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July 19, 2016
How Accounting Firms Can Protect Their Data, And Their Clients’
There are several measures CPA firms can take to mitigate data risk and manage their security. CPA firms are responsible for tax identification numbers, social security numbers, financial account numbers, and additional data which can threaten the ...
July 19, 2016
Indiana Approves Competency-Based Education As Alternative to Hours-Based CPE
The rule proposal adds two new options for obtaining the required ethics education that all CPAs licensed in Indiana must get every three years. The first new option is to take a competency-based course, with completion measured by participation, not ...
July 19, 2016
New App Lets Employees Share in Travel Expense Savings
"Price to Beat and Expensify Rewards gamify corporate travel by giving employees a share of their company's cost savings," says David Barrett, founder and CEO of Expensify. "We're not here to enforce anyone's behavior, but we do want to bring ...
July 19, 2016
Special Report Focuses on Sec. 385 Debt-Equity Regulations
Thomson Reuters has released a special report on the recently proposed Treasury regulations under Section 385 of the Internal Revenue Code which, if finalized, would dramatically disrupt the treatment of intercompany debt issued among members of ...
July 19, 2016
Maryland Accounting Firm Named “Most Innovative”
The company coined the term “Accounting Outsourcing” in early 1995. It ensures clients have a cost-effective and scalable financial infrastructure that provides meaningful financial information and guidance that is timely and accurate while minimizing ...
July 19, 2016
Canadian Millennials and Gen Xers Less Confident On Financial Goals
For Baby Boomers, however, financial confidence has edged up three percentage points, with 82 per cent now confident they will meet their goals.
July 18, 2016
National Taxpayer Advocate Weighs In on IRS Affairs
Just like clockwork, twice a year the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Nina E. Olson delivers reports to Congress on the state of affairs at the IRS. In the mid-year report released on July 7, Olson focused on a new initiative, the Public Forums on ...
July 18, 2016
Wipfli LLP joins 2016 Inner Circle for Microsoft Dynamics
2016 Inner Circle members have been invited to the Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle retreat taking place in St. Pete Beach, Florida, from October 9 to October 11 where they will have a unique opportunity to share strategies and network with Microsoft ...
July 18, 2016
IRS Proposes Increase in Enrolled Agent SEE Exam Fee
Eight members of the House of Representatives today expressed their concern over the proposed and unprecedented increase in user fees for the exams tax professionals are required to take in order to earn the enrolled agent credential.
July 18, 2016
Program Aims to Increase and Diversify Talented Accounting Students
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and NAF today announced the launch of a high school program aimed at increasing and diversifying the pipeline of talented students who enter the accounting profession. The announcement was made at ...
July 18, 2016
Easy-to-Build Website Keeps Tax Pro And Her Clients Connected
The firm serves mostly smaller businesses, including Sch. Cs, partnerships and S-Corps, along with a sizable client base of individual tax returns, many from the active and retired military community in the area. To meet the needs of her clients, she ...
July 18, 2016
Home Sales Heat Up With Summer Temps
With the market now in the midst of the popular summer selling season, both home sales and prices are rising with the summer temperatures. Homebuyer demand in June kept sales levels above last year's by 0.7%, with a strong increase of 9.4% over sales i...