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June 9, 2020 

Mental Health Tips for Tax Pros During the Coronavirus Tax Season

Between new tax laws and changes as a result of COVID-19, the lack of in-person conversations with clients and juggling life at home, tax preparers need more support than ever before. This support can come in a variety of ways like adjusting benefits packages and incentives, for example, that encourages employees to prioritize mental wellness.

 NY State Society of CPAs Elects Association’s 101st President

June 9, 2020 

NY State Society of CPAs Elects Association’s 101st President

Arcara is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) council and the New York Chapter of the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP), and currently is serving as a board member and on its Education Committee.

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June 9, 2020 

High Fees for Compensation Consultants Leads to Higher CEO Pay

With high CEO pay a decades-long source of agitation among observers of corporate management, it is no surprise that there has been much finger-pointing at the army of executive-compensation (EC) consultants that companies look to for guidance on this matter.

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June 5, 2020 

Dot.CPA Website Domains Available for Firms Beginning July 1, 2020

This past June, the AICPA was awarded the .cpa (dot CPA) top level (worldwide) domain which has been reserved exclusively for entities confirmed by the AICPA to be affiliated with the CPA profession. This was done to promote long term confidence when visiting a website with the .cpa extension or receiving an email from a…

Roman Kepczyk

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June 4, 2020 

The Outsourced CFO: Five Ways to Add Value

As an outsourced CFO you can provide the professional competence necessary to ensure “the way we do it here” produces reliable financial statements for management and lenders, facilitates regulatory compliance and provides ...

Bill Slaughter

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June 3, 2020 

CaseWare Launches New Cloud Solutions to Connect Accountants, Auditors and Clients

Each product is a standalone solution hosted in the secure CaseWare Cloud, providing users with flexibility to choose the product or combination of products that best fits their particular needs as they engage in new ways of working, and giving them assurance that everyone involved will be working from one integrated workflow.

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June 3, 2020 

Is the Coronavirus Destroying Americans’ Finances?

Not only are more Americans living paycheck to paycheck, they’re also taking on more debt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. With nearly half of renters and 18% of homeowners having less than $500 in emergency savings, it won’t take long for those accounts to be emptied. Nearly 25% reported having taken on additional…

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June 1, 2020 

Businesses Can Now Automate Their Use Tax Compliance

Avalara Consumer Use offers businesses a solution that addresses every step of the consumer use tax self-assessment process, including user-defined rules, tax calculation, review, allocation, accrual, and documentation.