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Report Says Undocumented Immigrants in U.S. Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes
Emburse and Finexio Partner for B2B Payments
How Generative AI Will Disrupt Accounting
Mid-Market Optimism Hits Pre-Covid Record Highs
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New Tax Research System Features Multi-Jurisdictional Content, Enhanced Search
Thomson Reuters has launched its next generation online tax research system, Checkpoint Catalyst, which features multi-jurisdictional content, embedded tools and an enhanced search engine. Catalyst is built on the Checkpoint platform, and is designed to help tax professionals more quickly find research results.
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Small Business Optimism Improves to Highest Level Since 2007
Small businesses are feeling slightly more confident in the economy, but one of the nation's largest organizations representing them says that there is "no sign of a surge."
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Joining the Accounting Profession
I'm a constant believer in fate. Things happen for a reason; there is a path we move along in life that is waiting for us to discover. I'm also a believer in taking control of your life and helping yourself move along that path, looking out for yourself, and making sure obstacles don't deter you from the direction you are meant to pursue. While those two philosophies might seem to be in conflict with one another, and perhaps they are, they can also coexist in the harmonious symphony that forms the music of your life.
California Businesses Vie for $30 Million in GO-Biz Program Credits
With less than a month to go, California businesses are eager to qualify for a new state income tax credit. The "California Competes" program, administered by the state Office of Business and Economic Development, is handing out $30 million to encourage companies to grow here and not leave the state. The pot will expand to $150 million for the year that begins July 1.
2014 Review of Kashoo
Kashoo is a web-based micro-business application which describes itself as a tool for “real simple accounting” and “small business record-keeping.” Users can connect Kashoo to bank and credit card accounts online, and transactions are imported into the application without data entry. Payroll giant Paychex made an investment in the company in 2013 and now remarkets […]
FreshBooks and SageOne Help Business Owners Collaborate with Customers and Subcontractors
Our review of SaaS accounting solutions has focused on tools to help manage a general ledger and create financial reports, but many self-employed individuals and micro-businesses need a more basic day-to-day solution to help them bill customers, track receivables, and manage projects. While many applications can meet the needs of this segment, including the lower tier versions of QuickBooks Online, Xero, and Kashoo, two popular applications which are designed for non-accountants who need to accumulate transaction data are FreshBooks and Sage One.
The Evolution of Small Business Accounting Software
There are many in the accounting profession who can remember being the stereotypical accountant: the green eyeshade blocking out the glaring light bulb over a desk or table filled with handwritten ledger sheets, footing and cross-footing with a 10-key before handheld calculators existed...
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Sage Introduces New Exchange Payment Management System
Sage North America has introduced its new Sage Exchange Payment Management System, which is designed to help small and midsized businesses (SMBs) by consolidating all of their payment activity onto one platform. SMBs can also use Sage Exchange to easily monitor and manage the payments from all their sales environments: on the web, over the phone, through mobile devices, or at their storefront.