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February 17, 2017 

As a trusted advisor to your clients, you’ve probably gotten your share of questions about the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations or “Final Rule” and the latest court ruling blocking the Final Rule from taking effect.

Aldor Delp

February 17, 2017 

Right now, accountants are meeting with clients to prepare taxes. This is a great time for accountants and payroll professionals to assess 2016 and make plans to ensure compliance moving into 2017. With the impending changes and uncertainty ...

Taija Sparkman

February 17, 2017 

When you can anticipate the questions your clients will ask, it’s likely your meetings will go smoothly. We asked Linda Freeman, tax partner at MarksNelson, about the types of questions clients are asking as they meet with their accountants to review ...

February 17, 2017 

How do you start your day? I start my day off with some exercise, often some running, have my breakfast - a bowl of oatmeal or cereal - and then head into office. I arrive at the office between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m.

February 17, 2017 

Checklist of top things to share with your clients this month. Margo Hoegler, CPA, manager in accounting services with MarksNelson A lot of your small business client discussions this month will be around tax or personal finance issues, but this is also a great time to share tips for starting the new year in a...…

February 17, 2017 

There have been times in my life when I’ve tried to reinvent myself. There was the winter I decided to be recognized for my hats and started wearing wide-brimmed felt hats to work every day. This was in Chicago and the wind was not my friend.

February 17, 2017 

CFOs are retooling their businesses to drive more revenue from services, which includes professional services, subscription-based services, software/apps delivered as a service, managed services and usage-based contracts. That’s according to a new study by FinancialForce, a Cloud ERP vendor on the Salesforce Platform. More than a third of the 163 CFO respondents said that subscription-based...…

February 17, 2017 

If your refund was delayed because of the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Child Tax Credit (EITC or CITC), the IRS says it has started processing them and they should start being direct deposited the week of ...

February 17, 2017 

The IRS has announced that it will no longer require taxpayers to fill out the Obamacare line on tax forms that asks whether taxpayers had health insurance throughout the year, and penalizes them if they did not. The line was added to enforce the ...

February 17, 2017 

If you’re one of the millions of Americans who are asking, “Why haven’t I gotten my 2017 income tax refund yet?” we have the answer. It depends on a couple of things, but the good news is that there are several tools to help find out. First of all, taxpayers who use a professional, such...…

February 17, 2017 

South Carolina Representative Mick Mulvaney served in Congress since 2010, and was the founder of the Blockchain Caucus, a group of legislators that promotes blockchain technology and digital currencies. The group has been called the "BitCoin Caucus."

February 17, 2017 

Payroll – Top Tweets/Blogs This tweet (without the attached picture): http://bit.ly/2kmPkxK   New Laws Give New Dads Paid Paternity Leave – Bloomberg BNA HR Blog: http://bit.ly/2jn0UEA   Out of State, Out of Mind? Not Quite. Payroll Tips for Out-of-State Empoyees – Gusto Blog: http://bit.ly/2kPUgHV   5 Employee Benefit Trends to Watch in 2017 – BenefitFocus...…