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December 9, 2016 

The Top 10 Business Risks of 2017

Recent global uncertainties and their potential effects on businesses are top of mind for board members and executive management teams as they assess their risks for 2017, according to the results of the fifth annual survey of business executives by ...

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December 8, 2016 

Business Execs Optimistic on Economy Post Election

Business executives reported a strong surge in optimism about prospects for the U.S. economy over the coming year, according to the American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) fourth quarter Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief ...

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December 8, 2016 

Hosting Solutions for Accounting Firms

A simple reminder to get you started: all of these products scan, incorporate from a portal or from pictures snapped on client’s cell phones all of the documents for a 1040 tax return. They tend to sort them in tax preparer/IRS form order in a PDF ...

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AICPA Announces Changes to the CPA Exam

December 8, 2016 

AICPA Announces Changes to the CPA Exam

Task-based simulations, increased time, and informative blueprints are some of the changes to the CPA Exam, effective April 1, 2017. Learn more at http://www.picpa.org/cpaexam or http://www.aicpa.org/nextCPAexam.

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December 7, 2016 

A Smart Move for Year-End Bonuses

Payroll and tax managers often look for savvy strategies at the end of the year to save small business clients some big money. A simple, yet smart one involves a long-standing tax break for bonuses paid by certain companies.

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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 ...

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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.