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June 1, 2016 

The XBRL US Data Quality Committee (DQC) today announced that overall, by using its first set of validation rules, filers reduced the number of errors in their filings for the data covered by those rules by 64 percent in the first quarter of 2016 as ...

May 31, 2016 

Senior citizens in 47 states and the District of Columbia aren't replacing enough of their pre-retirement incomes, according to a new Bankrate.com study. Many financial experts believe retirees need at least 70% of the income they earned in their ...

May 31, 2016 

In spring 2017, you will spend more than half your waking hours staring at tax returns unless you change your process. What would enable you to run your business more profitably and less painfully?

May 30, 2016 

Despite bluer skies and warmer weather, some workers are feeling a little gray when it comes to their vacation time away from work. According to a new survey by staffing firm Accountemps, one-third of professionals (33 percent) feel they don't have ...

May 30, 2016 

Imagine being without a valuable employee for a month. That's the situation accounting and finance departments typically find themselves in when a member of the team moves on. According to a new survey from ...

May 30, 2016 

There seems to be somewhat of a general misconception that it is the “inversion” itself, in other words the acquisition of a U.S. corporation by a foreign acquirer, which creates the favorable tax structure for multinationals.

May 30, 2016 

Back to the Future – Looking Back over Three Decades Recently my clients, Tony Frabotta and Rick David of UHY Advisors, forwarded to me the Summer 1988 issue of The PDI Report. Tongue in cheek, they said to me they were surprised to see that there was another Allan Koltin who also did consulting to...…

May 29, 2016 

The pressure to offer free shipping is all too real. If for no other reason than to drive volume and attempt to compete with the likes of Amazon – particularly around the holidays.

May 29, 2016 

If you or your clients are strapped for time, don’t waste hours on end searching for the best YouTube videos. Instead, get started with these 10. From there, you will have a better idea of the type of quality you will find on the world’s largest ...

May 28, 2016 

Offering the most up-to-date EMV security technology, the FreshBooks Card Reader provides dual chip-and-swipe capability to protected small business owners from fraudulent transactions. Credit card information is not stored on the device and is ...

May 28, 2016 

As part of Xero’s payroll offering, employers can pay employees through direct deposit or with instant paychecks. Timesheets are included at no extra cost and employees are also provided with their own app, through which they can enter their ...

May 27, 2016 

A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.