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March 31, 2016 

This coverage comes at a crucial time. On June 1, 2016, Puerto Rico will become the first U.S. jurisdiction to adopt a VAT to replace its sales and use tax regime. The transition to this new scheme began in 2015 and has been controversial.

March 31, 2016 

Ever wonder how Social Security numbers are generated? And how do you tell if a Social Security number is valid?

James Paille

March 31, 2016 

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, but just how much time does it take to make one when starting a new job?

March 31, 2016 

A new survey suggests that as the presidential primary progresses, small business owners are losing faith in candidates on both sides of the aisle.

March 30, 2016 

Pets were a recurring theme: “I had a client this year tell me his last preparer let him write off the cost of his pet care on Schedule C because he took his dog to work with him every day, so it was considered a work-related expense."

March 30, 2016 

The report found broad concern over paper-based processes, with cost (42 percent) and security (42 percent) cited as primary issues. 40 percent of Canadian respondents said cost reduction was the prime reason for digitization followed by improved ...

March 30, 2016 

Accounting for employee share-based awards was identified by the Private Company Council (PCC) as an area of concern among private company stakeholders. The PCC worked with the FASB to discuss and analyze the issues that private companies have ...

March 30, 2016 

Business majors land in the fourth spot, with a projected starting average of $52,236, an increase from the projected $51,508 for Class of 2015 graduates.

March 30, 2016 

BEC scams, short for business email compromise, are an increasingly common type of fraud which greatly impacts wire fraud. In 2015, 64 percent of organizations were exposed to BEC scams. Though checks continue to be the payment method most targeted by ...

March 30, 2016 

The nation's taxing agency is trying to step up its game when it comes to using technology to improve customer (aka taxpayer) interactions. The IRS wiill be hosting its first Tax Design Challenge crowdsourcing competition to encourage innovative ideas ...

March 30, 2016 

KPMG's Forensic practice helps organizations achieve the highest level of integrity and manage the cost and risk of litigation, investigations, and regulatory enforcement actions by assisting with the prevention, detection and response to fraud ...

March 30, 2016 

The best way to avoid a problem is to prevent it from happening in the first place. In the context of our topic, this means developing a practice over time that will ultimately be attractive to a buyer.