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March 14, 2016 

IRS Taxpayer Advisory Panel Gets New Members

The new TAP members will join 41 returning members to round out the panel of 73 volunteers for 2016. The new members were selected from more than 1,000 interested individuals who applied during an open recruitment period last spring and the pool of ...

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March 3, 2016 

Sageworks Debuts New Integration with QuickBooks Online

Accountants who use ProfitCents, Sageworks’ flagship financial analysis platform, or Sageworks Valuation Solution will be able to upload client data directly from QuickBooks Online without having to do any manual data entry.

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March 3, 2016 

3 Tips for Accounting Firm Practice Management

It’s no surprise that the accounting industry and its professionals are focused increasingly on how global markets impact practice management and client service. But when asked about the top three concerns among accounting firm leaders ...

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March 1, 2016 

Report Focuses on New FASB Lease Accounting Standard

When the new lease accounting standard becomes effective, lessees will for the first time be required to report billions of dollars in leased assets and corresponding liabilities from operating leases on their balance sheets.

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February 29, 2016 

5 Reasons to Formalize Mentoring Programs in Accounting Firms

Prior to the recession, young leader training and formal mentoring programs to support recruitment and retention were all the rage. Well, mentoring is more critical than ever, but for different reasons and in slightly different forms ...

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February 29, 2016 

Investors Bullish on Real Estate in 2016

Investors continue to be optimistic in their 2016 outlook for the U.S. real estate market, with 91 percent expecting real estate fundamentals to be about the same or better during the year ahead, according to KPMG’S 2016 Real Estate Industry Outlook.

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February 29, 2016 

New FASB Guidance Focuses on Lease Accounting

“The new guidance responds to requests from investors and other financial statement users for a more faithful representation of an organization’s leasing activities,” stated FASB Chair Russell G. Golden.