Technology

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May 30, 2018 

Former Oracle VP Joins Avalara as CTO and Engineering EVP

Prior to MobileIron, Fields worked at Oracle where he was a Group Vice President responsible for building the Oracle Service Cloud, which powers thousands of customer service centers around the world and is used by hundreds of thousands of support agents.

 How to Innovate Like Google

May 30, 2018 

How to Innovate Like Google

Last year at the DigitalCPA Conference I got a chance to tour Google's Headquarters in Silicon Valley. I was with a group of leading partners in major firms including my great friend, Joey Havens. We were treated to a discussion with Google's Chief ...

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May 30, 2018 

Estate Planning Under the New Tax Reform Guidelines

With the estate tax that has risen to $11.2 million, and if married and you elect portability the exemption doubles to $22.4 million. You might be asking yourself, why do you need to know about estate planning? Very simply, gift tax still exists, as well

Craig Smalley

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May 29, 2018 

Top 10 Accounting Firm IT Survey Surprises

The upcoming conference season and lull before the extension season provides a great opportunity for firms to evaluate the current status of their production processes and target areas for improvement. The above highlighted findings of the ...

Roman Kepczyk

 The IRS Has a 5-Year Plan to Help Taxpayers

May 28, 2018 

The IRS Has a 5-Year Plan to Help Taxpayers

The Fiscal Year 2018-2022 IRS Strategic Plan will serve as a roadmap to help guide the agency’s programs and operations. The plan will also help meet the changing needs of taxpayers and members of the tax community.

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May 23, 2018 

Adaptive Insights Launches Customer Journey Program

The new customer program is anchored by a new website that provides a broad view of the possibilities for more collaborative and comprehensive planning and then walks customers through the considerations for implementing the selected elements of their ...

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May 23, 2018 

Why Compliance is a CPA’s Competitive Weapon for 2018

As economies, businesses, and people progress through innovation, so must accountants adapt to the evolving role of finance. The days of the one-dimensional CPA number cruncher are long gone. Accountants are increasingly expected to master areas ...

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May 22, 2018 

Why and How: Artificial Intelligence: Part I

One of the hot areas of emerging technology is Artificial Intelligence or AI. You know a topic is hot when products use the terminology in their name or in their marketing materials. We’ve see this done with “ease of use”, Cloud Computing, and Blockchain.

Randy Johnston