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January 14, 2016 

How to Evolve Your Accounting Firm In 2016

It’s the start of another year and resolutions abound. While laying off the cookies and hitting the gym top nearly everyone’s list, what about making a resolution to transform your firm’s identity by providing advisory and consulting-based services to ...

Jon Baron

 TIAG Adds 5 Advisory Board Members

January 13, 2016 

TIAG Adds 5 Advisory Board Members

Various roles of the Advisory Board include assisting TIAG’s management in reviewing prospective new members, offering feedback for the planning of international conferences and providing valuable guidance on future plans and initiatives.

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January 12, 2016 

Filing Taxes Early Can Help Prevent Income Tax Refund Fraud

How do you know if someone has filed a tax return using your Social Security number? And what do you do then? This is happening more and more—the latest General Accounting Office (GAO) report says that IRS paid out over $5.8 billion in fraudulent returns.

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January 12, 2016 

The Top 5 Accounting Mistakes by Small Business Owners

Small business owners face numerous everyday challenges, and they usually conquer them with their entrepreneurial strength. Unfortunately, keeping the books on their growing business is not a skill someone can simply persevere through and get it right.

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January 12, 2016 

AICPA Says New IRS Policy On Estate Closing Letters Is Innefective

  The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the IRS’s new policy of issuing estate tax closing letters only upon a separate request four months after filing the estate tax return.  The IRS announced changes related to the issuance of estate tax closing letters on the...…

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January 12, 2016 

6 Ways To Increase Leads From Accounting Firm Websites

You probably already know that your prospects are online. But you might be surprised just how many of them rely on the Internet for researching professional services partners. A recent study by Google shows that 89% of B2B buyers use the Internet during the research process. Whether you get a call from these prospects or...…

 New Ways That Technology Is Shaping the Audit

January 12, 2016 

New Ways That Technology Is Shaping the Audit

It's no surprise that the pace of technological change has clearly increased dramatically, and recent developments impact nearly every aspect of the way we live our lives. Given the broad scope, maybe I shouldn’t be surprised at how pronounced the ...

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January 12, 2016 

Bill.com iOS App – Magically Simple Business Payments

Paying and receiving business payments has never been easier. Now you can approve and pay your bills in one place, on the go and in half the time. Bill.com for iPhone provides a simple and secure way to review, approve ...