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 7 States that Never Recovered from the Great Recession

April 25, 2018 

7 States that Never Recovered from the Great Recession

The last recession in the U.S. – more than 10 years ago – lasted only two years, but its impact on the U.S. workforce is still being felt. While the country as a whole boasts 6,692,837 more jobs in 2017 than in 2007, some states still haven't fully ...

 IRS Website Problems Lead to Extension of Deadline by One Day

April 17, 2018 

IRS Website Problems Lead to Extension of Deadline by One Day

The IRS announced on Tuesday that it has extended the tax deadline by one day to April 18, 2018. The move comes as many tax professionals and individuals encountered difficulties with the IRS website, particularly its Direct Pay system, which allows ...

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March 19, 2018 

2018 Reviews of Accounts Receivable (AR) Systems

Successful business owners know that in order to remain successful, and in business, customers must pay their bills on a timely basis. A solid accounts receivable system offers a variety of features that can assist with that, including offering a ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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February 19, 2018 

Whatever You Do, Do NOT Forecast!

I resigned recently from the role as a VP on a NASDAQ listed company. We spent our lives forecasting. Wall Street wanted to know exactly what we were going to do the next quarter and year and preferably the next ten years! They were ruthless.

CFO-Optimism

January 10, 2018 

CFO Optimism Surges to New High in Deloitte Survey

A new survey of chief financial officers shows a surge of optimism among these financial professionals about the current and future states of major economic regions as well as their own company prospects. After declining for two quarters, net optimism ...

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January 9, 2018 

Estate Planning and the New 2018 Tax Law

The estate tax exemption and the gift tax work together in a sense that you have a unified lifetime credit for gifts, which match the estate tax exemption. The unified credit increases each year, along with the estate tax exemption. Each year there is ...

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December 18, 2017 

December 2017 Accounting Channel

Young finance professionals at small and medium-size practices are a mobile group who seek out professional development and are well-equipped to deal with changes being driven by globalization and technology, finds a new report by ACCA.

Isaac M. O'Bannon