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August 16, 2016 

Sales Tax Rates Rise Across U.S.

The U.S. average combined sales tax rate rose slightly in the second quarter due to minimal tax changes in most jurisdictions, according to the latest ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Report from Thomson Reuters.

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August 16, 2016 

Xero and PayPal Partner to Deliver Express Checkout

With PayPal Express Checkout for Xero, clients will be able to pay in just a few clicks from directly within the invoice, speeding time to funds. This announcement was made at Xerocon 2016 in San Francisco on August 15­17, 2016.

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August 16, 2016 

Education Fringe Benefits Get an A+

If some of your employees are looking to go back to school, or to enroll in college courses for the first time, you might decide to lend a helping hand. An employer can set up a program that effectively pays for all or most of the costs on a ...

Ken Berry, JD

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August 16, 2016 

BKR Awards $12,000 in Accounting Scholarships

The global association of accounting firms BKR International recently presented its annual scholarship awards to honor accounting students around the world for their exemplary academic achievements in the accounting profession.

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August 16, 2016 

Free Research Database Available to Audit Practitioners

The Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association has launched www.AuditingResearchSummaries.org, a free comprehensive database containing concise summaries of auditing research published in the seven most prestigious journals in the field ...

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August 16, 2016 

Intuit Announces Top Four Global Firms Of The Future

The contest, an extension of last year’s successful Firm of the Future search in the United States, looked across the globe for the most future-ready and forward-thinking firms worldwide. Since June 2016, firms from Australia, Canada, the United ...

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August 16, 2016 

Capital One Launches Low-Cost 401k Plans for Small Business

Spark 401k is designed for businesses with fewer than 100 employees to deliver a straightforward retirement planning experience that offers the benefits available to larger companies. These benefits include the ability to build a retirement nest egg ...