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October 15, 2018 

There are few industries as paper-driven as accounting. W-2s, 1099s, bank statements, and other tax related documents all start out as paper documents. The ability to import some of these items electronically has helped reduce paper loads, but the ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

October 15, 2018 

In this issue, we reviewed five application hosting providers. The products vary in size and scope, with some products simply offering QuickBooks Desktop hosting, while others can host multiple applications and even create a custom server for users if ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

October 15, 2018 

Deciding on a pay frequency for your small business is an important decision. Your pay frequency determines how often you process payroll and when employees receive their paychecks. Two popular, yet easily confused, pay periods are biweekly and ...

Rachel Blakely-Gray

October 15, 2018 

The cloud is poised to revolutionize Client Accounting Services (CAS). With a desktop system, bill payment and bookkeeping for a substantial number of clients is a daunting task. Getting invoices and source material, entering data, and printing and ...

Chandra Bhansali

October 14, 2018 

We scoured the Federal Election Commission website to find relevant information for accountants who are working with political candidates and campaigns. The following material is excerpted from published reports of the Federal Election Commission.

Gail Perry

October 14, 2018 

Anyone still skeptical about the importance and viability of cloud software in business probably should consider a line of work that doesn’t involve business. The promise of the cloud (and all its various nomenclatures: “SaaS,” “web,” etc.) is here ...

Robert Israch

October 14, 2018 

A common issue firms run into when acquiring a new firm is under-licensing. The firm being purchased may be completely under-licensed in certain software programs. Non-compliance can be costly in terms of fees and penalties – running into the tens of ...

Jim Boomer

October 14, 2018 

The path to your new client relationships is built over time. It’s base on your communication and your ability to establish beliefs of trust, dependability and business acumen—an endeavor that calls for frequent and consistent content marketing.

Kristy Short, Ed.D.

October 9, 2018 

Of course employees want to be fairly compensated for their skills and expertise, but they’re also after the things that money can’t buy, according to a recent Accountemps survey. These are the top three factors — besides salary — workers tend to ...

Paul McDonald

October 8, 2018 

The IRS generally charges interest on amounts that are unpaid, and this interest is compounded and will continue to accrue on any unpaid portion until fully paid. This is also true of the unpaid portion of IRS penalties. Since the underpayment of interest is statutory,[1] there is no requirement for the IRS to go through...…

October 5, 2018 

It’s election time again, and so we’ve decided to update the Apps We Love: Election & Politics article. If you want to have the latest news and information at your fingertips, not just about the upcoming election but about political issues in general,

Gail Perry

October 5, 2018 

As the “gig economy” continues to gain steam in the U.S., the IRS is lagging behind, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General of Tax Administration (TIGTA). The report focuses mainly on the classification of workers for payroll tax purposes (“Improvements to the SS-8 Program Are Needed to Help Workers and Improve...…

Ken Berry, JD