April 2018

Lawmakers have attempted to address the issue several times. However, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, which was reintroduced into legislation last year, has failed to gain enough traction in Congress.

One of the more interesting areas for new offerings in accounting technology has been the emergence of toolsets to automate the analysis of data sets. Whether we’re learning about end user tools for accounting firms like InformationActive’s Active ...

Whether you’ve provided tax and accounting services for professional athletes in the past or are just getting started, you’ll want to pay special attention to these 10 key issues that are unique to this type of client.

Processing payroll is not for the faint of heart. While the process may seem fairly straight-forward, a small mistake can have tremendous repercussions. No longer as simple as taking hours from a timeclock, companies today have to pay part time ...

In 2005, approximately 10 percent of workers were considered freelancers or contractors. That number rose to almost 16 percent in 2015 and will likely continue to rise in the coming years, as businesses find that they can reduce salary and associated ...

Modern payroll is complicated. From cloud-based systems to tax and regulatory issues, there’s a lot that a payroll coordinator or specialist needs to know. To make sure your workers have the proficiency necessary to process payroll efficiently and ...

After years of national hand-wringing about trillions of dollars in profits held abroad by U.S. multinational corporations, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December has mandated repatriation of those earnings at a greatly reduced tax rate.

The Urban Dictionary defines Adulting in this way: To carry out one or more of the duties and responsibilities expected of fully developed individuals (paying off that credit card debt, settling beef without blasting social media, etc).

It seems that artificial intelligence, often referred to as AI, is popping up everywhere we turn these days. Many media reports allude to widespread fear of artificial intelligence, and that many jobs will be eliminated along the way. However, a study ...

The topic of change comes up every year at the end of December. Everyone has New Year’s resolutions and thoughts of how they are going to improve themselves in 2019 with regards to health, diet and fitness, as well as to how they are going to improve ...

With the Olympics in our recent past, it’s no wonder you might be thinking about adding a professional athlete industry vertical to your firm’s growing business. But, where do you being? How do you get on their radar? What should your pitch look like?

According to the results of the Love @ Work Survey from HR company Namely, 4 in 10 employees have engaged in an intimate relationship with someone at work—be it a peer, manager, or even member of the C-suite.

Though 69% of full-time employees surveyed report being distracted at work and 70% agree that training could help them learn to focus and manage their time better, 66% have never brought this up to their managers. Younger workers, in particular, are ...

Instant financing is an easy-to-use, revolving line of credit that consumers apply for within a merchant's online checkout. It enables merchants to offer consumers the option to spread payments over time with low APR financing offers and provides an ...

Machine Learning is still in its infancy and is making progress rapidly. Almost every provider to the profession is coding algorithms to learn about transactions. Every innovative company has a Machine Learning project to help learn and make very ...

The critics complain that the storyline isn’t true to fact, that the movie is “square” because people don’t like musicals any more, that the presentation of “human oddities” like a bearded lady, Tom Thumb, and others, is exploitive and inappropriate.

If you pay attention to overseas regulations, the term GDPR has probably entered your consciousness. But what is it exactly? More importantly, can it potentially impact U.S.-based firms?

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Sales and use tax is always evolving. It evolves to keep up with new industries, to meet the changing needs of a state, or one of countless other factors. It’s a complex thing. And that means we’re always on the lookout for new sales tax trends across ...

So how does a small business owner, plant or department manager, or even a supervisor create that employee goodwill and a caring workplace culture? Trite as it may seem, an occasional “Good morning,” or “Thank you for staying late yesterday” or ...

The gig economy is already here. And hopefully your senior leadership and talent leadership are working together to develop the strategies and plan on how to take advantage of it. Because you will feel the impact sooner rather than later, and whether ...

Accountants are being pulled in to the trend of the online marketplace. The ease offered by online ecommerce platforms means even small clients can suddenly be mired in complexities of multistate tax rules from their very first sale.