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U.S. business leaders are keeping a close eye during primary season on the candidates’ tax reform plans, according to a new survey of private companies by PricewaterhouseCoopers. READ MORE »
Sales tax technology vendors have been expanding their efforts to help small and midsize businesses cope with the dizzying array of tax rates and rules across states, localities and countries. READ MORE »
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a 2016 budget for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of $257.7 million, a 3 percent increase over last year, and a 12 percent increase in the accounting support fee to $253.3 million. READ MORE »
A group from BerryDunn recently participated in the fourth annual WinterKids Downhill 24, a 24-hour team ski race at Sugarloaf ski resort in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. Proceeds from the event were donated to WinterKids, a Maine-based nonprofit that helps kids develop healthy habits through outdoor winter activities. READ MORE »
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice providing guidance and transition relief for employers claiming the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. READ MORE »
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Emerging Issues Task Force has issued an accounting standards update for contingent put and call options in debt instruments. READ MORE »
The Tax Court agreed with the Internal Revenue Service in disallowing an attorney’s attempt to write off her family’s travel costs as an expense for some books she wrote. READ MORE »
Lee Klumpp of BDO USA talks in this video about the reaction to FASB's proposed changes in accounting standards for nonprofit organizations and some of the changes likely to be in the final standards. READ MORE »
Millennials have a very different set of priorities when deciding where they want to work than previous generations. Employers need to ensure they are tailoring their organizations in order to find and keep millennial talent. Here are some suggestions from Henner Schliebs, VP and head of finance audience marketing at SAP. READ MORE »
Addressing the Indirect Tax Challenges Facing Communications Providers, an Aberdeen Group white paper brought to you by Avalara, outlines key obstacles communications service providers face in tax management. READ MORE »
