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Nominations Open for Innovation Awards and 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
February 10, 2015
MIT Sloan School of Business to Offer Online CIMA Education Program
The MIT Sloan School of Management will begin offering an online registered education program for CIMA certification candidates starting on June 1, 2015, according to a statement issued by the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA).
February 10, 2015
When I Grow Up, I want to be a Tax Accountant
Have you every wondered what you were thinking? It's only mid-February and the hardest part of tax season is still to come. At least this will make you laugh.
February 10, 2015
How Small Businesses & Self-Employed Can Use the IRS Online Tax Calendar
For small business owners and other self-employed individuals required to make regular tax deposits or payments, keeping track of them can be complicated. This video shows how these taxpayers can use the business due dates feature and other functions in t
February 10, 2015
Study Says Patent Trolls Restrict Innovation and Cost Americans Billions
New research shows that "patent trolls” are harming the U.S. economy by interfering with market competition and impeding entrepreneurs and innovators, which results in higher prices for consumers and fewer of the products and features they demand.
February 10, 2015
Tax Tips for Those Who Started a Business in 2014
Small businesses are the backbone of America’s economy and, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, nearly half a million new businesses are started each year. These new entrepreneurial ventures join the ranks of the nearly 28 million small businesses around the nation. With tax season upon us, it’s important that the taxpayers behind these...…
February 10, 2015
10 Conversation Starters For Accounting Firms and Clients
During tax season, some clients will be easy to get into your office, while others ... well, hopefully you'll get their financial information in time to file an extension. However, when it comes to the other nine months of the year, starting ...
February 10, 2015
IRS Says 2015 Tax Season Off to Record Start – Average Refund $3,539
The 2015 tax filing season is off to a strong start with most taxpayers filing their returns electronically and choosing direct deposit for their refunds, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
February 10, 2015
IRS Says 2015 Tax Season Off to Record Start – Average Refund $3,539
The 2015 tax filing season is off to a strong start with most taxpayers filing their returns electronically and choosing direct deposit for their refunds, according to the Internal Revenue Service. As of Jan. 31, the IRS received more than 14 million tax returns this year. More than 13 million of those returns have been...…
February 10, 2015
Before Hiring a Tax Preparer, Check Their Credentials
The IRS and other groups warn that people shouldn’t trust their private financial documents to just anyone. It’s good to know exactly what their tax preparer’s credentials mean, and whether they really qualify as credentials at all.
February 10, 2015
Alabama Accounting Firm Merges into Carr Riggs & Ingram
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (CRI), one of the top 25 accounting firms in the country, has acquired the Oneonta, Alabama-based accountancy Self, Maples & Copeland. The staff and management team will remain in Oneonta and will start operating using ...
February 10, 2015
CFOs Worry that Disclosure of Tax Planning Damages Reputation
More than three-fourths of public company CFOs say that exposure to the public of corporate tax planning has a detrimental impact on their reputation, according to the latest annual global survey of multinational CFOs conducted by Taxand, a global organiz
February 9, 2015
February SALT Checklist
What should you be doing in your state and local tax practice this month? Here's your SALT checklist for February.