02/09/2010 - 10:08 - 118 reads
With the goal of expanding the accounting and consulting firm while maintaining its strong presence in New York City, The Resnick Druckman Group LLC last month announced mergers with Sigmund Balaban & Co. and Gilbert, Wolff and Co.
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02/08/2010 - 15:54 - 291 reads
For years, The Sleeter Group’s extensive QuickBooks Consultant's Reference Guide has been the industry standard for consultant-level reference material. The 2010 edition has just been released.
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02/08/2010 - 12:12 - 361 reads
The U.S. Tax Court in Boston ruled in favor of a plaintiff who claimed approximately $5,000 in medical deductions for expenses relating to her sex-change operation.
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02/05/2010 - 16:30 - 323 reads
Apparently not even Cupid is immune to the effects of the recession. Couples will spend 5.8 percent less on tokens of love this Valentine’s Day.
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02/04/2010 - 02:05 - 852 reads
Accounting firms performing audits and interim reviews of financial information for public companies should plan to commit more resources, including partner time, to engagement quality reviews for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009.
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02/04/2010 - 01:47 - 1757 reads
Microsoft is departing from its standard pricing model for its Office 2010 software product by eliminating upgrade pricing. Instead, packaged versions will be licensed for two or three computers, while discounts will be available if a user unlocks a preinstalled version of Office 2010.
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02/04/2010 - 01:26 - 1842 reads
President Obama’s State of the Union speech last week outlined a broad agenda of tax provisions that he hopes will breathe new life into the economy.
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02/04/2010 - 00:30 - 3470 reads
Firms and other organizations are still trying to figure out the newest generation in the workplace. It will require creative thinking, new offerings and more savvy and generation-sensitive management to engage and have the desired effect on the younger generation.
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02/03/2010 - 23:36 - 771 reads
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that some taxpayers who file paper income tax returns will send them to different processing centers this ...
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02/03/2010 - 20:31 - 655 reads
The Lincoln, NE-based firm BMG Certified Public Accountants, LLP has released a $2.99 donation-tracking application for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users.
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02/03/2010 - 15:20 - 644 reads
Antonio L. Argiz, CEO and managing partner at Miami-based CPA firm Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra LLP, recently fulfilled a longtime dream. The 48-year resident of Florida was named the 72nd president and chairman of the Orange Bowl Committee.
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02/03/2010 - 13:34 - 643 reads
A clash of the Titans is underway between Google and Microsoft, with both players lobbying to be your preferred provider of free online storage space and productivity applications.
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02/03/2010 - 12:46 - 448 reads
Gainer Donnelly & Desroches, a Houston-based accounting firm with a history of charitable giving, is taking a walk on the wild side with its latest philanthropic effort.
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02/03/2010 - 12:31 - 726 reads -
The xTREME Games include xTAX, short for "Extreme Tax," and xACT, short for “Extreme Accounting.” Both are case competitions that expose students to real tax and accounting situations.
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02/02/2010 - 16:23 - 578 reads
Carr, Riggs & Ingram LLC, an Enterprise, AL-based accounting and consulting firm, yesterday announced a merger with Davis, Monk & Co., a Gainesville, FL-based accounting firm.
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02/02/2010 - 11:33 - 2204 reads
Fortune magazine has revealed its much-anticipated list of 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2010, with all Big Four accounting firms on the list.
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01/28/2010 - 12:53 - 1700 reads
A Texas accounting firm and its clients are discovering that a wall calendar with beautiful photographs, designed to market the firm's name and promote client loyalty, can change the lives of earthquake victims in Haiti.
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01/28/2010 - 12:32 - 1020 reads
Less than 24 hours after an earthquake devastated Haiti, scammers were trying to profit from the tragedy with everything from emails and web sites asking for donations to phone call solicitations.
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01/28/2010 - 12:23 - 1238 reads
The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance that designates the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010 as a qualified disaster for federal tax purposes.
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01/28/2010 - 12:18 - 950 reads
On January 21, the U. S. Supreme Court held that sections of federal law barring corporations, unions, and other groups from spending money to espouse their views about public issues and candidates for office were unconstitutional restrictions on First Amendment protected free speech.
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