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Texas Accountant Indicted, Accused of Stealing $3 Million From Two Colorado Companies
Emily Katherine Merrill, 41, faces 10 counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering, according to an indictment.
June 5, 2014
Americans Giving More to Nonprofit Charities
Based on data from 4,138 organizations that raised more than $13 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reported that overall charitable giving grew 1.3 percent for the three months ending April 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013.
June 5, 2014
Business Association Opposes Proposed Gas Tax Increase in Michigan
The Michigan chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business today has come out against a proposed gas tax hike that would increase the price of regular unleaded fuel by about 25 cents by 2018.
June 4, 2014
Survey: Men More Confident than Women on Retirement
American men, particularly those aged 51 or older and with an income over $75,000, are more confident about retirement according to a recent survey conducted by financial services group OneAmerica. Contributing to their confidence is a realistic knowledge of how much retirement income they will need.
June 4, 2014
New Cloud System Fully Automates Expense Management
Tallie, which makes online expense management systems, has released what it says is the first complete cloud-based expense management solution, providing the quickest path from receipt to balance sheet. Tallie was honored this week with a Tax and Accounting Innovation Award.
June 4, 2014
How Hiring Family Members Can Lower Your Taxes
For business owners, hiring family members as employees can lead to significant tax savings. And in many cases, those savings extend to the family members as well as the business owner. Sole proprietorships and corporations are both entitled to tax savings when they hire family members, but the amount of savings varies according to business…
June 4, 2014
Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Two New Members to GASB Advisory Council
The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) today announced the appointment of two new members to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC).
June 4, 2014
Special Report Offers Overview of New FASB and IASB Revenue Recognition Model
Financial information and technology company Thomson Reuters has released a special report, An Overview of the Revised Accounting Model for Revenue Recognition, which provides useful insights for corporate management teams, shareholders, lenders, analysts, investors, regulators, and accounting firms that utilize revenue to monitor organizations' financial performance and general financial health.
June 4, 2014
10,000 Americans Turn 65 Every Day: 5 Ways to Prepare for Retirement
About 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 every day until around 2030. That's a lot of retirement parties, but it's also something that should have them thinking about what they're going to do after they leave the office for the last time.
June 4, 2014
It’s Summer: Ranking the Best Cities for a Staycation
Exploring expert tips for saving on summer travel is a great way to help stretch a budget, but if you’ve got bigger savings goals in mind a staycation might be in order. Certain cities are obviously more conducive to a staycation than others, though.
June 4, 2014
June 16 Income Tax Deadline Approaches for Expat Taxpayers
American taxpayers living abroad generally qualify for an automatic two-month extension to their federal income taxes. Well, that time's almost up. Ex-pat taxpayers are required to file their 2013 federal income tax returns, or extension requests, by Monday, June 16, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
June 4, 2014
Paycom Adds Push Reporting Feature
Paycom, which makes cloud-based payroll and human resources systems, has added a new Push Reporting feature to its payroll system. The feature is meant to increase the quality, speed and efficiency in which human resource executives can populate, produce and analyze employee data generated reports.