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April 21, 2014 

2014 Review of CCH Small Firm Services – ATX

ATX is a tax solution provided by CCH Small Firm Services with a primary focus on function and value, with bundle options that include tax compliance, research, payroll compliance and document management tools for tax professionals. New for the current year are integration points with PortalSafe, an online portal solution and an improved print manager.

Steven M. Phelan

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April 21, 2014 

2014 Review of Thomson Reuters – Agile Tax

Agile Tax is in its sophomore year as a tax solution. The program was built as an Internet solution, and tax practitioners can process an unlimited number of returns for a fixed monthly cost. The system is designed for high volume tax processing and intended as a standalone product. New for the current release are…

Steven M. Phelan

 Treasury Dept. Reports to Congress on International Currency Manipulation

April 16, 2014 

Treasury Dept. Reports to Congress on International Currency Manipulation

The U.S. Treasury Department has released its Semi-Annual Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies, which addresses international economic and foreign exchange developments over the course of the second half of 2013, along with relevant data through end-March 2014.

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April 15, 2014 

April 15 – Failing to File Taxes Can be Painful

By law, the IRS can assess penalties to taxpayers for failing to file a tax return and for failing to pay taxes. But the failure-to-file penalty is generally higher than the failure-to-pay penalty.

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April 15, 2014 

Is the IRS Doing Enough to Combat Identity Theft?

But with income tax refund identity theft rapidly becoming a scourge, is the less than 300 cases for 2014 keeping up or even putting a dent in the epidemic? After all, in 2013 alone, there were 33,000 claims of identity theft just in Florida, one of the hardest hit states because of the abundance of…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 More Americans are Saving Income Tax Refunds

April 14, 2014 

More Americans are Saving Income Tax Refunds

April 15 is a day away and for the millions of American taxpayers who expect or have already filed and received a refund there's some surprising news. More than two thirds have decided to save their refund.

 Putting An End To Identity Theft

April 14, 2014 

Putting An End To Identity Theft

Russia has invaded the Ukraine; North Korea is firing on the South; Iran is about to develop nuclear weapons; terrorism is on the rise again; and the single most important thing to be afraid of is…

Dave McClure

California-Drought-2014

April 2, 2014 

Economists: California Drought Could Weaken Economy for Years

Economists said in the quarterly forecast that arid conditions in 2013, the driest year on record for the Golden State, could diminish the fishing and manufacturing sectors in the state. However, the effect depends on whether the drought is "normal" or the beginning of "a long arid period."

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April 2, 2014 

California Ranks First in Women-Owned Businesses

California remains home to the greatest number of women-owned businesses in the nation and is the only state to surpass the 1 million threshold, according to the latest American Express analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.