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January 27, 2014 

Sage Payments App

Sage Mobile Payments is the next generation solution for mobile credit card acceptance, now with a completely redesigned user interface and enhanced features like inventory management, signature capture, tax, tip, & discount calculator. Sage Mobile Payments enables secure payment and commerce functionality – to help you sell more, faster, easier! Perfect for Direct Sales and...…

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January 24, 2014 

Amy Vetter Joins Xero as Global VP of Education

Accounting thought leader Amy Vetter has joined accounting software vendor Xero as the company's global vice president of education. In the newly-created role, she will lead worldwide training and development for Xero, and will report to the company's chief revenue officer, Stuart McLean.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Rethinking The Social Media Strategy

January 24, 2014 

Rethinking The Social Media Strategy

It is popular among my learned accounting colleagues to portray the elders of the profession who have not signed on to the concept of a Social Media Strategy as some kinds of latter day Luddites.

Dave McClure

 Special Report Looks at Major Tax Changes of 2013

January 24, 2014 

Special Report Looks at Major Tax Changes of 2013

Thomson Reuters has released a special retrospective report focused on the key tax developments that occurred during 2013, which included a major federal tax law as well as many significant new cases, regulations, rulings, and revenue procedures.

 Los Angeles Accounting & Business Management Firms Merge

January 24, 2014 

Los Angeles Accounting & Business Management Firms Merge

Business management firm Kaufman + Bernstein, Inc. has merged with RBZ, LLP, one of the largest Los Angeles-based accounting and business management firms, adding 19 new members to RBZ’s business management practice.

 IRS Modifies Automatic Consent Rule for Method of Accounting

January 24, 2014 

IRS Modifies Automatic Consent Rule for Method of Accounting

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the release of Revenue Procedure 2014-16, which modifies the procedures for obtaining the automatic consent of the Commissioner for certain changes in methods of accounting for amounts paid to acquire, produce, or improve tangible property.

 Some Restaurants Dropping Automatic Tips For Large Groups

January 23, 2014 

Some Restaurants Dropping Automatic Tips For Large Groups

Like most other restaurants in Maine, DiMillo's On the Water in Portland says it will no longer charge automatic gratuities for most large groups now that a change in the federal income tax code has closed a long-standing loophole.

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January 22, 2014 

Report: December Was Strongest Jobs Growth Month in 2013

U.S. private-sector franchise jobs increased by 30,250 during the month of December 2013, according to the ADP National Franchise Report. BThe report measures monthly changes in franchise employment derived from ADP’s actual transactional payroll data.