03/17/2010 - 20:19 - 245 reads
A tighter job market may be contributing to increased punctuality at work. A new survey reveals that 16 percent of workers said they arrive late to work at least once a week, down from 20 percent in last year's survey.
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03/17/2010 - 19:59 - 387 reads
Despite the U.S. stock market's recovery, Americans are still struggling to make up for the historic losses sustained in their 401(k) plans over the past two years. One main obstacle employees face as they struggle to save is hidden, high 401(k) plan fees.
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03/17/2010 - 19:21 - 261 reads
The Internal Revenue Service has issued its 2010 “dirty dozen” list of tax scams, including schemes involving return preparer fraud, hidi...
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03/17/2010 - 18:46 - 324 reads
The AICPA and Accountemps are accepting applications for the 2010-2011 AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship. Five individuals will receive $2,500 each for tuition expenses.
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03/17/2010 - 01:34 - 204 reads
Public Accounting Report named Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the U.S., the winner of its annual analysis of auditor changes for SEC entities.
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03/16/2010 - 22:34 - 310 reads
On March 2, 2010, President Obama signed the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (the “TEA”) extending the COBRA premium subsidy eligibility period for an additional month, through March 31, 2010.
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03/16/2010 - 22:21 - 304 reads
The IRS wants business taxpayers, associations, and other interested parties to submit to the Industry Issue Resolution (IIR) Program tax issues for resolution involving a controversy, a dispute or an unnecessary burden on business taxpayers.
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03/16/2010 - 13:26 - 296 reads
Despite lean budgets for many businesses today, most financial executives say cash is king in recognizing their teams' hard work.
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03/16/2010 - 10:05 - 290 reads -
Sherry Lynn Vertoch was arrested for posing as an agent of the Internal Revenue Service in order to gain free housing at a California hotel. If convicted, Vertoch could spend up to three years in prison.
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03/15/2010 - 16:41 - 395 reads
Anton R. Valukas, the U.S. bankruptcy court-appointed examiner of failed investment bank Lehman Bros., has found that the company used “materially misleading” accounting to make its balance sheet look stronger than it really was.
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03/15/2010 - 10:19 - 203 reads
It’s been extensively documented that EI skills are critical for successful leadership. In fact, they are more of an indicator of success than technical skills or analytical reasoning skills (IQ).
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03/12/2010 - 20:45 - 988 reads -
Bankcard processing has become very price competitive, yet many small business owners don’t know if their fees are in the competitive range. Here are some guidelines that will help you assist your clients to know where they stand.
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03/12/2010 - 18:28 - 841 reads
For cash-strapped companies, increasing cash flow is essential for staving off creditors and threats of involuntary bankruptcy actions. Companies struggling to increase cash flow tend to look to some common places for increasing operating cash.
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03/11/2010 - 17:27 - 774 reads
The Internal Revenue Service this week issued guidance designating the February earthquake in Chile as a qualified disaster for federal tax purposes.
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03/11/2010 - 11:08 - 4051 reads -
More than half a million Citibank customers received mail from the credit card company with their Social Security number printed on the outside of the envelope.
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03/11/2010 - 10:35 - 985 reads -
What does it take to get spectators in the seats at a New Jersey Nets basketball game? The latest promotion is to give away free state tax preparation by well-known tax professional Roni Deutch.
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