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Citibank apologizes after exposing 600,000 Social Security numbers

03/11/2010 - 11:08 - 1541 reads - 1 comment
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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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Basketball and income tax: An unlikely pair? Not necessarily

03/11/2010 - 10:35 - 194 reads
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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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Hiring outlook good for accounting pros

03/11/2010 - 10:02 - 423 reads
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At a time of high unemployment and low hopes, jobs in the accounting and auditing fields are expected to grow.

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Interesting vs. interested – advice from a prospect

03/10/2010 - 15:50 - 374 reads
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I think it’s great that you ride a Harley, raise chickens, enjoy food and wine, skydive, or volunteer at a homeless shelter. But are you just as interested as you are interesting?

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Thomson Reuters releases 2010 edition of Mexico Tax, Law, and Business Briefing

03/10/2010 - 12:03 - 335 reads
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The tax and accounting business of Thomson Reuters recently updated its Mexico Tax, Law, and Business Briefing book, which is designed to help companies comply with Mexico's new tax and finance legislation changes, explore opportunities for minimizing the change impacts, and proactively manage audit risk.

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Retaining African Americans in the accounting profession

03/09/2010 - 16:57 - 516 reads
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The low number of African Americans in the accounting profession is discouraging, and that number might even be declining despite the best efforts of hiring firms.

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Saving QuickBooks clients from themselves: Set up Draw as an Other Expense

03/09/2010 - 02:13 - 574 reads
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Do you work with a Sole Proprietor or S-Corp? Has your client ever been confused by having to pay taxes on a large profit, when there is no money in the bank? Sometimes we have to help save clients from themselves.

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Small business and QuickBooks: Did you reconcile?

03/09/2010 - 01:53 - 533 reads
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Love it or hate it, most small business owners are using QuickBooks to track their company’s finances. If you follow these steps on a daily/weekly basis, then reconciling your account should only take a few minutes of your time and should be very easy.

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Tools for virtual accountants: portals, applications, and file space

03/09/2010 - 01:41 - 830 reads - 1 comment
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Business professionals realize that the issues of time and distance no longer impact their ability to get work done. In order to make the most of your virtualized working model, consider the value of the following three elements you should have in your online toolkit.

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QuickBooks at tax time: Cleaning up your client's QuickBooks data

03/09/2010 - 01:21 - 546 reads
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Though QuickBooks is very easy to use, our clients often create numerous setup and data entry errors that we have to troubleshoot. This troubleshooting often coincides with tax time.

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Selling services: It’s not about the money

03/09/2010 - 01:03 - 326 reads
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I spoke in December at a networking meeting of sales professionals. What I was asked to speak about (and this by someone who fully understands my views on the topic), and what I disclosed during my brief presentation is the following: Sometimes it’s just not about money.

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Banking payroll hours: The ATM approach for QuickBooks

03/08/2010 - 22:40 - 309 reads
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Employers will occasionally allow employees to bank extra hours worked and will then pay the banked hours at a later date. For QuickBooks payroll users, there is a simple workaround that can address the issue of tracking banked hours.

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North Carolina CPA firms merge

03/04/2010 - 12:30 - 847 reads
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Pittard, Perry & Crone Inc., a CPA firm with nine offices in North Carolina, has acquired two independent CPA firms in Raleigh.

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Millennials: Get the tax refund you deserve

03/04/2010 - 12:22 - 842 reads
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The Illinois CPA Society offers six 2009 tax filing tips for the under-30 crowd

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The prince of DC coffee gets a jolt from the king of sales tax

03/04/2010 - 11:58 - 907 reads
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In Washington, D.C., Nick Cho is a local celebrity – at least among the coffee-loving crowd. He was the owner of a popular Capitol Hill hangout called Murky Coffee. Unfortunately for Cho, he’s been gaining fame for a less stimulating reason.

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10 tips for small businesses to reduce risk of an audit

03/04/2010 - 11:58 - 1096 reads
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Company.com, an information and lead generation services portal for small and medium-sized businesses, has provided us with a list of ten tips for helping businesses avoid IRS tax audits.

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AmEx CEO Ken Chenault on How Regulation Impacts the Payments Industry

Recently, David S. Evans, Editor in Chief, interviewed Ken Chenault, Chairman and CEO of American Express. Chenault weighs in on how the economy and government regulation will impact the payments industry, and how American Express will navigate these tricky waters. READ MORE >>

IRS Extends Comment Deadline To June 1 On Uncertain Tax Positions Proposal

FEI's Washington DC Government Affairs office reports that the Internal Revenue Service is giving interested parties more time to submit comments on its recent proposal to require companies to disclose information about their uncertain tax positions.  
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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right  by Atul Gawande

A remarkably liberating and persuasive inquiry into what it takes to work successfully and with a personal sense of satisfaction. The first thing you'll realize is that it takes more than just one person to do a job well.