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July 7, 2014 

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

July 7, 2014 

Our minds are constantly at work coming up with great ideas about the things we should accomplish. Interestingly, however, we rarely formalize these thoughts into written goals.

Jim Boomer

July 2, 2014 

After evaluating accounting firms across the country on a variety of aspects including firm culture and partnership opportunity, the MOVE Project has released its fifth annual rankings of the best firms for female professionals. The MOVE Project is sponsored by the Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 2, 2014 

Increases in small business lending, new business formations and a leading microcap index suggest that the small business economy is continuing to see modest growth, according to the latest SB Authority Index from Newtek Business Services.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 2, 2014 

A 65-year-old New Mexico woman is accused of stealing nearly $400,000 from her employer, including forging more than 200 checks and paying $30,000 in mortgage payments via electronic transfers from her employer's account.

July 2, 2014 

Americans love their beer and the booming brewery market is the proof. The number of U.S. breweries more than doubled between 2007 and 2012, from 398 to 869, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 2, 2014 

U.S. private sector businesses added 281,000 jobs from in June according to the June National Employment Report, which is produced monthly by payroll and business services company ADP in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics.

July 2, 2014 

Most of your clients who are small business owners are consumed with their day-to-day operations. They usually don’t have the time, nor the inclination, to devote to administering a qualified retirement plan for employees, even though they also will benefit from it personally. For these harried entrepreneurs, a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), also called a…

Ken Berry, JD

July 1, 2014 

The New York-based accounting and consulting firm CohnReznick was recently named one of the best firms for female professionals. The recognition was made by the Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance and the American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 1, 2014 

The Internal Revenue Service announced on Tuesday that Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) will expire if not used on a federal income tax return for five consecutive years. The IRS will not begin deactivating ITINs until 2016, however.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 1, 2014 

GoDaddy, best-known for its website tools and hosting services, has added to its new small business suite with the launch of Get Paid, which designed to help small businesses ‘get paid’ anytime, anywhere, and by any digital method.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 1, 2014 

When lawsuits involving business valuation arise, both sides usually hire a valuation expert. Not surprisingly, the two opposing experts offer very disparate opinions as to the value of the subject company.

Isaac M. O'Bannon