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June 11, 2014 

Avalara is a company that specializes in creating end-to-end solutions for helping organizations of all sizes comply with transaction-based taxes like sales and use tax, value added tax (VAT), and Canada’s GST/HST in over 100 countries, including thousands of state and local special tax districts within these countries.

Brian Tankersley

June 10, 2014 

A group of payday loan companies being sued by the Federal Trade Commission is liable for deceiving borrowers, a judge has ruled.

June 10, 2014 

Improved audit quality is a goal being pursued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and a non-partisan audit advocacy group is supporting its recent efforts.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

June 10, 2014 

Cloud accounting and business management developer Intacct has announced the launch of Performance Cards, new dashboard visualizations that provide users with at-a-glance views into critical performance trends. Built directly into the Intacct financial management system, Performance Cards are easy to create, require no custom code development or additional software, and leverage Intacct’s dimensional general ledger…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

June 10, 2014 

The Cleveland, Ohio-based accounting firm of Cohen & Company has joined The International Accounting Group (TIAG) as its newest independent member firm. This addition continues a significant growth trend TIAG is experiencing as a result of its recent North American expansion strategy.

June 10, 2014 

The National Society of Accountants has announced that Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen will deliver the keynote address at the organization's 69th Annual Meeting, which will be August 20-23, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland.

June 10, 2014 

The Internal Revenue Service has created a "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" that will become a cornerstone document to provide the nation's taxpayers with a better understanding of their rights.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

June 10, 2014 

While larger firms may seem to have an advantage over their smaller counterparts because they allocate more money toward marketing and public relations, there’s no reason why smaller firms can’t do what they can to market their practices.

Scott Cytron

June 10, 2014 

Thomson Reuters has launched its next generation online tax research system, Checkpoint Catalyst, which features multi-jurisdictional content, embedded tools and an enhanced search engine. Catalyst is built on the Checkpoint platform, and is designed to help tax professionals more quickly find research results.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

June 10, 2014 

Small businesses are feeling slightly more confident in the economy, but one of the nation's largest organizations representing them says that there is "no sign of a surge."

Isaac M. O'Bannon

June 10, 2014 

Successful firms are actively engaged in finding and eliminating inefficiencies while growing the most lucrative parts of the practice. However, the flood of raw data available can be overwhelming. If you aren't getting the most out of your firm's data, you're missing an opportunity to strengthen your business.

June 10, 2014 

Non-equity partners don’t usually have the same “rights” that equity partners have: a vote, capital buy-in, goodwill-based retirement benefits, obligation to pay retirement benefits to others, legal liability and a share in the profits.

Marc Rosenberg