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When Reid Hoffman and a team of former executives from PayPal and SocialNet.Com launched LinkedIn in the spring of 2003, it was as a resume-sharing site. From this humble beginning, it quickly…
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Web sites for the typical tax and accounting firm tend to be whatever was thrown online as the firm was established or a site that has been expanded with content and information – perhaps for years. …
It's an annual ritual for tax and accounting firms after the end of one tax season and before training begins for the next: replacing obsolete hardware and software, investing in new technologies, and…
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For many tax preparers and CPAs, the post-tax season vacation is a family ritual. Plans and reservations are made far in advance, and may involve a return to a familiar destination – from the…
The tax preparation industry consists of some 1.2 million paid professionals, according to US News and World Report, engaged in the preparation and filing of forms required by the federal, state and…
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One of the most critical errors in managing a tax preparation firm is failure to properly insure the business against losses and lawsuits. There are a number of reasons why tax preparers might…
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In a matter of weeks, the 2015 tax season will be over. The federal individual and most state returns will be filed by mid-April (the exceptions are Hawaii, which has a filing deadline of April 20;…
Laws under our legislative system don’t always contain all of the information needed to determine what the legislators had in mind when they approved the law. Sometimes errors are made in the…
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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Has Issued a Warning of a New “Trojan Horse” Virus The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a warning of a new “Trojan Horse” virus that has…
What May and May not be Deducted as a Business ExpenseOne of the thornier questions at tax time centers on what may and may not be deducted as a business expense. The rules change frequently, in…
