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March 30, 2015 

According to the Q1 2015 Spark Business Barometer from Capital One, 55 percent of small business owners are very confident they are taking advantage of small business tax deductions, but what about the other 45 percent?

March 30, 2015 

Accounting clients are always looking for more from their experience. One way firms can create better experiences is through niche services. Some firms focus on a specific industry or narrowly-defined tax, assurance and advisory services. The success of a

March 30, 2015 

Tax season can be a scary time for many taxpayers, but it's mostly because of a lack of knowledge. It's a fear of the unknown: Will they owe taxes, will the IRS come after their business, etc.

March 30, 2015 

The accounting firm of Marks Paneth LLP has acquired Fischer Barr & Wissinger, LLC, a Parsippany, New Jersey-based full service accounting firm, effective February 1, 2015. With this acquisition, Marks Paneth, the New York City-based ...

March 30, 2015 

An employee’s company may be glad to pick up the tab on a weekend trip home if you’re staying in a place where the cost of lodging and meals is high. The trip home might cost less than the expense of putting you up in a pricey hotel.

March 30, 2015 

The nation's largest society of professional accountants is telling Congress that tax reform isn't just something to think about, it's something needed soon.

March 27, 2015 

Tax season is here, and that doesn’t just mean refunds — it also means an increase in identity theft. In fact, tax identity theft has been constantly increasing over the years with more than 1.6 million taxpayers affected in the first six months of 2013,

March 27, 2015 

The paper, titled “External Corporate Governance and Misreporting,” analyzed external governance provisions, specifically those provisions that limit direct shareholder participation in the governance process. The researchers found that fewer ...

March 27, 2015 

Do you have clients who are dedicated to working on behalf of a charity? Although they may go out of their way to support their favorite cause, they may not be getting a tax deduction for the blood, sweat and tears they expend.

March 27, 2015 

Accountants and CPAs are in the middle of the industry’s hottest season, and staying above the stress in a time of relative chaos can be a challenge to say the least. Long hours, looming deadlines and mountains of data can drive people to the edge ...

March 27, 2015 

The release of New York State Corporation Income Taxes After 2014 coincides with the 2015 effective date of the state’s comprehensive overhaul of its corporate income tax.

March 26, 2015 

Generate more sales and get paid faster with Sage Mobile Sales. This tablet app gives your sales team all the information they need to close a sale at a customer site. Quotes, orders, and payments are automatically linked to your Sage ERP system. You get real-time information from the field, while replacing paper forms and...…