Technology

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December 15, 2016 

The Human Element of Change

Process improvement requires a change of routines and habits that have been formed over time. While it is important to appeal to logic, feelings and emotions ultimately influence the decision to comply or resist. However, we often overlook or ...

Arianna Campbell

 Boost Your Productivity With This Personal Hack

December 13, 2016 

Boost Your Productivity With This Personal Hack

We all struggle with demands on our time. Some of these are external and work-focused- requests from colleagues, phone call interruptions, and email. But others stem from our own internal weaknesses. In our conversations with session attendees, people ...

 New Lease Accounting Standards Have Finance Depts Working Overtime

December 13, 2016 

New Lease Accounting Standards Have Finance Depts Working Overtime

In some sectors, respondents expect to spend considerably more time and effort on lease accounting implementation. These sectors include: automotive (77.1 percent); health plans (65.9 percent); health care providers (62.8 percent); industrial products ...

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December 13, 2016 

Is Your Technology Meeting Client Expectations?

Too many firms are stuck in the paper age; continuing to do things the way they always have. Beyond the aversion to change is the deep-rooted belief that if they don’t send out a tangible stack of paper, the client will question the value they ...

Jim Boomer

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December 13, 2016 

Where Does Time Go?

It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. The old adage that time flies when you’re having fun has certainly applied to our family with the addition of three new grandchildren this year! While we often track time in our lives by birthdays ...

Randy Johnston

 2016 Review of Tax Document Automation Systems

December 13, 2016 

2016 Review of Tax Document Automation Systems

While tax document automation software can automatically populate relevant information on tax returns, the products also offer digital PDF workpapers, allowing users to easily create binders for each client following a specific order, so all binders ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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December 12, 2016 

5 Things Accountants Need to Know About Mileage Reimbursement

Understanding mileage reimbursement has the potential to save businesses and their finance teams millions of dollars in the long run. With that in mind, there are a few basic things you need to know in order to lay the foundation for fair and accurate ...

 Credit Karma to Offer Free Online Tax Preparation

December 12, 2016 

Credit Karma to Offer Free Online Tax Preparation

While other tax software makers have offered free federal tax filings since as early as 2003 for some individuals with lower income and generally non-complex situations, adding state income tax filing and even common tax credits or deductions could ...

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December 9, 2016 

5 Ways Web-Based Software Helps Business Valuations

Web-based software solutions, which users access through their web browser and do not require a download or installation, provide plenty of benefits to a business valuation practice. Here are some of the advantages over tools that are housed on the ...

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December 8, 2016 

Hosting Solutions for Accounting Firms

A simple reminder to get you started: all of these products scan, incorporate from a portal or from pictures snapped on client’s cell phones all of the documents for a 1040 tax return. They tend to sort them in tax preparer/IRS form order in a PDF ...

Randy Johnston

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December 7, 2016 

How to Protect a Firm from Remote Worker Liability

Many Americans now have the flexibility to work remotely, and more want to do it. A survey by Gallup reports that the average worker telecommutes two days per month, with 46% of telecommuters doing so during the workday.