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July 29, 2013 

Rising focus on board governance, enterprise-wide systems, risk and technology; operational risk deemed area that needs further attention

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 29, 2013 

Everson succeeds former U.S. Advisory Leader Dana Mcilwain, who is now PwC US Services Leader

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 29, 2013 

As many of you know, I co-authored a book a few years ago with acclaimed author Michael Gerber titled The E-Myth Accountant – Why Most Accounting Practices Don’t Work and What to Do About It. This proved to be a great experience for me.

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

July 29, 2013 

In recent years, the IRS has stressed its commitment to protecting taxpayers from tax-related identity theft. As part of this commitment, the IRS enhanced the Electronic Fraud Detection System (EFDS).

Jim Buttonow

July 29, 2013 

Sales and use tax is one of the three primary areas which legislators use to fund state and local government (the other two major areas are income taxes and property taxes). The concept is relatively simple: if you buy something tangible, you pay a fixed percentage to the local government as a tax.

Brian Tankersley

July 28, 2013 

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a major partner with FEMA which offers low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters and business of all sizes. Small businesses, and most non-profit organizations can apply for working capital loans to cover operating expenses during federally declared disasters.

July 28, 2013 

A jury Friday awarded an Oregon woman $18.6 million after she spent two years unsuccessfully trying to get Equifax Information Services to fix major mistakes on her credit report. The judgement, likely to be appealed, appears to be one of the largest awarded to a consumer in a case against one of the nation’s major...…

July 26, 2013 

Investor groups say the upcoming expiration of a state tax credit designed to spur investments in early-stage businesses will make it harder for young technology companies to raise the capital they need to survive and thrive.

July 26, 2013 

The IRS announced today that it plans to retire two major e-Services incentive products used by CPAs, attorneys and enrolled agents to file authorizations and resolve IRS account problems.

Jim Buttonow

July 26, 2013 

RootWorks, the accounting profession’s premier member-based education firm, today announced it has released its Next Generation Accounting Firm Roadmap on multiple platforms, giving members access via the web and a mobile app.

Taija Sparkman

July 25, 2013 

Thomson Reuters, provider of tax and accounting software, recently announced the integration of the 2013 back-to-school tax holidays into its ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Software.

Taija Sparkman

July 25, 2013 

In efforts to help back-to-school shoppers, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, has updated the 2013 state tax holidays, providing information on which states offer the tax holidays, what items are covered and when the holidays take place.

Taija Sparkman