Technology

 SBA to Award Grants to Support Small Biz Innovation and R&D

March 19, 2014 

SBA to Award Grants to Support Small Biz Innovation and R&D

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a new grant program that will help state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, colleges and universities support small business programs that promote innovation and development.

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March 18, 2014 

Should Your Firm Make an App for Clients?

We live in a mobile world that is becoming increasingly so every day. Expectations are growing among mobile users that they should be able to do anything and communicate with anyone (including your firm) from the convenience of applications on their mobile devices.

Jim Boomer

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March 18, 2014 

E-book Helps Firms Improve Marketing & Customer Service

Is the marketing produced by your accounting firm truly so useful that people would pay for it if you asked them to do so? That’s the success standard outlined in the new e-book, Youtility for Accountants, co-authored by Darren Root, CPA and Jay Baer, and published by Portfolio/Penguin.

 The Biggest Tax Mistakes for Small Businesses

March 18, 2014 

The Biggest Tax Mistakes for Small Businesses

There are strategies that these business owners can take to help alleviate many of these tax time woes, and a big one is by staying in more frequent contact with their accountant. That's according to a new nationwide survey of accounting professionals.

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March 17, 2014 

Retailers Increasing Use of RFID Tracking Tags

Retail companies including Cincinnati-based Macy's Inc. are accelerating adoption of radio-frequency identification technology that allows items to be identified and tracked wirelessly via radio waves.

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March 17, 2014 

The Cloud Brings a Rise in Coworking

Being away from the rigid hierarchy of office cubes suits many, but something's missing — a sense of community and collaboration. Enter coworking spaces — locations where freelancers and remote workers can do their jobs, but also share ideas or just talk during breaks.

 Indiana Cracks Down on Sales Tax Violators

March 17, 2014 

Indiana Cracks Down on Sales Tax Violators

Businesses that fail to pass along sales taxes collected from customers to the state could be next in line for the Indiana Department of Revenue's ramped-up enforcement efforts.

 New eSign System Simplifies, Speeds Up Form 8879

March 13, 2014 

New eSign System Simplifies, Speeds Up Form 8879

With the announcement by the IRS that it will now allow electronic signatures on Form 8879, which authorizes electronic filing of tax returns, a cumbersome, time-consuming step in the tax preparation process has been eliminated.

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March 13, 2014 

CPA2Biz and IT Alliance To Unite for Fall 2014 Conferences

CPA2Biz and the Information Technology Alliance (ITA), an independent professional association comprised of most of the nation's top 30 accounting firms, premier technology consultants, and leading technology vendors serving the accounting profession, today announced they will jointly host events on December 7-10 at the Gaylord National in Washington, D.C. CPA2Biz is the technology subsidiary of…

Gail Perry

 175,000 Jobs Added in February

March 13, 2014 

175,000 Jobs Added in February

Economists liked the U.S. Labor Department's most recent report on the nation's job situation, cheered by news that payrolls expanded by 175,000 in February and unfazed by a slight rise in the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent, from 6.6 percent.