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 The New Controller Checklist

January 27, 2014 

The New Controller Checklist

Anyone who has been hired into the controller position for the first time may feel overwhelmed, since the job description involves an enormous range of responsibilities.

Bethany O'Hoyt

 AICPA Accepting Applications for Accounting Scholars Workshop

January 27, 2014 

AICPA Accepting Applications for Accounting Scholars Workshop

Applications for the AICPA's Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop are now being accepted. Now in their 20th year, the Workshops are an annual invitational program for minority accounting students who plan to pursue the CPA designation.

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January 27, 2014 

Free CPE Webcast: How To Make Payroll More Profitable for Your Firm

When: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 – 2:00 PM ET Qualifies For 1 Hour CPE Credit It was the best of payroll processing times, it was the worst…well, you get the idea. Accountants and bookkeepers no longer have to put up with an 8-step, 2 + hour payroll process! The quick and seamless payroll integration revolution...…

 Deadline for Forms W-2 and 1099 is on Friday, Jan. 31

January 27, 2014 

Deadline for Forms W-2 and 1099 is on Friday, Jan. 31

Those who paid regular employees or used a contractor for more than $600 in work have until Jan. 31, 2014, to provide the appropriate wage and income reporting form – a W-2 or 1099-MISC – to all recipients. For those who procrastinate, sorting through the various IRS reporting requirements at the last minute can make…

 H&R Block Stops Income Tax Ads on Dollar Bills After Complaints

January 27, 2014 

H&R Block Stops Income Tax Ads on Dollar Bills After Complaints

The tax preparation company has been handing out real dollars bearing its marketing message for this year's tax season. There's a toll-free phone number to call Block, a Web address and even a footnoted disclaimer that not everyone gets a tax refund.

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January 27, 2014 

Sage Payments App

Sage Mobile Payments is the next generation solution for mobile credit card acceptance, now with a completely redesigned user interface and enhanced features like inventory management, signature capture, tax, tip, & discount calculator. Sage Mobile Payments enables secure payment and commerce functionality – to help you sell more, faster, easier! Perfect for Direct Sales and...…

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January 24, 2014 

Amy Vetter Joins Xero as Global VP of Education

Accounting thought leader Amy Vetter has joined accounting software vendor Xero as the company's global vice president of education. In the newly-created role, she will lead worldwide training and development for Xero, and will report to the company's chief revenue officer, Stuart McLean.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Rethinking The Social Media Strategy

January 24, 2014 

Rethinking The Social Media Strategy

It is popular among my learned accounting colleagues to portray the elders of the profession who have not signed on to the concept of a Social Media Strategy as some kinds of latter day Luddites.

Dave McClure