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June 15, 2016 

Key Actions Every Accountant Should Perform Daily

Crunching numbers sums up the view many individuals have of the accounting field and it was just that for many years, given the relatively limited amount of data that had to be entered and worked with. Financial reports, after all, only rely on a ...

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June 15, 2016 

Watch Your Step! Don’t Trip into Investment Advice

A client asked his CPA for her opinion regarding an investment they were considering. Because the CPA did not have experience with this type of investment, she advised the client to consult with his own financial adviser, but she did not document the ...

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June 15, 2016 

Ranking the Top 10 States for Small Business Lending

A majority of small business owners seek loans of less than $250,000 in order to start or grow their business. Unfortunately, after the market crash of 2008, most traditional lenders moved upstream to target loan sizes greater than $1 million.

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June 15, 2016 

Oregon Accounting Firms Perkins and Thompson Kessler to Merge

Perkins & Co, the largest locally-owned accounting firm in Portland, Ore., will merge with Thompson Kessler Wiest & Borquist PC (TKWB), a boutique firm with more than 30 years of experience working in high-demand industries such as construction, real ...

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June 14, 2016 

Small Businesses Have Many Accounting Options

While the reviews included in this issue offer a good selection of both on-premise and cloud products that can work well for small to mid-sized businesses, there are other alternatives available to accountants and CPA’s that wish to offer bookkeeping ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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June 14, 2016 

2016 Review of Sage One

Sage One, offered by software pioneers Sage Software offers a multi-platform product that can be accessed from a variety of devices including iPad’s, iPhones, tablets, Android devices, and desktop systems.

Mary Girsch-Bock