January 15, 2018
Supreme Court May Change Online Sales Tax Law
If SCOTUS decides in favor of South Dakota, that decision would pave the way for all states to tax remote sales. Exactly how they would do that is, at this point, unclear.
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 ...
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 ...
December 27, 2017
Single Family Home Rental Prices Hit New High
Median rent across the country rose 2.4 percent over the past year to a median rental price of $1,435 per month, the highest median rent Zillow has ever reported.
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.
December 14, 2017
The Top Five Benefits of Outsourced Accounting
Today’s business owners are facing greater expectations when it comes to financial transparency and government compliance. All too often, businesses are juggling day-to-day responsibilities alongside more complex and time-consuming tasks such as finance, accounting, compliance, internal audit, and risk management. They are simply trying to do more with fewer resources.
December 8, 2017
How to Make Payments Less Painful for Small Businesses
New technology and automation have improved processes, but many organizations still struggle with inefficiencies. Customers may be resistant to working with new technology, businesses may not have the resources to handle each customer’s unique ...
December 5, 2017
Ensuring Success 2017 is a Wrap
The free all-day event, hosted by CPA Practice Advisor, offers CPAs and tax professionals the opportunity to attend up to 10 one-hour CPE classes in one day. That makes it a perfect way to get caught up on CPE requirements before the end of the year.
November 20, 2017
Free Online CPE Conference Dec. 7 – Earn 1-10 Hours of CPE in One Day
Thurs. Dec 7 - Tune in for an hour or two, or settle in and spend the entire day with us. Wear your pajamas if you like – we won’t judge. Starting at 9 a.m. Eastern time and for the next 10 hours you can collect up to 10 CPE credits, we’ll ...
November 7, 2017
Workers Who Quit Their Jobs Earn More?
Job holders' wages grew by 4.4 percent and job switchers' wages grew slightly less by 3.3 percent year over year in the third quarter. On average, job holders' hourly wage levels were $10 more than that of job switchers. Tracking full-time workers ...
October 31, 2017
Survey Shows More U.S. Businesses Are Reporting Profits and Increased Hiring
Demand for financing is down across the board among all size businesses. Financing for planned growth or expansion, including acquisitions not yet realized was down from 66 percent in Q2 2017 to 62 percent in Q3 2017.
October 30, 2017
Trump Campaign Chair Manafort Indicted on 12 Counts of Tax Fraud, Evasion, Laundering
The indictment in the district court for Washington D.C. states that Manafort laundered more than $18 million to buy luxury gods and services without paying any tax on the income. This enabled the GIP strategist to support a “lavish lifestyle. “