July 23, 2013
Small-business lending picks up
When Roland Foss went looking for a loan to start his small business, he was optimistic even though he knew the odds were stacked against him.
July 23, 2013
New Pocket Assistant mobile app for Checkpoint
Thomson Reuters has released Checkpoint Pocket Assistant, a new mobile app that helps tax and accounting professionals perform routine tasks from anywhere on their Apple iPhones.
July 22, 2013
Prestigious New York accounting firms announce merger
Effective August 1, 2013, the long established highly regarded firm of Schoenfeld Mendelsohn Goldfarb LLP (“SMG”) has merged into the firm of Janover LLC with offices in Garden City and Manhattan, New York.
July 18, 2013
Thousands of tax professionals petition IRS on end of e-Services tools
Petition started by Beyond415 urges the IRS to reconsider its decision to retire two e-Services tools.
July 16, 2013
FEMA, SBA extend deadline for Oklahomans to apply for disaster assistance
The deadline to apply for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been extended to August 19 as the amount of FEMA dollars approved in Oklahoma disaster areas topped more than $12.2 million Monday.
July 14, 2013
2013 Tax Planning Guide released
Thomson Reuters has released, under its PDI Global brand, the 2013 edition of its annual Tax Planning Guide.
July 12, 2013
Pennsylvania legislature targets property taxes
A proposal to replace the school property tax with a higher personal income tax and a higher sales tax is getting closer to majority support in the state Senate but is stalled in the House of Representatives.
July 11, 2013
Low job growth in California weakens consumer confidence
Job growth in California has mostly struggled to catch up to the rest of the nation, and that continues to be reflected by a recent study of consumer confidence in the state.
July 11, 2013
Ohio CPA Society introduces women’s initiative
Program kicked off with five receptions to raise awareness, spark discussion
July 10, 2013
Convenience store clerk accused of stealing $84,000 from ATM
A Danville, Pennsylvania, woman is charged with pocketing more than $80,000 from an ATM that she was supposed to be filling each day at the gas station where she worked.
July 10, 2013
Higher property taxes proposed for Miami
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez on Tuesday proposed raising the property-tax rate for the first time in three years to stave off cuts to fire and library services and fund a plan to stop killing dogs and cats at the county's animal shelter.
July 9, 2013
Singer Lauryn Hill starts prison sentence for $1M tax evasion
Lauryn Hill began serving a three-month jail sentence Monday after pleading guilty last year to not paying approximately $1 million in taxes.