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 IRS Needs To Clamp Down on Hobby Losses, Says Watchdog

June 3, 2016 

IRS Needs To Clamp Down on Hobby Losses, Says Watchdog

pproximately 1.2 million taxpayers may have used hobby losses to reduce their taxable incomes to potentially avoid paying $2.8 billion in taxes in 2005. The overall objective of the latest review was to determine whether the IRS is taking sufficient ...

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June 3, 2016 

Certify

With Certify, expense reports will give you a thrill instead of a headache. Your employees will love our mobile receipt capture, travel booking, and automated report creation. Your managers will cruise through our simple approval process.

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June 2, 2016 

Execs Worry Over FATCA and CRS Compliance

More than 50 percent of senior executives from multinational financial firms are concerned non-compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) mandates could affect the reputations of their institutions.

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June 2, 2016 

2016 Innovation Awards Announced in L.A.

The winners and finalists for the 13th annual Tax & Accounting Technology Innovation Awards reflect this focus on workflow and automation, which allow firms and their small business clients to operate more efficiently and profitably.

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June 1, 2016 

Rivio Clearinghouse

RIVIO, a service of CPA.com in partnership with Confirmation.com, is an online financial document clearinghouse that enables private businesses to exchange key financial information with their investors and lenders ...

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June 1, 2016 

California Firm Lautze & Lautze Merges Into Marcum LLP

Lautze & Lautze provided audit, tax and consulting services to individuals, California businesses and non-profit organizations for more than 70 years. Industry specialties included real estate, professional services and manufacturing, and a particular

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June 1, 2016 

Accounting Firm Baker Tilly Gets New CEO

Shortly after Whitman assumes the CEO role, Baker Tilly will hold a firmwide Stewardship Day on July 14, 2016 to acknowledge Whitman’s election and to celebrate its people. Employees will dedicate the entire workday to community service, giving and ...

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June 1, 2016 

Electronic Tax Return Reader

2016 Innovation Award Winner -- The Electronic Tax Return Reader imports data from borrowers’ electronic tax returns, including financial and real estate information. The patent-pending technology supports PDF files created directly from select tax ...