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January 27, 2015 

5 Tips for Accounting Firms to Attract the Strongest Staff

With the critical pursuit of talent in the accounting industry, firms will likely encounter candidates or new hires who on the surface appear disciplined and solution-focused but in the end lack the fortitude to survive — let alone thrive — in a ...

 8 Tips to Reduce the Risk of Identity Theft

January 26, 2015 

8 Tips to Reduce the Risk of Identity Theft

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a filing season alert warning taxpayers to watch out for identity theft at tax time, one of the year’s “Dirty Dozen” tax scams. The IRS continues to aggressively pursue the criminals that file fraudulent returns usi

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January 26, 2015 

QuickBooks Connect Conference 2015 Slated for Nov. 2 in San Jose

Intuit has announced the second annual QuickBooks Connect conference will be held in San Jose, California, on November 2. Last year, the inaugural event brought together nearly 4,000 entrepreneurs, small businesses, accounting professionals and ...

 3 Ways Obamacare Affects Income Tax Returns

January 26, 2015 

3 Ways Obamacare Affects Income Tax Returns

Unless you’ve been way out of touch, you probably know that a key part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, requires that taxpayers have qualifying health care coverage. Those without will need to qualify for an exemption, or pay a penalty.

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January 24, 2015 

Tallie Users Can Now Receive CPE Credits

Professional accountants using the cloud expense management system Tallie can now earn continuing professional education credits through Tallie training sessions.

 How 401(k) Plans Save Money and Reduce Taxes

January 24, 2015 

How 401(k) Plans Save Money and Reduce Taxes

Are you participating in an employer-sponsored retirement plan? If your company has one, consider yourself fortunate. But if you’ve been ignoring whatever your company is offering, this year make a resolution to get the facts. A good retirement plan will allow you to defer taxes on whatever you contribute to your 401(k) account until you...…

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January 24, 2015 

R&D Tax Credit Survives Latest Round of Tax Legislation

The research credit is like the cat with nine lives…except it’s more. This credit, which technically expired after 2013, was just reinstated by the Tax Increase Prevention Act (TIPA) retroactive to January 1, 2014. By last count, it’s the 16th time ...