Technology
At stockholder meeting, Intuit CEO hints at role in small business lending
With small business lending opportunities tight because of the reluctance of many financial institutions to qualify businesses for loans, Intuit is looking at ways it could work with small businesses and lenders to help provide better financial strength assessments, which could help with the qualification process.
Plante Moran Named to Fortune list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” for 15th Year
Technology, Social Media and Key Changes Keep Firm Current with Changing Workplace Landscape
Deltek announces ERP system designed for accounting firms
New Deltek Maconomy Public Accounting Solution to be unveiled at Winning is Everything conference
Deloitte releases annual tech predictions: Changes in password security, TV, smartphones
Deloitte TMT Predictions 2013: End of password-only security, 1 billion smartphones to ship and PC usage will thrive
New California lumber tax is challenging contractors & retailers
California's new 1 percent lumber tax has cost lumberyards and hardware stores thousands of dollars and turned business as usual on its head, raising the ire of retailers and contractors struggling to bounce back from the housing slump.
High tech medical companies applaud return of R&D tax credit
For more than a decade, hospitals all over the world have depended on medical instruments developed by Camarillo, California-based Kinamed Inc.
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.
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: A closer look at the fixed asset provisions
Fixed assets and the Fiscal Cliff Deal. ATRA affects many areas, from bonus depreciation and Sec 179 expensing, to MACRS and Indian Reservation property.