Technology February 9, 2026
Botkeeper is Closing Its Doors
In a statement posted on the Botkeeper website over the weekend, Enrico Palmerino wrote that the automated bookkeeping platform he founded in 2015 is shutting down.
July 6, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series #8: Cash In on Employee Discounts
Does your business offer discounts to its employees and family members? This can be a valuable fringe benefit to your workers and shows that you believe in your own brand. But does a discount qualify for a tax exclusion? It depends.
July 6, 2016
CEOs Say Next 3 Years Are More Critical than the Last 50
A stronger client focus was identified as the CEOs’ top strategic priority. Eighty-six percent are concerned about how to keep up with the differing wants and needs of millennials.
July 6, 2016
Financial Execs Struggle To Measure and Mitigate Risks
The survey also reveals that many organizations face a large challenge in moving toward a higher maturity of GRC activities – 43 percent of respondents say they are operating their compliance efforts at an ad hoc or fragmented/siloed level.
July 6, 2016
Xero Releases Content Pack for Microsoft Power BI
The Xero content pack will deliver Xero’s 700,000+ users access to analyze their own small business data, based on twenty-five pre-built tiles that surface insights so small businesses and their advisors can make smart, data-driven decisions in minutes.
July 6, 2016
IRS Warning: Tax Preparers Are New Target of Cyber Criminals, Tax ID Theft
Leaders from the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and tax preparation community are warning tax preparers that they increasingly are targets of cybercriminals and should take appropriate steps to protect clients from data theft.
July 6, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series #7: Educational Assistance Plans
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 tax-free ...
July 6, 2016
2016 Review of Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Indirect Tax
Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Indirect Tax is a sales tax, use tax, VAT and GST tax policy management system which automates the entire indirect tax process, including tax calculation, reporting, compliance filing, and remittance of funds.
July 5, 2016
Americans Spend $3,000 Per Year To Go To Work: Commute, Day Care and Coffee Costs Add Up
Among working parents with children 18 years old and younger living at home with them, 29 percent say they spend money on daycare per month. Of these working parents who spend money on daycare, more than 1 in 3 (36 percent) spend $500 or more per ...
July 5, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series: #5: Dine At Work On The IRS
Does your business provide meals to its employees in your own cafeteria or by other means? Generally, the cost of this fringe benefit is deductible by the business and tax-free to the employees, but only as long as certain tax law requirements are met.
July 5, 2016
XCM Awarded for Productivity and Risk Mitigation for Accounting Firms
XCM Solutions, LLC has been named as the 2016 Productivity and Risk Mitigation Award Winners. The annual awards are chosen from the results of the 3rd Annual Accounting Firm Operation and Technology Survey measuring the company’s products that have ...
July 5, 2016
3 Ways Women Can Improve Their Retirement Odds
Women, with longer life expectancies and lower average salaries, are much more concerned than men about whether they will be able to save enough money to have the kind of retirement they want, studies show.
July 4, 2016
5 Tips for Successful CPA Firm Partner Retreats
Retreats are not intended to be a walk on the beach. Effective retreats address tough issues. A healthy amount of conflict and disagreement serves as evidence that the group is addressing important, sensitive issues. Firms that adhere to these ...