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November 11, 2015 

AICPA Scores Victory Over IRS Regulatory Program

As part of the ongoing battle between the AICPA and the IRS over the right to impose continuing education (CE) and other requirements on tax return preparers, an appellate court in our nation’s capital has overturned the district court’s decision ...

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November 8, 2015 

If SaaS Won’t Do It, What About Cloud Hosting?

Software as a Service (SaaS) is making great progress. However, if you can’t solve your business needs with all SaaS tools, and you want to live in the cloud, how do you do that? We’ve discussed in prior columns the advantages of private cloud and ...

Randy Johnston

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November 6, 2015 

3 Tactics to Reduce Tax Season Stress

Tired of 80-hour work weeks? Frustrated that your staff doesn’t want to be held accountable? Stressed about stressing next tax season? As part 1 of a series on “Building your Tax Season,” I wanted to share with you a couple of steps you can take today ...

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November 3, 2015 

5 Questions for Nonprofit Leaders

The most valuable assets of any organization with a purpose – whether it’s for-profit or not-for-profit – are its people, and that’s why hiring is so important. When screening candidates, who may become part of your work culture, however, there are ...

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November 3, 2015 

Nonprofit Accounting Insights & Analysis Survey Shows Challenges

More than half of nonprofit accounting professionals recently surveyed said they struggle with reporting non-financial performance data. Overall majority don't enjoy the automation of reporting with 73% spending up to 5 hours a week manipulating data outs

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October 30, 2015 

IRS Drops PTIN Fee to $50

The fee for new PTINs and renewals will be $50, down from $64.25 and $63, respectively. The agency also reminded return preparers of major upcoming changes regarding which tax return preparers can represent clients in matters before the IRS.

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October 28, 2015 

Average Income Tax Preparation Fees Increased in 2015

The average cost of a professional income tax preparer to handle a "typical" 2014 tax return (the one filed by April 15, 2015) was $273 this year. This includes an itemized Form 1040 with Schedule A and a state tax return, according to the National ...

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October 16, 2015 

Apps We Love: Travel Tools

Whether you're traveling for business or personal, alone or with colleagues or friends or family members, domestically or internationally – we all know that getting from point A to point B can cause frustration, confusion, and disorientation. We surveyed

Gail Perry

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