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Americans Are About to Pay Even More at the Grocery Store
A combination of factors including bad weather, tariffs and a dwindling cattle herd are already pushing up grocery prices at an above-average pace.
December 5, 2013
Free CPE Webcast: A New Approach to Government Audits
Free CPE Webcast: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 - 2pm ET - Earn 1 hour of CPE credit.
December 5, 2013
Home Values to Rise, Mortgages More Accessible in 2014
The online home and real estate website Zillow is expecting home values across the U.S. to rise about 3 percent next year, and has made additional predictions for 2014. The company also offers its advice on which housing markets will likely be the hottest this coming year.
December 5, 2013
Report: IRS Needs to Strengthen Controls on ACA Health Care Tax Credits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs to strengthen systems development controls for the Premium Tax Credit (PTC) Project, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) concludes in a new report publicly released today.
December 4, 2013
AICPA Tells Senators To Oppose Limit on Use of Cash Method Accounting
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has sent a letter to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee opposing any limitation on the use of the cash method of accounting on natural persons, pass-through entities, personal service corporations and farmers. A proposal under consideration in the Senate would require these companies to…
December 4, 2013
Beyond Crunching Numbers: How Cloud Services Can Differentiate Your Firm
With cloud services, it is easier than ever to meet client demands and to set yourself apart from competing firms. While many firms are understandably resistant to change, the cloud’s benefits far outweigh the risks.
December 4, 2013
AssetMark Announces New Business Valuation Tool
New Business Assessment Tool lets advisors objectively benchmark their practices, identify areas for growth
December 4, 2013
Visibility is Critical Element for Women in Leadership Roles
The most powerful women business leaders in the U.S., whether CEOs or in other senior positions, are proactively engaging external audiences and are also being acknowledged for their roles as effective leaders, according to an ongoing study by Weber Shandwick on how the most powerful women in business are engaging.
December 4, 2013
Town To Pay Police Chief’s Salary in Bitcoins
The city commission in Vicco, Kentucky, has approved a measure on Monday to begin paying the city's police chief in a virtual currency, a move officials say is likely the first of its kind in the nation.
December 4, 2013
Latest Jobs Report Shows Strong Growth in November
U.S. companies added 215,000 jobs in November, according to the latest ADP National Employment report. ADP is a global provider of payroll, human resources and business services and solutions.
December 4, 2013
Bank of America, Wells Fargo Change Mortgage Practices After Settlement
Bank of America and Wells Fargo are changing some of their practices to comply with the terms of a national legal settlement that aimed to fix pervasive problems in mortgage servicing, a Wednesday report from the agreement's watchdog shows.
December 4, 2013
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December 4, 2013
Walmart Website Down on Cyber Tuesday – Too Much Traffic, Or DOS Attack?
Walmart.com, the e-commerce website of the world's largest retailer, experienced an outage on Tuesday evening, Cyber Tuesday, which is traditionally the second biggest online holiday shopping day of the year. The outage affected all U.S. customers.