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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.
December 7, 2016
New Retirement Savings Law May Come Before New Year
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to implement sweeping tax law changes during the early days of his administration. But we may not have to wait until Trump takes office for significant tax legislation to be enacted. A lame-duck session of ...
December 7, 2016
How to Protect a Firm from Remote Worker Liability
Many Americans now have the flexibility to work remotely, and more want to do it. A survey by Gallup reports that the average worker telecommutes two days per month, with 46% of telecommuters doing so during the workday.
December 7, 2016
5 Key Tax Tips for Small Business Owners
With the end of 2016 fast approaching, now’s the time for small business owners to take steps to potentially lower the taxes they owe this year and make sure they’re prepared for new tax issues that will roll out in the coming months.
December 7, 2016
Accountants Want To Eliminate Paper Checks
Additionally, the survey exposed concerns about bill payment efficiency and security. Respondents that relied on handwritten checks or computer-printed checks often spend more time on bill payment, and 66% of all respondents worry that clients do not ...
December 7, 2016
State Sales Taxes Average 5.56%, Plus County and Special Districts
The average state-level sales tax rate held steady at 5.56 percent in Q3 2016. Puerto Rico maintained its position as the U.S. territory with the highest rate, at 10.5 percent. Once again, Indiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Tennessee ...
December 7, 2016
Thomson Reuters Launches Solution for Common Reporting Standard for Automatic Exchange of Information
Thomson Reuters has launched the new Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE AEOI, an enhanced solution designed to help financial institutions manage the significant regulatory compliance burden of the common reporting standard (CRS) for the automatic exchange ...
December 7, 2016
Tips on State and Local Tax Compliance for Taxpayers with Multiple Residences
With all the focus on Millennials today, people often forget about the much larger population of Baby Boomers. As that generation prepares for retirement, one of the biggest questions they’re contemplating is where to spend those “golden years.” While many factors play a role in those decisions, taxes will be a huge consideration, especially for...…
December 7, 2016
What President Trump Means for Labor and Employment
Over the course of the last eight years, the Obama administration has made a series of changes that have led to more economic and regulatory burdens for businesses, while often strengthening unions. Many of those changes could be undone, rolled back ...
December 7, 2016
C-Level Execs May Be Liable For Cyber Breaches
When cybercriminals attack retailers and other businesses – potentially placing the data of millions of people at risk – C-level executives like CEOs and CIOs may lose their jobs and could be exposed to crippling lawsuits, warns ...
December 7, 2016
FreshBooks Adds ApplePay Integration
The cloud-based small business accounting app FreshBooks now has integration with with Apple Pay. Apple Pay allows clients to pay for invoices in an easy, secure and private way without having to enter their credit card details. It’s the latest for ...
December 7, 2016
What Income Tax Records Do You Have To Keep, And For How Long?
As tax filing season approaches, the IRS is offering some tips to taxpayers who wonder how long to keep tax returns and other documents.
December 7, 2016
Xero Completes Data Migration onto Amazon Web Services
The migration, which took just over two years to be architected and executed, saw more than 59 billion records, 3,000 apps and 120 databases securely transitioned to the AWS platform. Over that time, Xero added nearly half a million new customers.