for Women Worried About Their Retirement Savings

Few things make retirees more nervous than the possibility their savings could run dry. And the situation can be even more troublesome for women, who are at greater risk of outliving their money because, on average, they live longer than men.

 Phoenix CPA Honored with AICPA Scholarship for Information Management and Technology Assurance

June 13, 2017 

Phoenix CPA Honored with AICPA Scholarship for Information Management and Technology Assurance

An audit associate from Phoenix, Ariz., is the recipient of this year’s Young CPA Scholarship from the American Institute of CPAs’ Information Management and Technology Assurance (IMTA) Section. The scholarship covers the registration fee and travel expenses to AICPA ENGAGE, currently underway in Las Vegas. Corbin Smith, 26, is a CPA with Sarvas, Coleman, Edgell...…