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Firm Management April 23, 2015
Best Practices for Accounting Firm Profitability
From April 2015: Management and leadership is the first item on the list because it makes everything else possible. Adopt a corporate governance structure that allows most decisions to be made by the MP.
April 23, 2015
Report Looks At Effects of Audit Quality on the CPA Brand
The Illinois CPA Society has published a digital feature exploring the issue of audit quality, its impact on the CPA brand and profession in both the public and private sectors, and potential solutions to this high-profile problem.
April 23, 2015
How Financials in the Cloud Are Affecting the Bottom Line for Businesses
More than ever, companies both big and small are finding success moving financial management to the cloud. This shift indicates that organizations are working to become more accessible and responsive in the ever-changing world of finance and accounting.
April 23, 2015
Nearly 1/3 of Americans Have No Retirement Savings, Says Survey
There’s both good and bad news in the 2015 Retirement Confidence survey released by the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), an independent research firm based in Washington, D.C., on April 21. This is the 25th annual survey, making it the ...
April 22, 2015
AICPA Urges IRS to Increase Safe Harbor Threshold
AICPA says the de minimis safe harbor threshold amount under the tangible property regulations for small business taxpayers without an applicable financial statement (AFS) be increased from $500 to $2,500.
April 21, 2015
25% of Americans Affected by Data Security Breaches
One-in-four Americans (25 percent) fell victim to information security breaches in the past year, according to a new survey from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) conducted by Harris Poll.
April 20, 2015
Xero Accounting Adds Find & Re-Code Feature To Help Fix Miscoded Transactions
Cloud business software maker Xero has added new features designed to help small businesses find and fix transactions that may have been miscoded or need to be changed. The company says the Find & Re-code feature helps more rapidly correct errors that ...
April 20, 2015
Drake Tax Planner
Free with Drake Software, the Tax Planner allows you to add revenue by providing another service to clients, and helps them make the right decisions in an increasingly complex tax environment.
April 17, 2015
Professionals on the Move – April 19, 2015
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
April 17, 2015
2015 Review of Thomson Reuters UltraTax CS
UltraTax CS centers on eliminating repetitive data entry and other resource consuming tasks to add efficiency to office workflow. When coupled with other solutions within the CS Professional Suite lineup, UltraTax CS becomes a comprehensive tax compliance
April 17, 2015
The Top Technologies for Accounting Firms
A firm's management programs and client offerings have to match its strategies. During your annual retreat, you should consider the business you are in today, the business you’d like to be in in the future, and who your clients are.
April 17, 2015
2015 Review of Intuit ProSeries Tax
ProSeries provides a comprehensive professional compliance system at an economical price. ProSeries software efficiently guides users through the common steps of tax preparation of collecting and importing data to electronically filing returns accurately.