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February 27, 2014 

It’s never too late to begin. The sooner you start contributing to your employer-sponsored retirement plan or IRA, the better your chances for building a significant savings cushion.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 27, 2014 

With about a month to go before the open enrollment period for Obamacare ends – the official deadline is March 31, 2014 – the federal government continues to tweak the rules for the landmark healthcare legislation.

Ken Berry, JD

February 27, 2014 

According to a new report prepared on behalf of the Urban Institute for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the impetus for covering more taxpayers under Obamacare could come from an intriguing source: Tax return preparers.

Ken Berry, JD

February 27, 2014 

Every product line (or service, or industry) begins at introduction, when a handful of early adopters begin to use it. This stage requires a lot of investment with little profitability. If the product survives this stage – and most do not – sales and profits begin to pick up as the product grows in popularity…

Dave McClure

February 27, 2014 

Think taxes get a lot easier when you retire? Like everything else in life, it depends, especially since the tax aspects of Social Security, 401(k) withdrawals and IRAs can get pretty confusing.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 27, 2014 

Business expense trends show top restaurants and traveler favorites, and the results of its latest business spending report, covering the fourth quarter of 2013.

February 27, 2014 

Across the United States, millions of people are gathering their W-2s, 1099s, receipts, business expenses, mortgage and brokerage statements, student loan records and other documents they need to file their taxes.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 26, 2014 

New agreement gives CPAs in both countries access to same resources, credentials in rapidly growing, highly specialized practice areas.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 26, 2014 

Non-profit organizations that sponsor 403(b) plans have an opportunity to find out how their retirement program compares to others across the nation by participating in the 2014 Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) 403(b) Plan Survey .

February 26, 2014 

Confirmation.com is the world’s largest provider of online audit confirmations. We help save your firm money, increase efficiency and improve the ability to detect financial fraud. With Confirmation.com, auditors can access thousands of validated In-Network responders and use the service for more than 50 different confirmation types including asset, liability, investment, AR, AP, and many more. Confirmation.com also offers an Employee Benefit...…

February 26, 2014 

Fudge a few numbers on a tax return? It's illegal and could set a taxpayer up for some serious fines and penalties but ... 14 percent of Americans say it's not a big deal. Yet at the same time, a vast majority think tax preparer standards of competency are highly important.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 26, 2014 

LinkedIn is a great tool for business development and tax season is a great time to add connections on LinkedIn!

Barry MacQuarrie