Guide to giving year-end gifts to charities

December 17, 2012 

Guide to giving year-end gifts to charities

As the end of December closes in, many people's holiday ritual includes pulling out the checkbook and a list of charitable organizations they support year after year. Besides helping those in need, the gifts translate to deductions on next spring's tax return.

 Blackbaud Index Shows Charitable Giving Down

December 5, 2012 

Blackbaud Index Shows Charitable Giving Down

The most recent Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving shows that charitable giving decreased 3.8% for the three months ending October 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011.

 CPA gets 4.5 year prison sentence in fraud case

December 2, 2012 

CPA gets 4.5 year prison sentence in fraud case

A certified public accountant and purported outside auditor for Provident Capital Indemnity Ltd. was sentenced in Richmond, Va., to 54 months in prison for his role in an approximately half-billion-dollar fraud scheme that affected more than 3,500 victims throughout the United States and abroad

 1099 Contractor Payroll Software Introduced by PayrollMate.com

November 13, 2012 

1099 Contractor Payroll Software Introduced by PayrollMate.com

The new software module is designed to provide U.S. businesses with the tools they need to pay 1099 contractors and non-employees, to prepare vendor accounting reports, and comply with IRS rules and regulations relating to vendors and independent 1099 contractors.

 Illinois CPA Society Launches “Find a CPA” Directory

November 12, 2012 

Illinois CPA Society Launches “Find a CPA” Directory

The Illinois CPA Society has made finding a trusted tax professional easy. Their new free and easy-to-use "Find a CPA" directory allows individuals, businesses and not-for-profit organizations to do a simple search through a database of member CPAs.