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November 21, 2017 

Unhappy Employees are Bad for Your Brand

Whether you realize it or not, your employees are out there representing your firm at every moment, on or off the clock. When someone asks how work is going over a beer on Friday evening, you want your people to say good things (because they’re true).

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November 21, 2017 

Webinar to Focus on Tax Reform Bills and Jobs Act – 2 Hours CPE

With two tax legislation proposals now on the table, it’s more important than ever for tax and accounting professionals to understand the latest tax reform developments to properly advise clients and take maximum advantage of potential changes being ...

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November 20, 2017 

Workplace Boredom Kills Productivity

If you've ever had a case of the blahs at work, you're not alone. According to a new survey from staffing firm OfficeTeam, professionals admit they're bored in the office an average of 10.5 hours per week. That's more than a full day a week, or the ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 20, 2017 

GMS Partners with Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies

Grants Management Systems (GMS), developer of accounting and revolving loan software for nonprofits, is partnering with the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies (OACAA) to offer a one-day accounting software user training on January 23, 2018 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Sheraton on Capitol Square in Columbus, OH. GMS will kick off...…

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November 20, 2017 

Helping your Small Business Clients Avoid an Audit

As a business advisor, it is your job to not only be your small business clients’ biggest fan, but more importantly, their biggest critic. Do not hesitate to provide clients with pointed suggestions and voice concerns when you feel that they are ...

 November 2017 Small Business Channel

November 20, 2017 

November 2017 Small Business Channel

Veteran Business Owners Thriving, Extremely Upbeat on Economy By Isaac M. O’Bannon, Managing Editor Optimism among veteran small business owners is outpacing the nation’s small businesses as a whole, according to this year’s Allstate/USA Today Small Business Barometer. The annual index study released new data ahead of Veterans Day showing that veteran entrepreneurs’ optimism is...…

 November 2017 Firm Management Channel

November 20, 2017 

November 2017 Firm Management Channel

Accounting Firm Cybersecurity: Training Your Staff and Protecting Your Business By Christina Wiseman, Thomson Reuters From the Thomson Reuters blog. It probably won’t surprise you to hear that tax identity theft is on the rise. In response to this increase in tax-related ID theft, last year the IRS rolled out new security requirements that recommended...…

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November 20, 2017 

Business Continuity and the Cloud for Accounting Firms

When hurricane Harvey approached Houston, Wesley Middleton of MiddletonRaines+Zapata didn’t have to worry about his firm’s business continuity plan. At the recent CCH Connections: User Conference 2017, Middleton talked to Jody Padar (the Radical CPA) ...