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 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.

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January 4, 2016 

Nearly Half of U.S. Homes Will Have Smart Tech By End of 2016

The Smart Home Marketplace Survey also found that more than half of homeowners (54 percent) would purchase or install smart home products if they were selling their home and knew that doing so would make it sell faster. Of that group, 65 percent would ...

 New Law Preserves Section 179 Tax Breaks

January 3, 2016 

New Law Preserves Section 179 Tax Breaks

For many small business owners, those long and annoying depreciation schedules will soon become a distant memory. Under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act (PATH) of 2015, the maximum Section 179 deduction of $500,000 is restored retroactively...

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December 30, 2015 

Millennials and Money: Six Trends for 2016

This social-savvy and boundary-pushing group is wielding its influence on virtually every industry, including the financial one. Here's a look at six of the most popular finance trends among Millennials and a preview of what to expect in 2016.

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December 30, 2015 

IRS Extends Deadline for ACA Obamacare Reporting

The IRS has issued a two-month extension for employers and issuers to provide individuals with forms reporting on offers of health coverage and coverage provided. The new deadline is March 31, 2016.

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December 26, 2015 

Gift Return Fraud May Cost Retailers $2.2 Billion

Nine in 10 retailers surveyed (91.9%) said they have experienced the return of stolen merchandise, similar to last year’s 92.7 percent. Wardrobing, or the return of used, non-defective merchandise , also presents a unique challenge year after year for ...