Taxes

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September 15, 2016 

2016 Review of Income Tax Planning Systems

If taxes remained the same from year to year, there would be no need for tax planning. But as a professional, you know how valuable tax planning is; for your clients and for your bottom line. For your clients, effective tax management can often ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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September 14, 2016 

2016 Review of Intuit Lacerte Tax Planner

Ideal for small to mid-sized firms, Lacerte Tax Planner, from Intuit, offers an easy to use tax planning product that is well suited for those looking for a stand-alone product, as well as those wishing to integrate with other Intuit financial products.

Mary Girsch-Bock

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September 14, 2016 

2016 Review of Thomson Reuters Planner CS

Thomson Reuters Planner CS : https://cs.thomsonreuters.com/planner Best Fit: Firms of any size that are currently or planning to use CS Professional Suite of applications with gain the most benefit using Planner CS. Product Strengths: Product offers excellent integration with other CS Professional Suite of applications Excellent report customization and built-in word processing capability Numerous deployment...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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September 12, 2016 

2016 Review of Travel Expense Management Systems

If you’re ready to take a look at expense management software, take a few minutes to determine exactly what your firm or business needs help with – be it flights, hotels, client entertainment, meals, or rental cars. Having an organized way of ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

 Tax Preparers Take Center Stage in the Fight Against Tax Fraud

September 6, 2016 

Tax Preparers Take Center Stage in the Fight Against Tax Fraud

According to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, the number of victims of tax-related identity theft dropped 48% in the first half of 2016, as compared to the first half of 2015. Further, the number of suspicious refunds that financial institutions ...

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August 29, 2016 

Democrats Push Harder to Get Trump’s Tax Information

With about two months left before the presidential election, Republican nominee Donald Trump still hasn’t made his tax returns available to the general public. And it doesn’t look like the billionaire is going to do it anytime soon or even before voters g

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August 26, 2016 

The Hidden Tax Aspects of the Gig Economy

There’s a whole new world of commerce out there that’s being called the “sharing economy” and while it might appear to be a simple exchange, it comes with a lot of tax implications. Airbnb, DogVacy, TaskRabbit and Liquid are all examples of the trend ...

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August 18, 2016 

Fraud Examples Demonstrate Need for RIVIO Clearinghouse

The new RIVIO Clearinghouse (see accompanying article) is a solution to a problem of financial hijinks with which you might not be familiar. After all, most CPAs perform their services ethically and expect their clients to represent their financial ...

Gail Perry

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August 18, 2016 

Beware Back to School Tax Scams

The IRS will never call to demand payment using a specific payment method such as a prepaid debit card, gift card or wire transfer. Generally, the IRS will first mail you a bill if you owe any taxes. The will not contact you by email, either.