Taxes November 5, 2026
Millionaire Tax Wins Broad Support From Chicago Voters
The non-binding millionaire tax referendum results show Chicagoans want to see tax-the-rich policies, Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
December 2, 2015
FreshBooks Introduces New Mobile Credit Card Reader for SMB Accounting System
The FreshBooks Card Reader is fully integrated into FreshBooks’ payments offering and accounting software for the Web and iOS devices, so invoices and reports are automatically updated as payments are processed. It offers the latest security ...
December 2, 2015
New Vendor Management Certificate Offered to Financial Services Professionals
Compliance Education Institute (CEI) has partnered with Venminder to offer its Certified Regulatory Vendor Program Manager (CRVPM™) course to the Venminder community of financial institutions.
December 1, 2015
CBIZ Acquires Pension Plan Consultant The Cottonwood Group
Founded in 2006, Cottonwood provides pension plan consulting, actuarial and investment services for institutional pension plans, retirement funds, endowment funds and foundations. Cottonwood has 15 employees and recorded approximately $3.1 million in ...
December 1, 2015
10 Technologies That Will Shape Future of Manufacturing
In the US alone, advanced industries support 40 million workers and account for $2.7 trillion in output, according to third-party data cited in the study from Deloitte Global and the CoC.
December 1, 2015
Awesome Applications for 2016
For the 2016 awards, in addition to our traditional Awesome Applications, we’ve added a new category called the “Saavy Startup Award.” This category includes new products from younger, smaller companies that we believe will delight customers for many ...
November 30, 2015
Report Says Enforcing Payment Card Reporting Could Narrow Tax Gap
The IRS received 2,933 Forms 1099-K with gross transactions totaling $543.9 million for which the payee TIN was that of a deceased individual. TIGTA identified that the TIN Matching Program, used by payers to verify a payee TIN, does not alert the ...
November 30, 2015
80% Say They Prefer Experiences over Physical Gifts This Holiday Season
When asked to choose 83% of Americans selected a spa day over luxury fragrance, 81% opted for concert tickets over an iTunes gift card, 78% picked a weekend getaway over Hotel Collection 800 Thread Count Egyptian Cotton Sheets and 72% chose a ...
November 30, 2015
Home Sales Increase Slightly in October
Pending home sales were mostly unchanged in October, but shifted marginally higher after two straight months of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Gains in the Northeast and West were offset by declines in the Midwest and South. The Pending Home Sales Index inched 0.2 percent to 107.7 in October from an...…
November 30, 2015
5 Tips to Avoid Identity Theft During the Holidays
Statistics show approximately 15 million Americans have their identities used fraudulently each year, with financial losses totaling upwards of $50 billion.
November 30, 2015
National Accounting Group Offers Year-End Tax Tips
As your time runs out, the National Society of Accountants (NSA) also offers this list of tax changes and strategies, courtesy of Wolters Kluwer.
November 29, 2015
Stopping Taxpayer ID Theft: The IRS Means Business
The three main partners in the program – the IRS, the states and other tax industry sources –will also be releasing additional YouTube videos highlighting these tips as the tax filing season approaches. The first video in the series is now available ...
November 29, 2015
Rubio Offers Unique Tax Reform Plan
Rubio’s proposed tax plan includes a dramatic change in the way capital gains are treated. With this little-noticed proposal, holders of capital assets – including securities, real estate and small business interests – would calculate their potential ...