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Tax preparation practices, both independent and within CPA firms, have largely been automated through the use of tools such as GruntWorx, an advanced tax workflow solution that streamlines the process…
The introduction of Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP), in 1999, was supposed to be a solution to the growing issue of Wi-Fi security. At the time, Wi-Fi was seen as an alternative to the relatively…
If you grew up “shooting the loop” every Friday night in high school, knew the names of every single person living on your block, or rode a tractor to school at least once, chances are that you grew…
They are among the greatest of our local heroes – the first responders who belong to the law enforcement, fire departments, and Emergency Medical Services in communities nationwide. They are heroes…
If there is one thing that tax preparers and accountants present to clients, it is their integrity. They are the professionals who can be consigned a client’s personal financial information or an…
Every business executive is familiar with the need for strategic planning. Less familiar, though, is the critical management skill that the strategic plan is designed to support – strategic…
The annual tax season generally takes only one-fourth of the work year, and for all of the preparation required may seem to be over in a few short weeks after it begins. Temporary staff is let go,…
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What You Need to Know When Deducting Job-Hunt ExpensesLast week the IRS released information pertaining to deducting job search costs, including a list of nine "key tax facts" on the subject.Perhaps…
Tax preparation professionals are fortunate in that they make use of computer hardware and software virtually every day of their working lives. The complexity of the tax laws, frequent legislative…
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More than four out of five small businesses – including tax preparation firms and solo-practitioner CPA firms, have no plan for succession should the need arise. That’s according to a four-year study…
