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Small Business
Existing Home Sales Jumped 9.5 Percent in February
Among the four major U.S. regions, sales jumped in the West, South and Midwest, and were unchanged in the Northeast.
Accounting
Node40 and SoftLedger Partner for Digital Asset Analysis and Accounting
SoftLedger is now using NODE40’s newest API based offering that seamlessly integrates NODE40 processed digital asset data into accounting solutions already used by SoftLedger’s clientele.
Accounting
Fieldguide Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding
Since its founding, Fieldguide’s mission has been to address the CPA and advisory industry’s talent shortage with AI solutions that enable practitioners of all levels to tackle manual tasks with speed and high quality.
Taxes
FORVIS Launches TaxCred PRO for Clean Energy
TaxCred PRO for Clean Energy walks users through IRA discovery with a user-friendly questionnaire, collecting details about their clean energy initiatives and investments.
Payroll
Florida Man Gets Prison for Not Paying $900K in Employment Taxes
A Florida man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for failing to pay over taxes that he withheld from his employees’ paychecks.
Accounting
Corporate Finance Leaders Still Concerned About Bank Failure, Survey Shows
A high level of anxiety still lingers following 2023's bank failures. Over half (55%) of respondents expressed concerns about the future when it comes to bank safety and soundness.
Taxes
Corvee Adds Home Office Deduction Tax Position to Instead for Tax Planning
Corvee, a software and solutions company serving small and medium-size businesses as well as tax and accounting firms, has added home office deduction filing guidelines to Instead and Instead Pro.
Accounting
Data Shows Finance and Insurance Sector Has Had 70 Percent Increase in R&D
Companies in the US finance and insurance sector have increased their R&D investment by 70.4% compared to the previous year, according to the latest annual data. The second highest increase of all sectors in the US.
Accounting
AuditBoard and KPMG Announce Strategic Alliance
Organizations will be able to leverage the combined power of AuditBoard’s award-winning connected risk platform and KPMG’s deep expertise to elevate audit, risk, IT security, and ESG programs, and help businesses better manage growing risk challenges.
Taxes
IRS Expands Rules on Energy Communities and Production and Investment Credits
The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2024-30 that expands certain rules for determining what an energy community is for the production and investment tax credits.
Taxes
Wolters Kluwer Extends Global Minimum Tax Expert Solution to North America
The solution will support multinational companies headquartered in North America to collect, align, calculate and report integrated financial and tax data in accordance with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Pillar Two tax requirements.