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December 21, 2020 

Surviving the 2021 Tax Season: Checklists to Manage Your Risk

Preparing for the upcoming tax season is an important step in managing the professional liability risks associated with providing tax services. There are several steps firms can consider in planning for and delivering tax services. A few are noted below. Before the rush Busy season is, well, busy. A little bit of advance planning and...…

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December 21, 2020 

Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CMA, CGMA, CFE – 2020 40 Under 40 Honoree

Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CMA, CGMA, CFE – 2020 “40 Under 40” Honoree Professor – City University of New York, Lehman Collegehttps://www.lehman.edu/academics/economics-business/faculty-steinsmith.php Founder and Executive Director – Institute for Blockchain & Cryptoasset Researchhttps://www.ibcr.info/ Career Highlights Dr. Sean Stein Smith is an assistant professor of Accounting in the Economics and Business Department at Lehman College....…

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December 19, 2020 

Will There Be More Covid Stimulus Payments? And When?

Congress may be on the verge of passing a second relief package, which could mean $600 stimulus checks, plus supplemental $300-a-week federal unemployment benefits if you're not working, and deferred student loan payments until April 2021.

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December 17, 2020 

Streaming Entertainment: What We Love to Watch

As we wind down the year of COVID-19, we thought it would be a nice gesture to share with our readers some ideas for what to stream while we’re all locked down for the holiday season and the months ahead. Here's what some of our readers are ...

Gail Perry

 VoIP for CPAs: How it Works & Why it Matters

December 14, 2020 

VoIP for CPAs: How it Works & Why it Matters

Industries like sales, marketing and customer support are already using VoIP phone systems to make their work and lives easier. There’s an opportunity for workers in other industries to get on board as well – accounting firms especially. What is VoIP and How Does it Work? In the era of COVID, a cloud based communication...…

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December 14, 2020 

5 Pre-Busy-Season Marketing Campaign Strategies

Now’s the time to begin ramping up your marketing efforts for what looks to be a very busy 2020 tax season. Some of these items take minutes to implement, while others could take a week or two of planning, development, and execution. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) When was the last time someone reviewed the keyword...…

Becky Livingston