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Ferguson Promises to ‘Veto Any Attempt’ to Drop Threshold on Washington Millionaires Tax
Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday vowed to never lower the $1 million threshold on Washington’s controversial new income tax on high earners.
September 29, 2015
Thomson Reuters Adds Content on New York’s Corporate Tax Overhaul
New York’s latest tax system overhaul has brought about substantial changes and complex transitional rules. They affect New York-based corporations as well as companies that conduct business with New York corporations or have customers in the state.
September 29, 2015
AICPA Awards $264,000 in Minority Doctoral Academic Fellowships
the American Institute of CPAs has awarded 22 deserving scholars the Minority Doctoral Fellowship. Funded by the AICPA Foundation, this unique Fellowship provides $12,000 each to full-time minority accounting scholars who have demonstrated the ...
September 29, 2015
AICPA Says It Supports Disaster Tax Relief Proposal
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is endorsing the permanent disaster tax relief provisions in Title III of the proposed National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015.
September 29, 2015
4 Key Financial Reporting Considerations for U.S. Companies
The impact on the Greek economy continues to be unfold. The bailout calls for a series of austerity measures, including streamlining the Greek pension system and boosting tax revenue, especially from the value-added tax (“VAT”); reforming the labor market
September 29, 2015
SmartVault for Accountants Offers Productivity-Boosting Tools for Professionals
SmartVault, a provider of online document management and secure client portal solutions, has launched the newest version of SmartVault for Accountants. This new release addresses several common challenges that accounting professionals face daily—from ...
September 29, 2015
It’s Time for a 4th Quarter Income Tax Tuneup
With summer vacation over and school back in session, it’s time to help those extreme tax procrastinators get their returns filed. But what about the rest of your clients − the “good” ones whose taxes you completed way back in April?
September 28, 2015
Aplos Software Unveils New Enhancements to Software Dashboard
Fresno, CA –September 28, 2015 – Aplos Software, a company that specializes in online, nonprofit accounting software, unveiled its new software dashboard aimed to help users quickly monitor the health of their organization. The visual display shows users the most important metrics, financial trends with dynamic graphs and alerts of recent important actions to...…
September 28, 2015
4 Sales Tax Pointers for Self-Employed Clients
Self-employed clients are innovative, entrepreneurial and like taking a lot of risk, but probably aren’t paying much attention to their back-office operations, including the somewhat complicated issue of sales tax.
September 28, 2015
Does IT Have a Seat at Your Firm’s Management Table?
Technology, Marketing, HR and every other functional area of your firm is striving to have their voices heard and ensure that their strategy aligns with the overall firm vision.
September 28, 2015
When Increasing a Taxpayer’s Alternative Minimum Tax Liability is the Best Strategy
Some taxpayers who have spent the last few years trying to avoid the alternative minimum tax (AMT) might try a novel approach in 2015: They might actually increase their AMT liability. This could be the optimal approach after you’ve conducted an ...
September 28, 2015
Bill.com Enhances Sync With QuickBooks Online
With the QuickBooks Online Sync 2.0 from Bill.com, accounting professionals can achieve a higher level of efficiency and control for their practices. The sync’s seamless, bidirectional workflow for both accounts payable and accounts receivable ...
September 27, 2015
Harvest Time: Pick Up a Bushel of Capital Gains Tax Savings
The main attraction is the maximum tax rate on long-term capital gains. Typically, an investor will pay a long-term capital gains tax of 15 percent on a securities transaction. For someone in the top ordinary income tax bracket of 39.6 percent, the ...