January 1, 2019
Accounting Predictions for 2019
December has come again, and it’s time to predict the big stories for 2019. Here are the seven trends I think will have transformational impact on practitioners and their firms in the coming year:
December 21, 2018
Tech and Tax: How CPAs Need to Prepare for the Intersection in 2019
We’ve moved past the basics of cloud—it’s no longer just a buzzword—but there’s still a significant need for education. While initial adoption may have swung in the direction of public cloud, this is largely due to a lack of understanding when it ...
December 11, 2018
2019 Pre-Tax Season Checklist for Tax Professionals
Planning for the upcoming tax season is an important step in managing the professional liability risk associated with providing tax services. The following pre-tax season checklist provides several suggestions firms should consider in planning for ...
December 2, 2018
Guide to Sales and Use Taxes on Shipping for Every U.S. State
Ready or not, the holidays are here. This is the busiest time of year for most retailers — and typically involves an enormous amount of shipping. A review of state sales tax rules for shipping and delivery charges therefore seems in order.
November 19, 2018
As 2018 Ends, Year-End Tax Planning is More Critical
Last December’s tax-reform bill upends conventional tax-planning strategies and dramatically changes the landscape for this year’s tax filings. The good news is that there is still time to ease the pain of the upcoming filing season – even this late ...
November 19, 2018
Avalara Ranked on Deloitte Fast 500 List
Overall, 2018 Technology Fast 500 companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 143 percent to 77,260 percent from 2014 to 2017, with median growth of 412 percent. Avalara recorded 158 percent revenue growth during this period.
November 19, 2018
New Small Seller Exceptions for Sales and Use Taxes
To determine how much business a remote seller is doing in a state, economic nexus laws rely on the volume of sales, the number of transactions, or both. For example, the South Dakota law that led to the demise of the physical presence rule uses the ...
November 17, 2018
Earn 1-10 Free CPE Credits in 1 Day — Thursday. Dec. 6
Meet year-end CPE requirements from the comfort of your office. No travel, no hotels, no rushing from one session to the next. And it's free to earn up to 10 hours of CPE.
November 5, 2018
eBay to Collect Sales Tax in Minnesota Starting in January 2019
Starting January 1, 2019, online marketplace eBay will collect and remit Minnesota sales tax on behalf of out-of-state sellers making sales in the state. However, Minnesota-based eBay sellers will still be responsible for collecting and remitting ...
October 24, 2018
San Francisco-Based VPTax Opens Office in Israel
VPTax is owned and operated by experts drawn from senior level positions at the Big 4 accounting firms. By leveraging proprietary software applications and in-house expertise, VPTax delivers superior quality at prices far below the competition.
October 15, 2018
Apps We Love, October 2018 – House and Home
Everybody’s got to live somewhere, and once there, we’ve got all kinds of issues to deal with including security, renovation, repairs, maintenance, design, and so on. If you haven’t settled yet, then there’s the additional issue of home searching.
October 15, 2018
October 2018 Firm Management Channel
Why Accounting Firms Should Niche in the Medical Cannabis Industry By Richard Roppa In case you haven’t noticed yet, the medical marijuana industry is growing fast. No matter your position on the medical and recreational use of marijuana stands, you should be paying attention to the explosive growth and needs of this industry because… the...…