Technology

 Wholesalers Turn to Affordable Business Management Software

November 3, 2015 

Wholesalers Turn to Affordable Business Management Software

For many mid-sized wholesale and distribution companies eager to expand, yet don’t want to drain their budgets in the process, a new generation of fully-featured sophisticated business management software with customized modules is allowing them to ...

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November 2, 2015 

Marcum LLP Acquires Chicago Accounting Firm Frost Ruttenberg

The transaction marks the first entry into the Midwest market for Marcum, which has 17 other U.S. offices on the East and West Coasts, plus six abroad. Twenty-one Frost shareholders and principals and 90 professional staff have joined Marcum.

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November 2, 2015 

Nonprofits Struggle with Reporting, Manual Processes

Faced with increased regulatory compliance issues, nonprofit organizations are struggling to keep up with reporting and often waste time manually configuring financials with non-financial software. That is among the findings of a new survey of nearly ...

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October 30, 2015 

IRS Drops PTIN Fee to $50

The fee for new PTINs and renewals will be $50, down from $64.25 and $63, respectively. The agency also reminded return preparers of major upcoming changes regarding which tax return preparers can represent clients in matters before the IRS.

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October 30, 2015 

Paperless Choices for the Firm and Your Clients

This year we’ve had the pleasure of recommending software programs for accounting, payroll and other critical areas of your practice. Now is the time to consider your paperless or Document Management Solution (DMS) needs. You’ll find that our ...

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October 28, 2015 

CPA.com Partners with Vertex SMB for Sales Tax Solutions

Businesses that sell online or operate in multiple states can find it daunting to stay compliant with ever-changing regulations from a host of jurisdictions and taxing authorities. Vertex SMB’s tax calculation and returns platform helps CPA firms and ...

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October 28, 2015 

Average Income Tax Preparation Fees Increased in 2015

The average cost of a professional income tax preparer to handle a "typical" 2014 tax return (the one filed by April 15, 2015) was $273 this year. This includes an itemized Form 1040 with Schedule A and a state tax return, according to the National ...

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October 27, 2015 

Thomson Reuters Offers New Guide On Tax Identity Theft

According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America, with the number of identity theft incidents nearing 10 million a year. In a recent Thomson Reuters survey, 92% of the tax professionals who responded ...