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A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

Cleveland CPA Gary Shamis is working to attract younger accountants to his firm and city.

When you’re running a business and someone works for you or provides a service, you pay them. That’s easy. What isn’t always so easy is determining how you should treat those payments. Before you enter into a business relationship, it’s important to establish the type of relationship – is this person providing services as an independent contractor or an employee?

If you’ve been following Intuit the past year, chances are you’ve heard the company talk about its plans to remove pain points for small businesses. Every move the company has made seems to be a calculated step in the direction of building a seamless QuickBooks Online ecosystem for its customers.

A majority of U.S. taxpayers view tax scams as a major issue for them, with 78 percent of Americans believing they are vulnerable and could become a victim.

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

By now, you’ve probably heard of “content marketing,” even if you’re not sure what it is or why it’s being talked about in the accounting industry. It’s not just jargon thrown around by marketing professionals, and it definitely has a place in your firm. Simply put, content marketing is connecting with your clients without pushing your services on them.

Sixty-four percent of respondents have some type of emergency savings – even if it’s less than three months’ expenses, found the latest results of Bankrate's Financial Security Index. The monthly survey also found measures how secure Americans feel about their personal finances compared with 12 months ago and is conducted via telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.