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Nominations Open for Innovation Awards and 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
December 16, 2019
6 Ways Accounting Firms Can Attract Catering Clients
If you’re looking to add new catering clients to your existing client list or are expanding into this client vertical, chew on this marketing food for thought. You can find new clients with little to no budget, as well as expand your brand’s reach to ...
December 16, 2019
Perspective + Motivation = Reward: How to Unlock Your Best Self
Have you ever had that moment at work when you realize you’re just going through the motions? Times when your doing the task in front of you with as little engagement as possible, as if on autopilot? I think we’ve all been there.
December 16, 2019
AICPA News: Dec 20, 2019
AICPA News is a roundup of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs.
December 15, 2019 Sponsored
AI-Driven Innovations All the Talk at QuickBooks Connect 2019
QuickBooks Live was designed specifically for small businesses who are not currently connected with an accountant or bookkeeper and feel they only require a light level of ongoing assistance. Several informational breakout sessions were held during ...
December 13, 2019
Does Your Firm Need a Technology Steering Committee?
In an accounting firm, technology is embedded in everything we do. Yet too often, we see firms hand off responsibility for all technology projects to their IT teams. Firms that successfully leverage technology as a strategic asset recognize that ...
December 12, 2019
Do Your Best Emerging Technology
From the December 2019 Issue. I my columns last year, I explored the details of various emerging technologies. For this column, I’d like to re-visit and update changes in emerging technologies for the profession. The frenzy continues around several emerging technologies, and some of the hype is starting to be true. Startups and traditional providers...…
December 11, 2019
What to Know for 2019 Year-End Reporting Compliance
There are substantial changes to year-end reporting guidelines for tax and payroll that you'll need to know for 2020.
December 11, 2019
Slow Down, Mustang SALY: Time for Innovation
You could not make it through 2019 in the accounting industry without hearing the buzz word of the day, innovation. Can it be true that the accounting industry stands poised for an age of innovation or will SALY (Same As Last Year) continue to prevail?
December 10, 2019
What Are Excepted Benefits, and Should You Offer Them to Employees?
Navigating through the waters of health insurance coverage is tricky. You might be wondering, "Do employers have to offer health insurance?" Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees to ...
December 6, 2019
In Firm: 2020 IT Predictions and 2019 Results
With technology evolving at an increasingly breakneck pace and impacting literally every aspect of today’s accounting practice, it has never been more difficult to separate the tech hype from the reality of workable solutions.
December 5, 2019
Pre-Contact Minimum Income Probes the IRS Conducts Before an Audit
It is not uncommon for taxpayers, and even some tax professionals, to assume that the examination process begins when the Tax Compliance Officer or Revenue Agent sends the first notice to the taxpayer. However, this is not the case.
December 5, 2019
Tax Reform and Beyond: Tax Law Changes for the 2020 Tax Filing Season
As you know, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law in 2017. Most of the measures were effective beginning in tax year 2018, and many individual measures contain a sunset date at the end of 2025. Here’s a summary of the TCJA provisions ...