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January 22, 2016 

Should More CFOs be Involved in Software Development?

The CFO is trained to picture every detailed step when reviewing a process. The CFO foresees bottlenecks in operational activities few others are trained to find. As a result, the CFO brings a new level of clarity to software development, eliminating ...

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January 20, 2016 

AICPA Offers $600,000 In Accounting Scholarships for 2017

The AICPA Legacy Scholars program awards recipients with a one-year scholarship and uses on-campus service work to help them develop the soft skills, including leadership and communications, needed to thrive in the accounting profession.

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January 19, 2016 

Tax Deduction For Teacher Expenses Made Permanent

The deduction is available for more than just art supplies, videos and the like. The definition of “qualified expenses” also encompasses other supplies, books, computer equipment (including related software and services), other equipment and ...

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January 19, 2016 

AICPA To Combine Tech+, PCPS And Other Conferences In 2017

Participants will be able to cross-attend sessions and gather with their peers for high-end keynote and panel presentations at the event, which will be held June 12-15, 2017, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The all-in-one format permits financial ...

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January 18, 2016 

Report Shows Opportunity Loss for Women-Owned Businesses

Women own 9.9 million U.S. firms representing 35.76% of all firms and generate $1.4 trillion in revenues annually. But, women-owned firms produce only 4.23% of all U.S. revenues. 70% of women-owned firms have less than $25,000 in revenues annually.

 Top Tips For Buying Or Selling A Home In 2016

January 18, 2016 

Top Tips For Buying Or Selling A Home In 2016

Reports anticipate that 2016 will be a healthy year for the real estate market, so if you or your clients are considering buying or selling a house this year, here are some tips from professional realtors. The tips can help guide everyone from ...

 Avalara Becomes Workday Certified Solution Partner

January 15, 2016 

Avalara Becomes Workday Certified Solution Partner

Avalara, Inc. has attained Workday Certified Solution Partner status. Avalara, which is a provider of cloud software for tax compliance, is a Workday software partner. With this certification, Avalara now provides customers with a real-time ...

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January 15, 2016 

Cloud9 Partnership With Sage Gives Accountants Better Access to Client Data

A new partnership between accounting and business management software provider Sage and small business cloud computing hosting provider Cloud9 Real Time lets accountants connect with their clients’ data in QuickBooks desktop in a hosted environment. Sage View empowers accountants to track client performance, accessing key client data from multiple accounting solutions in one place. Sage View...…

 5 Hiring Trends to Watch in 2016

January 14, 2016 

5 Hiring Trends to Watch in 2016

Workers can also expect to see higher starting salaries, more teens in internships, more women and minorities in leadership, and more opportunities to move from low-skill to high-skill jobs, among other trends.

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January 12, 2016 

The Top 5 Accounting Mistakes by Small Business Owners

Small business owners face numerous everyday challenges, and they usually conquer them with their entrepreneurial strength. Unfortunately, keeping the books on their growing business is not a skill someone can simply persevere through and get it right.