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February 11, 2016 

The Road Ahead for Intuit’s ProAdvisor Program

Late last year, Chris Hamilton succeeded Luis Sanchez as leader of Intuit's ProAdvisor Program. Since then, Hamilton has been busy carrying on the initiatives that were already in place while simultaneously planning for the program's future.

Taija Sparkman

 Investors Increasingly Wary of Volatile Markets

February 10, 2016 

Investors Increasingly Wary of Volatile Markets

Eighty percent of financial advisors reported that fear is the primary motivator for their clients, up from 51% in Q1 2015, reflecting escalating concerns over the steep increase in volatility across global markets. Additionally, nearly half (44%) of ...

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February 10, 2016 

Global CFO Survey Shows Crash in Business Confidence

Businesses not only reported a fall in income, but also more difficulty in accessing finance, with half of them cutting their workforce or putting a recruitment freeze in place, and 40% saying they had cut back investment plans since the third quarter.

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February 10, 2016 

Obama’s Final Budget Proposal Includes Sweeping Tax Changes

It’s unlikely that a sharply divided Congress will send President Obama off with parting gifts, but that didn’t stop the nation’s leader from including a “wish list” in the proposed budget for his final year in office. The proposals released on ...

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February 10, 2016 

XCM Appoints Susan Nolan as CMO

In this new role, Nolan will be responsible for leading the marketing strategy to advance XCM’s customer-guided approach to providing digital automation solutions to accounting and corporate professionals.

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February 9, 2016 

How to Classify Workers as Statutory Employees

We have been hearing lately that worker classification issues are on the forefront for the IRS and state labor agencies. Because big companies and small businesses are misclassifying workers, this subject has it become one of the hottest matters in our...

 Poor Finances Prevent 45% of Non-Homeowners from Buying Homes

February 9, 2016 

Poor Finances Prevent 45% of Non-Homeowners from Buying Homes

Almost half of non-homeowners say their financial situation stands in their way of purchasing a home, according to a new Bankrate.com (NYSE: RATE) report. 29% say they can't afford a down payment and 16% say their credit isn't good enough to qualify ...

 Xero Offers New Integration with Microsoft Power BI for Excel

February 9, 2016 

Xero Offers New Integration with Microsoft Power BI for Excel

By integrating Xero financial data with Microsoft Power BI, Xero says it is delivering big data for small business so customers can directly connect with, and gain insight from, their business data through the deep visualization tools & the power of ...