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IRS Extends Tax Deadlines Until May For Helene Victims
Avantax Acquires SEP Financial Services
Sovos Launches Indirect Tax Suite for SAP, Enhances Clean Core Readiness
IRS Draft Form 7217 Ready For Public Comment
Small start-up firms find tax break program elusive
A state plan to encourage investment in Wisconsin companies has so far provided tax breaks for investors in an eclectic group of businesses, including some in old-line, slow-growth industries, but has failed to catch on among smaller start-up firms with the most potential to create jobs, the Journal Sentinel has found.
Tips for businesses to avoid embezzlement
Accountants and business leaders say small businesses can take steps to protect themselves from employee theft. Good accounting practices are a must.
Connecticut couple charged with evading taxes for 18 years
A husband and wife from Brooklyn, Conn., have been charged by federal prosecutors with conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and four counts of tax evasion.
Rhode Island lawmakers to consider lowering corporate tax
Rhode Island legislators at the highest levels of the General Assembly are promising to take a "serious look" at ways to reduce the state's 9-percent corporate tax rate.
Maryland CPA Society’s Tom Hood interviews Michael Hsu, CPA
Interview with Michael Hsu of DeepSky an innovative CPA firm and part of the "movement" of young professionals in the CPA profession. Tom Hood recorded this interview at the Verasage Summit in January, 2011 in California.
Strategies for helping small businesses in small towns thrive
People who own and operate small businesses in small towns may want to hear what Marc Willson has to say about remaining relevant to consumers in an era when online orders are replacing storefronts.
Pennsylvania community fund gets $5 million from Goldman Sachs for small biz loans
The Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Community First Fund recently received $5 million from investment giant Goldman Sachs, to be used for small business laons. The organization's president, Dan Betancourt, said his institution's ability to receive that funding has broken the mold.
Ohio cutting back on pay-to-stay incentives for businesses
Ohio is backing away from a program that has allowed companies to obtain tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks by threatening to leave the state, then agreeing to stay and retain existing workers without adding jobs.