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States are Getting Creative as Tax Policy Shifts at Record Speed, Says Avalara Report
Lawmakers are increasingly expanding the sales tax base to encompass new categories of goods and services.
August 14, 2019
Technology Will Never Be Slower Than It Is Today
It might seem like technology is coming at us like a runaway locomotive, not even slowing down to pick up passengers, just barreling ahead with a mind of its own. New apps, new solutions, new programs, new developments, new cures for problems you didn’t even know existed – the barrage of options is endless and...…
August 13, 2019
New Mexico Scholar Among AAUW Grants Recipients
Olga Palacios is the recipient of a Career Development Grant. She is currently pursuing an M.B.A.in Business Administration at University of New Mexico.
August 13, 2019
Firms Hiring More Non-Accounting Professionals: AICPA Report
Non-accounting graduates now comprise 31 percent of all new graduate hires in public accounting. That’s an increase of 11 percentage points from 2016 to 2018.
August 13, 2019
AICPA and AAA Honor Professors as Early Career Researchers
The award recognizes early career researchers with the best overall bodies of research in management accounting. To qualify for this award, the research must have been completed within five years of the researcher earning his or her a doctoral degree.
August 13, 2019
New Bento Business Payments System as Simple as Email
Bento Pay allows the receiver to input their banking credentials and accept funds in seconds, avoiding the hassle of paper checks. Users can quickly connect an email address to a valid bank account and routing information for Bento Pay to efficiently ...
August 13, 2019
Vertex Indirect Tax Solution Recognized as an Acumatica-Certified Application for Acumatica 2019 R1
Coupled with Acumatica’s solid foundation, Vertex indirect tax software helps drive business success by providing customers with accurate, automated sales tax calculations.
August 13, 2019
Are Accountants Underestimating Lease Accounting Challenges?
The new lease accounting rules, also known as ASU 842, went into effect January 1, 2019 for public companies, while private companies and nonprofits will have until 2020 to implement.
August 12, 2019
AICPA and NASBA Form Coalition to Protect Licensing Standards
AICPA and NASBA will work with other ARPL members to inform lawmakers of the need to maintain standards for highly complex, technical professions like the CPA profession that have a clear impact on the public’s fiscal health and welfare. The coalition was
August 12, 2019
Retail Imports Still Near Record Levels
President Trump announced last week that new 10 percent tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese goods will take effect on September 1. Coupled with 25 percent tariffs imposed on $250 billion worth of imports over the past year, the new round ...
August 12, 2019
Slow Housing Market Could Affect Remodeling Contractors in 2020
A contractor not returning your calls? Consider calling next year. Remodelers are having one of their busiest summers ever, but that’s likely to change.
August 12, 2019
Online Retailers Like Wayfair Opening Pop-Up Shops at Malls
Megg Dillon, 36, has been wanting to redecorate her Santa Monica, Calif., apartment, so she appreciated physically seeing the items she usually browsed online. “I do like that pineapple,” she said to her friend, referring to the fruit-shape cutting board inside home furnishings retailer Wayfair’s pop-up shop at the King of Prussia Mall. “How cute...…
August 12, 2019
AICPA Recognizes Former Iowa Deputy State Auditor with Award
The Outstanding CPA in Government Career Contribution Award recognizes a member’s significant contributions to the CPA profession through government service at the local, state or federal level over a candidate’s career. Award winners must have ...