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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.
May 22, 2017
When Does “Placed in Service” Start for Depreciation Purposes?
Generally, a business is entitled to claim depreciation deductions for property, including real estate, beginning in the year the property is “placed in service.” Similar rules apply to Section 179 deductions and “bonus depreciation” deductions, as ...
May 22, 2017
Treating LLC Members as Employees
For an LLC that’s electing to pay tax as an S-Corporation or C-Corporation, it is perfectly fine to treat the members of the LLC as employees. Where it goes awry is when LLC members of partnerships or disregarded entities are treated as employees, and...
May 22, 2017
Agriculture Services Marketing Tips
Similar to the tax season, agriculture clients have busy seasons too – planting and harvesting. It’s tough to reach clients, and it’s even tougher to gain new clients, during that time. What’s a practitioner to do?
May 22, 2017
2017 Reviews of Asset Management Systems
The more assets a business obtains, the more complicated it becomes to adequately manage those assets. And for service businesses, or those with a large number of company assets such as equipment and machinery businesses, tool rental businesses, or ...
May 22, 2017
Intuit Announces QuickBooks Online Integration with G Suite
New invoicing capabilities with Gmail and Google Calendar offer small businesses faster payments and seamless customer communication
May 22, 2017
3 Tech Trends for Accountants to Watch in 2017
Some industry experts believe that blockchain technology can be used to revolutionize accounting in several areas, but the term and some of its descriptions have left many people confused. One of the best explanations of what blockchain technology is ...
May 22, 2017
Farm Income Taxation: Reaping What Good Lobbying Has Sown
Farms are as American as apple pie. Thus, they have become one of American politicians’ favorite businesses. Unsurprisingly, they get tax advantages unavailable to most other businesses. A well-advised farmer should be aware of these advantages, on ...
May 22, 2017
6 Keys to Asset Depreciation
The term “depreciation” may have negative connotations, but it usually elicits positive vibes from tax practitioners. Thanks to the depreciation deduction rules, your clients who are business owners can recoup most -- if not all -- of the cost of ...
May 22, 2017
America’s Aging Workforce
According to a new survey by the global consulting and advisory giant Willis Towers Watson one in four U.S. employees believe they won’t be able to retire until after age 70, if at all, and nearly one-third (32 percent) say they ...
May 22, 2017
May 2017 Small Business Channel
It's one of today's most vexing economic puzzles: Why can't employers find workers to fill their positions when approximately 7.5 million Americans are unemployed, and millions more are working part-time because they can't find full-time positions or ...
May 22, 2017
How to Turn Agricultural Clients into Agribusiness Clients
Our goal is to turn agricultural producers into agribusiness producers. We want to help the agribusiness producer to think and make decisions as a business owner. We strive to challenge these producers from decision-making based on emotions or tax ...
May 22, 2017
AICPA News – May 2017
Recent top news and announcements by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.