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December 17, 2015 

Five outstanding students have been named recipients of the 2015-2016 AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship Award. The one-year scholarship award, part of the AICPA’s Legacy Scholars Program, is bestowed upon students from liberal arts and other ...

December 17, 2015 

Information-intense professional services firms in accounting, law and marketing are increasing their reliance on technology solutions to meet their business objectives, new research from CompTIA, the IT industry association, reveals.

December 16, 2015 

Chrometa offers a passive timekeeping system, recording everything that is being worked on when the computer is active. Tracking can be completed on both computer and mobile devices, with Chrometa recording information such as application, file name ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

December 16, 2015 

The former All-Star ballplayer, who was named MVP of the American League in 1995, was appealing the decision against him by an Ohio district court. It isn’t known yet if Vaughn will pursue the matter any further.

December 16, 2015 

BillQuick offers customization options to accounting firms, as well as architectural firms and engineering offices. The latest version of BillQuick offers several product enhancements including improved accounting capability, such as the availability of p

Mary Girsch-Bock

December 15, 2015 

New proposed regulations that would permit nonprofit organizations to request Social Security numbers for donations of $250 or more could be stopped dead in their tracks. A new bill introduced in Congress by Senator Pat Roberts (Rep.-KA) would stop ...

December 15, 2015 

There is one tax saving approach we can always assist our clients with, and that is educating them about tax penalties. What follows is a list of the most punitive tax penalties along with simple tips on making sure your clients are never ...

Dave DuVal

December 15, 2015 

The survey also found that adults with higher annual household incomes (more than $100,000) were more likely to return their holiday gifts than those earning less than $75,000 (52 percent vs. 42 percent, respectively).

December 15, 2015 

It’s that time again to provide you with our CPA Firm Technology and Production predictions for the year ahead, as well as to recap the results of our 2015 guesses. While this article was written two months before year end as the US political ...

Roman Kepczyk

December 15, 2015 

Only 15 percent of SMB owners have used a loan to fill cash flow gaps. In contrast, 60 percent used personal funds to fill cash flow gaps, 48 percent went without pay, and 17 percent delayed major expenses such as payroll or rent.

December 14, 2015 

The next-generation worker, aka the Millennial, is a big part of the present business landscape and a huge part of the future. In fact, by 2020, Millennials will represent 50% of the workforce and an astounding 75% of the workforce by 2025.

December 14, 2015 

Accountants heading into tax season may question the wisdom of trying to generate additional engagements this time of year. However, research has provided some important reasons to combat the “I’m too busy to change” mentality, especially as it ...

Mary Ellen Biery