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February 24, 2016 

Since joining Avalara in 2011, Van Dooren has played a critical role in the strategic development, growth and success of Avalara’s partner channel and programs. Under Van Dooren’s leadership, Avalara has successfully recruited and enabled channel ...

February 24, 2016 

The appointment comes as Sage announces that it has reached 250,000 customers on its cloud products. In December, at the annual results for FY 15, Sage announced that in North America, strong performance from Sage 50 and payroll helped maintain growth.

February 23, 2016 

Nearly all (98 percent) human resources (HR) managers interviewed said they would roll out the welcome mat for a returning employee who left on good terms, according to a survey from staffing firm Accountemps. But not all workers would feel ...

February 23, 2016 

Americans are ignoring simple precautions and best practices this tax season that could easily lead to stolen identities and hacked personal information, according to a new national survey by IDT911, a data security and identity theft protection firm.

February 23, 2016 

What’s holding CPAs back from increasing the percentage of their revenue from advisory services (vs. compliance work)? In part, it’s the partnership model that’s so pervasive in the profession.

February 22, 2016 

Indicators that suggest job growth will continue at a healthy rate, perhaps driving unemployment figures to a mid-4% level before the end of Q2 2016. A number of bell-weathers (the Chicago Fed National Activities index, the ECRI weekly growth index, ...

February 22, 2016 

Limited supply of skilled laborers is making it difficult for home professionals to grow their businesses, according to the latest HomeAdvisor Skilled Labor Shortage Report.

February 22, 2016 

Investigations completed in the last five quarters nationwide have resulted in fast food employers paying more than $6.7 million in back wages owed to nearly 18,000 employees.

February 22, 2016 

Serving in the military and raising a family haven’t always been compatible, especially during times of international conflict and repeat deployments overseas. But that’s changing after a dramatic overhaul of benefits for active duty military announced Jan. 28 by Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Effective immediately, active duty military women are eligible for 12 weeks...…

February 22, 2016 

The credit is available to workers aged 18 years or older who have contributed to a company-sponsored retirement plan or IRA in the past year and meet the Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) requirements.

February 22, 2016 

Examples of frivolous arguments also include contentions that the only “employees” subject to federal income tax are employees of the federal government; and that only foreign-source income is taxable.

February 22, 2016 

Puerto Rico once again held the top spot for the highest state or U.S.-territory sales tax, at 10.5 percent, followed by Indiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Tennessee, which once again tied for the second-highest state sales tax rate of ...