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Professional services companies such as CPA firms are unique animals when it comes to marketing. Their offerings are, for the most part, intangible—time, experience and expertise. Unlike manufacturing businesses and other product-based companies, service firms live or die by the trust their clients put in them. And that trust is built by the employees who […]
AccountantsWorld has integrated its Accounting Power cloud-based software with Ledgersync, a company that provides feeds of banking information such as checks, bank statements and transactions that go automatically into accounting software. The new feature automatically classifies transactions with the relevant accounts for accountants to make the client write-up process more efficient. All bank and credit […]
Stolen names and SSNs; ‘substantial’ fees in a $1.1 million scheme; Canadian conspiracy; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Allentown, Pa.: Preparer Jessenia E. Cordero, 37, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for conspiring to file tax returns using stolen identities. According to the indictment and information presented to the court, Cordero […]
The IRS is warning a new set of Individual Taxpayer Identification Number holders that their numbers are set to expire at the end of 2017, and that they’ll need to renew them before they next file a return. In the second year of the renewal program, the IRS has made changes to make the process […]
Accountants and other financial advisers know better than most how busy small business owners are and how much they value any advice, resources or tools that can help them save time, particularly on administrative tasks. A time and attendance solution can improve both efficiency and accuracy in time reporting and management, but some small business […]
(Bloomberg) Senate Republicans are beginning to learn the details of the health-care bill they may be asked to vote on next week, with senators saying the measure envisions a more gradual transition away from Obamacare than the House-passed version. Republican Thom Tillis of North Carolina said the draft bill, which GOP leaders plan to release […]
(Bloomberg) Senate Republican leaders will unveil a closely held plan to replace Obamacare on Thursday that includes a longer transition period than a House-passed bill, though there’s no indication they have enough support for it to pass in a vote that could come as early as next week. The plan will differ from the legislation […]
CFP Board/YouTube The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards has proposed a set of revisions to its Standards of Professional Conduct setting ethical standards for CFPs. The draft, called a Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct, would broaden the application of the fiduciary standard, effectively requiring CFPs to put their client’s interest first at […]
The House passed legislation Tuesday to simplify state income tax rules for employees who travel across state lines. The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 passed by voice vote in the House, but still awaits action in the Senate, where it has also been introduced. The bipartisan bill, sponsored in the House […]
Madoff victims still wait; suing the IRS anonymously; CP2000 explained; where tax dollars go; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. Therefore I scam Don’t Mess With Taxes (http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/): The great ones never quit: In the latest headline tax scam, “The ID thieves are still impersonating an IRS agent and they still want our money […]
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