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February 10, 2015 

Tax Tips for Those Who Started a Business in 2014

Small businesses are the backbone of America’s economy and, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, nearly half a million new businesses are started each year. These new entrepreneurial ventures join the ranks of the nearly 28 million small businesses around the nation. With tax season upon us, it’s important that the taxpayers behind these...…

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February 10, 2015 

10 Conversation Starters For Accounting Firms and Clients

During tax season, some clients will be easy to get into your office, while others ... well, hopefully you'll get their financial information in time to file an extension. However, when it comes to the other nine months of the year, starting ...

 IRS Says 2015 Tax Season Off to Record Start – Average Refund $3,539

February 10, 2015 

IRS Says 2015 Tax Season Off to Record Start – Average Refund $3,539

The 2015 tax filing season is off to a strong start with most taxpayers filing their returns electronically and choosing direct deposit for their refunds, according to the Internal Revenue Service. As of Jan. 31, the IRS received more than 14 million tax returns this year. More than 13 million of those returns have been...…

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February 10, 2015 

Before Hiring a Tax Preparer, Check Their Credentials

The IRS and other groups warn that people shouldn’t trust their private financial documents to just anyone. It’s good to know exactly what their tax preparer’s credentials mean, and whether they really qualify as credentials at all.

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February 10, 2015 

Alabama Accounting Firm Merges into Carr Riggs & Ingram

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (CRI), one of the top 25 accounting firms in the country, has acquired the Oneonta, Alabama-based accountancy Self, Maples & Copeland. The staff and management team will remain in Oneonta and will start operating using ...

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February 10, 2015 

CFOs Worry that Disclosure of Tax Planning Damages Reputation

More than three-fourths of public company CFOs say that exposure to the public of corporate tax planning has a detrimental impact on their reputation, according to the latest annual global survey of multinational CFOs conducted by Taxand, a global organiz

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February 9, 2015 

February SALT Checklist

What should you be doing in your state and local tax practice this month? Here's your SALT checklist for February.

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February 9, 2015 

How and When to Make Sales Tax Payments

If you or your clients are new to collecting and paying sales tax, the process might seem overwhelming. Once you have determined that taxable sales are occurring, the next step is to prepare yourself for being a sales tax collector and remitter.

Gail Perry

 Is Your Mobile Phone Trying to Kill You?

February 9, 2015 

Is Your Mobile Phone Trying to Kill You?

It is not safe to assume that cell phones and other electro-magnetic products do not represent threats to your health. Though cell phones currently in use in the United States are generally safe, newer and more powerful models are being introduced on a r

Dave McClure