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April 12, 2022 

Employee handbooks have long been an essential workplace tool. Regardless of size, all employers should maintain a handbook. Handbooks often provide an employer’s history as well as its mission statement and guiding philosophy. They spell out the rules what is expected of employees and what the employer will provide in return. They have become ubiquitous...…

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

April 12, 2022 

While many economic relief programs have lost or exhausted their funding, planning in advance is key to generating the full scope of remaining benefits. Work with an advisor if you need support to understand the tax and audit considerations related to ...

April 12, 2022 

Auditors assess your organization’s internal controls, audit trail, and, most importantly, where and how your nonprofit spends funding. The auditors want to make sure your organization properly allocates the funds it oversees. If your organization has its

April 12, 2022 

The new feature, called Recruiting Campaigns 2.0, greatly enhances WorkMarket’s Labor Clouds curated talent functionality. It drives speed and efficiency with an end-to-end solution that gives businesses greater insights into the onboarding ...

April 12, 2022 

Having a somewhat "normal" tax season behind us certainly feels good. While it would be nice to have COVID behind us and the IRS caught up, these issues may be part of our "new normal." Unfortunately, staffing issues also seem to be part of the new ...

Randy Johnston

April 11, 2022 

She is accused of transferring money to herself, often moving the funds between other business entities before it eventually landed in her account. Rhett also made up business invoices for bogus expenses and wrote checks to herself before recording the...

April 11, 2022 

An estimated 2.4 million Californians could see a boost in their tax refunds next year under a legislative proposal that would dramatically increase the state's renters' tax credit for the first time in more than four decades.

April 11, 2022 

A flurry of state laws and bills would allow employees of small businesses to set up Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) through state-sponsored programs, making it possible for workers to save with automatic payroll deductions even when their companies

April 11, 2022 

With the current hot job market and low unemployment rate, what I’m talking about may be easier said than done. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible though! Here are five tips from my decades of firsthand experience plus the experiences of ...

Richard Roppa-Roberts

April 11, 2022 

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) has announced its 2021 Excel Award recipients. Each spring, ICPAS recognizes the individuals who exhibited superior achievements in passing the Uniform CPA Exam in Illinois during the previous year.

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The network and its features are currently rolling out in phases to accountants and their small business clients. It is expected that all U.S. accountants will have access in summer 2022, making the network one of the largest communities of ...

April 11, 2022 

Avalara, a provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses of all sizes, has announced the return of CRUSH, its sixth annual tax and technology event. The virtual conference will take place May 17–18, 2022.