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Nominations Open for Innovation Awards and 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
March 22, 2017
2017 Thought Leader Symposium
The most influential thought leaders in the accounting profession gathered for CPA Practice Advisor's 9th annual Thought Leader Symposium in Indianapolis, February 26-28, where they participated in discussions, and occasional disagreements, about how ...
March 22, 2017
How to Deduct Shared Workspace Expenses Like WeWork
How can start-up companies afford to pay the rent in high-priced city districts? Many times they can’t and that helps explain the success of companies offering shared working quarters. As of last year, the biggest player in this market, WeWork became ...
March 22, 2017
The 7 Most-Missed Income Tax Deductions
The Illinois CPA Society has created a helpful list of often overlooked tax deductions and credits from the Illinois CPA Society before you file:
March 22, 2017
How Much Does a Bad Employee Cost a Business?
As expensive as it is to replace a bad hire, the money isn't what concerns employers most. In a Robert Half survey, chief financial officers (CFOs) said the single greatest impact of a poor hiring decision is lower staff morale (39 percent), followed ...
March 22, 2017
Xero Adds Integrations for UK Businesses
The integrations, built on top of Xero's industry leading open API, will help more small businesses make smarter decisions, improve cash flow, get paid faster and access capital quickly. Accountants and bookkeepers can also use the financial web to ...
March 22, 2017
Is Your Accounting Firm Serious About Security?
As I wrote in a previous column, whether it’s securing a perimeter in a war zone or an accounting firm, the strength of the defense is only as robust as the front lines. In your firm, the front line is your people who are handling sensitive client data on
March 21, 2017
2017 Review of FreshBooks – Accounts Receivable Functions
FreshBooks is a cloud-based accounting application designed for freelancers and very small businesses. The product centers on time and billing, with other features such as project tracking available as well. FreshBooks also offers a mobile app that ...
March 21, 2017
2017 Review of AccountantsWorld Accounting Power – Accounts Receivable Functions
The AccountantsWorld dashboard offers an easy way for users to access all of their clients from a single user interface. Once a client has been chosen, the screen will update with all of the accounting options available for that client, including ...
March 21, 2017
2017 Review of Xero – Accounts Receivable Functions
Xero is well suited for small business owners, and offers the flexibility of three different versions; Starter, Standard, and Premium. Xero offers complete accounting functionality with all versions of the application, which is deployed exclusively ...
March 21, 2017
Key Questions HR Leaders Need to Address Now
More than 400 HR leaders recently descended on Denver to attend the Mile High SHRM Conference, where leading practitioners and speakers shared inspirational stories on human resources. As a speaker at the event, I led a discussion on “HR’s Changing Role” and shared insights into current and emerging issues in human capital management, employment trends,...…
March 21, 2017
Tax and Payroll Legislation Updates for 2017
Forms 1094 and 1095 will most likely survive for at least this year, so make sure to keep tracking. The Cadillac tax will probably go away later this year, and it is possible that the employer mandate could go away this year, as well (not yet confirmed).
March 21, 2017
Most Business Execs Support Repeal of Affordable Care Act
Most business executives want to see the Affordable Care Act repealed, a survey of CEOs, chief financial officers and other senior-level CPAs by the American Institute of CPAs found. But they also expect their company’s health care expenses to rise ...