November 13, 2013
AICPA Awards 10 Scholarships – John L. Carey Awards
$50,000 in Total Scholarships Help Students with Liberal Arts and Other Non-Traditional Business Backgrounds Pursue Graduate Accounting Degrees
November 12, 2013
2014 CCH User Conference To Be Held in Orlando
CCH Connections: User Conference 2014 will be held from October 26 – 29, 2014. Grande Lakes is located about 15 minutes from Orlando International Airport (MCO) and a short distance from Florida's world-famous theme parks and attractions. The resort was also the location of the 2010 CCH User Conference.
November 12, 2013
Small Businesses Getting Help, Offering More Discounts for Holiday Season
Number of business owners who say they'll rely primarily on paid advertising to promote Small Business Saturday doubles; 67% will offer discounts to drive consumers to 'Shop Small' on November 30
November 12, 2013
How CPAs Should Respond to a Malpractice Suit
CPAs have close relationships with their clients (especially in smaller accounting practices) and rightfully so. Who else is better to understand their client’s financial and business affairs than their trusted CPA? And the relationship generally remains close…
November 11, 2013
IRS Tax Forum Seminars Available for CPE Credit
Tax professionals can earn continuing professional education (CPE) credits online through seminars the agency filmed at its 2013 Nationwide Tax Forums
November 11, 2013
Shoppers Getting Ready to Start Holiday Shopping Early
The 2013 holiday shopping season is underway, with ICSC survey results showing some unexpected trends. As in most years, the top shopping day of the year is expected to be Black Friday. However, Cyber Monday will follow close behind across most demographic groups, overtaking Super Saturday as the second busiest holiday shopping day of the…
November 10, 2013
Independent Grocers Create Niche in Communities
Highland Fresh Produce in Munster, Indiana, tried to make a go of it in a strip mall off a busy street selling a variety of healthy fare, including acorn squash, aloe leaves and papaya.
November 10, 2013
New Mexico Woman Charged with Embezzling $150,000 from Small Business
A woman was arrested last week on suspicion of embezzling more than $150,000 from a Farmington, New Mexico, business.
November 10, 2013
Health Care Laws Affecting Small Businesses
For Marty Smith, co-owner of a small accounting firm in Charlotte, the Affordable Care Act means less money for training and new technology.
November 7, 2013
2013 Review of Intuit Tax Research for Lacerte and ProSeries – Expanded Review
From the Dec. 2013 issue. Intuit Tax Research for Lacerte and ProSeries directly integrates with both tax preparation software packages. The tax research product is web-based, but is easily launched from the two tax programs, and tax research documents can be attached to a client’s file in the tax programs with one click. The program...…
November 6, 2013
QuickBooks Now Syncs American Express Data With ReceiptMatch
In a move that could help millions of small businesses in the U.S. streamline their expense management, the maker of the most widely-used small business management software and the most popular small business charge card are partnering to make things easier.
November 5, 2013
Special Report on 2013 Year-End Tax Planning
Thomson Reuters has released a new special report on year-end tax planning for 2013 for individuals and businesses.