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 October 2017 Firm Management Channel

October 18, 2017 

October 2017 Firm Management Channel

It’s ironic that a profession dedicated to minimizing financial risks is so fraught with risk. While many business owners worry about liability and property risk — especially in the immediate wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma — insurance for ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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October 18, 2017 

Taking a Small Firm to the Cloud

Steve's practice uses AccountantsWorld's Accounting Power system, which makes it easy to collaborate with clients to share data, includes strong financial reporting and write-up functions, has trial balance, and includes a full bookkeeping system for ...

 October 2017 Tax Channel

October 17, 2017 

October 2017 Tax Channel

As with previous proposals, the new plan promises to cut taxes for individuals and businesses, while wiping out deductions and repealing other controversial tax provisions.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Combating Tax-Related Identity Theft

October 17, 2017 

Combating Tax-Related Identity Theft

Millions of Americans have their identities stolen each year with 15.4 million victims in 2016, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. This year's Equifax breach may have exposed ten times that number: 143 million. Tax-related identity theft remains...

Dave DuVal

 You’ve Been Breached. Now What?

October 10, 2017 

You’ve Been Breached. Now What?

Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America and accounting firms, with their wealth of taxpayer personal information, are often ground zero for cybercriminals. For many, the question is not if you’ll be the target of a cyber-attack, but when.

Jim Boomer

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October 4, 2017 

2017 Estate Planning – Free Whitepaper

Most people think that estate planning is for the ultra-wealthy. However, everyone needs some basic form of estate planning in order to pass their assets to the intended beneficiaries. When you die, your estate goes through a probate process and in ...

Craig Smalley

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September 27, 2017 

7 Tips for Interviewing Job Candidates By Video

With advances in virtual-meeting applications, many companies are turning to the video interview to evaluate job candidates. The format offers firms a host of benefits, including cost savings, access to remote job seekers and speed.

Paul McDonald

 How to Help Your Clients Manage Student Debt

September 26, 2017 

How to Help Your Clients Manage Student Debt

College debt can range from several, to hundreds of thousands of dollars, so students and parents can always use some guidance in the best ways to manage the loans and save money. This presents a great opportunity for tax professionals to provide ...

Mike D'Avolio

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September 26, 2017 

How Building a Team Around You Can Help Your Practice

Let’s face it, accountants are usually the only professional who your client knows. Because of tax filings, we have to see our clients at least once a year. During that interaction, we are asked legal questions, financial planner questions – you name it.

Craig Smalley