Technology

 Keeping SSNs and TINs Secure is Critical

January 30, 2014 

Keeping SSNs and TINs Secure is Critical

As the IRS struggles to curb rising tax-identity theft rates, business tax e-filing service efile4biz.com is protecting its users by taking every possible precaution to keep stored data from falling into the wrong hands.

 Xero Partners with Manilla and Squarespace

January 29, 2014 

Xero Partners with Manilla and Squarespace

Cloud accounting application Xero announced new partnerships today with personal bill tracking application Manilla and web hosting company Squarespace. The company’s announcement comes close after the December launch of Xero Payroll, the announcement of the product’s support for file attachments, and integrations with non-traditional lending sources like Kabbage and FundBox.

Brian Tankersley

 Intuit Unveils the New QBOA

January 28, 2014 

Intuit Unveils the New QBOA

Last year, Intuit created true harmony among its products and services, rolling out one look and feel that would make it easier for users to switch between products. The financial management solution provider has now extended that harmony to its QuickBooks Online Accountant solution. In February, Intuit debuted its enhanced QuickBooks Online for Accountants. In...…

Taija Sparkman

 Accounting Services App Bridges Gap Between Firms and Clients

January 28, 2014 

Accounting Services App Bridges Gap Between Firms and Clients

It’s an ongoing challenge for many small businesses owners: finding time to sit down with their off-site accountant to go through queries on financial documents. Now a company has come up with an innovative solution designed to bridge this gap between the business and their accountant.

 AICPA Commends FAF for Funding IASB

January 28, 2014 

AICPA Commends FAF for Funding IASB

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) issued the following statement by President and CEO Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA, in response to the Financial Accounting Foundation’s announcement that it will provide funding to the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation to support the completion of international convergence projects:

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January 27, 2014 

H&R Block Stops Income Tax Ads on Dollar Bills After Complaints

The tax preparation company has been handing out real dollars bearing its marketing message for this year's tax season. There's a toll-free phone number to call Block, a Web address and even a footnoted disclaimer that not everyone gets a tax refund.

 Rethinking The Social Media Strategy

January 24, 2014 

Rethinking The Social Media Strategy

It is popular among my learned accounting colleagues to portray the elders of the profession who have not signed on to the concept of a Social Media Strategy as some kinds of latter day Luddites.

Dave McClure