In this issue

 New Filing Deadline for Forms W-2 and 1099-MISC

October 27, 2016 

New Filing Deadline for Forms W-2 and 1099-MISC

The new deadlines are being imposed by the IRS in an effort to make tax documents more readily available to taxpayers prior to April 15, reducing the need for taxpayers to request automatic extensions while they wait for some of their tax documents.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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October 24, 2016 

The Many Lessons That Mentoring Can Teach

Mentors can fill a variety of roles, all of them beneficial to the organization and the mentees with whom they work. According to the AICPA Women’s Initiatives Executive Committee’s Mentoring Guidelines, a mentoring relationship can ...

Yasmine El-Ramly

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October 23, 2016 

2016 Review of Professional Payroll Systems

Whether you’re looking to bring payroll back in-house for your own firm, or are looking to add payroll services to your firm’s menu offerings, spend some time looking at the products included in this review, download a software trial or view a demo, an

Mary Girsch-Bock

 2016 Reviews of W-2 and 1099 Preparation Systems

October 23, 2016 

2016 Reviews of W-2 and 1099 Preparation Systems

For businesses of any type that may hire a contractor, it’s imperative that a system be in place to ensure that 1099’s are processed on a timely basis. Late or missing filings run the risk of both IRS and other state or local taxing organizations for ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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October 21, 2016 

Is Your Technology Planning Process in Alignment?

The fact that technology is part of everything we do to run our firms and serve clients is why your Chief Information Officer (CIO) or technology leader should have a seat at the management table. To truly align the technology plan, the leader ...

Jim Boomer

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October 20, 2016 

Awards in the Accounting Profession

Recognition should not be taken lightly. Those who have been recognized by our magazine and other publications in the accounting arena stand out, but not just because they do their jobs well. They are recognized for expertise, dedication ...

Gail Perry

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October 20, 2016 

Is the Cloud Still Hazy for Accounting Firms?

What works best in the cloud? Some would simply say everything. During August at multiple conferences I heard presenters make claims that if you weren’t completely in the cloud, you were “missing out” and “foolish”. While listening to the presenters ...

Randy Johnston

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October 19, 2016 

How to Prepare Millennials for Leadership Positions

While all generations share some characteristics and goals, millennials self-report specific values, ambitions, experiences and motivators. If you want to develop your millennial staff into finance leaders — or even to recruit and retain the best and ...

Paul McDonald

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October 18, 2016 

Apps We Love: Retail

Who doesn't want to be better organized? With today's apps, there are lots of opportunities available to organize various aspects of your business and personal life. We asked members of the CPA Practice Advisor audience and family to share some of ...

Eva Rosenberg

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October 13, 2016 

Is Your Audit Practice Ready to be Uberized?

More than two decades ago, industry auditing staples such as GoSystem Audit, Fast-Governmental, and Accountant’s Trial Balance were quickly replaced by a new generation of more robust audit engagement binders including CaseWare and CCH Engagement ...

Roman Kepczyk

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October 13, 2016 

How to Make Payroll Profitable

John Magaletti found a better way to do payroll: Better for small businesses, and for his own firm’s profits. As the owner of an investment and retirement planning business, he has been offering advisory and 401(k) services for many years. But after seein

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October 6, 2016 

The Top 5 Sales Tax Mistakes

Collecting sales tax can be complicated, no doubt about it. For small businesses, sales tax can be even more of a challenge because they probably have limited time and resources to devote to it, but they also can’t afford to make mistakes.

Scott Peterson

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October 6, 2016 

Tips for Handling October Tax Clients

Chances are they’ve waited until the last minute because they are reluctant to face the possibility of a large tax bill, and/or the paper work involved is just too unpleasant for them to deal with, so the task has been pushed to the bottom of their ...

Dave DuVal

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August 22, 2016 

What the Future Holds for Accountancy

Everyday, across continents, time and money is being squandered on old accounting practices. Of the United States’ 29 million SMBs (Small and Medium sized Businesses), just five million use dedicated accountancy software. This leaves some 24 million ...

Mike Galarza