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 Leveraging a Portal to Maximize Efficiency & Securely Share Files

December 2, 2013 

Leveraging a Portal to Maximize Efficiency & Securely Share Files

Free CPE Webcast Tuesday, December 10, 2013 – 2pm EST Portals provide so many benefits to firms and clients that they have become an industry standard. During this session, you will learn how portals will increase your firm’s efficiency while protecting client data from harmful security threats. We will explore various portal features and functionality...…

 Charitable Giving Up in Third Quarter

December 2, 2013 

Charitable Giving Up in Third Quarter

Based on data from 3,828 charities that raised more than $12 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reported that overall charitable giving grew 2.3 percent for the three months ending October 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012.

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 Tips on Who Qualifies for Health Tax Credits

November 30, 2013 

Tips on Who Qualifies for Health Tax Credits

Health reform expanded Medicaid to those earning less than 138 percent of poverty level. To speed up the application process, Medicaid no longer asks for savings account statements and insurance policy values to determine eligibility.

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November 29, 2013 

2013 Review of BNA Tax & Accounting Center and Financial Resource Center

From the Dec. 2013 issue. Bloomberg BNA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P., offers an online research tool with expert analysis from leading authorities in the tax and accounting profession. BNA Tax & Accounting Center and Financial Resource Center covers a wide range of topics including Federal tax, state tax, international tax, estate tax,...…

 Florida CPA Selected for BP Oil Spill Fund Oversight Board

November 29, 2013 

Florida CPA Selected for BP Oil Spill Fund Oversight Board

Local CPA Stephen Riggs IV has been chosen as the fourth member -- and third from Okaloosa County -- to serve on a board that will oversee spending of a big chunk of whatever BP oil spill fines are paid to the state of Florida.

 Small Business Website for Health Law Delayed One Year

November 29, 2013 

Small Business Website for Health Law Delayed One Year

The Obama administration announced Wednesday a one-year delay in allowing small business owners to use the federal government's flawed online insurance marketplace to buy health coverage for their employees and themselves under the Affordable Care Act.

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November 29, 2013 

2013 Review of Thomson Reuters – Checkpoint

  Thomson Reuters Checkpoint is an online tax and accounting research resource widely used by accounting professionals and students.  New features introduced during the past year include the Export Tray which runs exports of larger Checkpoint documents in the background, allowing subscribers to continue research during the process, and the option to access documents, searches...…