BuildYourFirm

AUGUST 18, 2020

BYF CEO & Co-Founder, Hugh Duffy shares some big ideas for CPA marketing in his latest guest appearance on Geraldine Carter’s “Smart Strategy for CPAs” She Thinks Big Coaching podcast. SheThinksBigCoaching.com/096. [link] com/accounting-marketing- doesn’t-suck-hugh-duffy-build- your-firm/ . The post BYF CEO & Co-Founder, Hugh Duffy shares some big ideas for CPA marketing appeared first on Marketing Accounting Firms and CPAs.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

More than $50 billion of cryptocurrency was transferred from virtual wallets in China to other parts of the world last year, a potential violation of the nation’s strict limits on how much money can be sent abroad, according to a new report. While Chinese traders are limited to the purchase of up to $50,000 of foreign currency annually, the volume suggests stablecoins could be being used to circumvent the regulation, according to Chainalysis , the New York-based provider of regulatory compliance

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Patriot Software

AUGUST 17, 2020

Tax withholding comes with the territory of being an employer. Employment taxes can be broken down into payroll taxes and income taxes. Most people use the terms interchangeably. But when you hear about a payroll tax deferral, you probably want to know the exact difference between payroll tax vs. income tax. Income tax vs. payroll […] READ MORE.

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SkagitCountyTaxServices

AUGUST 19, 2020

Would you shoot me a note? How are things going for your Skagit County area business right now? Doesn’t have to be long … just a little status update, is all. There might be some things we can do to help, if needed (or traps we can help you avoid if things are rolling along well). From what I’m seeing, the rolling, rippling economic effects of this virus and the lockdown/quarantine, etc.

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Katz,Sapper&Miller

AUGUST 21, 2020

The transportation industry has always operated in a cyclical manner, where prosperous times are followed by times which are not so lucrative. How can truckload carriers beat the market in all cycles to guarantee profitability and survival? That’s where a freight network strategy comes into play.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2020

Google is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to hold radio experiments “in and near the 6 GHz band,” according to a recent filing with the agency. The tech company said in the filing that it “proposes to conduct experimental propagation testing in the 6 GHz band to produce technical information relevant to the utility of these frequencies for providing reliable broadband connections.”.

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LSLCPAs

AUGUST 19, 2020

Generally speaking, 401(k) plans with fewer than 100 participants at the beginning of the plan year are considered small employee plans and eligible for the Small Plan Audit Waiver. However, the Department of Labor (DOL) has identified the range of 80 – 120 participants (at the beginning of the plan […]. The post Does Your 401(k) Plan Need an Audit?

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Katz,Sapper&Miller

AUGUST 21, 2020

There are few things that can ruin a day as quickly as a call from your accountant with the news that you owe more than expected on an upcoming tax deadline. Thankfully, there is an alternative to tax deadline surprises. With thoughtful tax planning in the third and fourth quarters, transportation companies can take control of their tax liabilities, which is of utmost importance during times of financial or economic uncertainty, and is crucial as we weather the current pandemic.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Commerce Department released July’s retail sales last week, showing an increase in seasonally adjusted retail spending – up 1.2 percent overall last month, but down from the 8.4 percent growth in June. Analysts reported that physical retail sales, seasonally adjusted, were up 2.7 percent overall in a trailing 12-month period, and that businesses had mostly recovered all of the losses that had been incurred in the March-through-May lockdown.

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FraudFiles

AUGUST 19, 2020

The financial part of a case can become overwhelming very quickly. Particularly in cases involving white collar crime, securities fraud, Ponzi schemes, or other fraud recoveries, the trail of financial documentation is often very long. A forensic accountant needs to examine the financial documents and piece together the evidence in a way that attorneys, judges, and juries can understand.

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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CTP

AUGUST 18, 2020

Since sending clients their tax returns via email is not an option, accountants are searching for alternatives to email communicating and collaborating with clients. Client portals offer a secure alternative with added benefits. Many firms are experiencing significant time savings and increased office efficiency through the use of client portals. Not only does this help […].

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Katz,Sapper&Miller

AUGUST 18, 2020

It’s common for employees to have annual reviews, but when was the last time your not-for-profit organization had one?

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AUGUST 16, 2020

China’s Ministry of Commerce is moving forward with its plan for a digital currency, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The plan will come with a large number of cities in which to test the currency, including Beijing and the provinces Tianjin and Hebei in the north, the Yangtze River Delta to the south, and the Guangdong province and the neighboring cities of Hong Kong and Macau along the country’s prosperous southern coast, WSJ reported.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

Berkshire Hathaway ’s unloading of billions of dollars from bank stocks is exacerbating the hurt on the nation’s biggest financial institutions, Reuters reported. Warren Buffett, the company’s chairman and CEO, has sold shares of Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Chase and dropped an investment in Goldman Sachs. Based on its second quarter filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Reuters reported Berkshire reduced its Wells Fargo stake by 26 percent to 237.6 million shares, lowered its sta

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2020

With B2B payments being an increasingly attractive target for innovators, the landscape is growing crowded as more banks and FinTechs roll out their accounts payable (AP) automation solutions. The competition is undoubtedly heating up. According to Comdata ’s Senior Vice President of Product Tad Fordyce , there are several key areas where financial institutions (FIs) can focus to drive the most value for their corporate clients.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Looking for a travel-related business that’s actually booming during the year of COVID-19? It’s out on the water, in rented boats of every shape and size from kayaks to luxury yachts. “We had our drop-off in April, and then come May we saw a very quick rebound, Bryan Petro , chief operating officer of boat rental and charter marketplace GetMyBoat , told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2020

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS are planning to send out interest payments totaling $18 on average to 13.9 million Americans who filed their tax returns in the last few months, according to a press release. The interest payments are intended for those who made a tax filing by the deadline on July 15 and received a refund in the last three months or will receive one soon.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Engaging customers in socially responsible causes can help retailers build trust and develop lasting relationships that translate into many return visits. A recent study found that 47 percent of consumers around the world would be more inclined to trust businesses that support environmental or social causes they embrace, for example, while 53 percent said a business’s outreach in causes they support would make them more likely to endorse the firm’s goods or services.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

For airlines, looking toward the future leads to a longing for the past. And though 2019 was, well, not all that long ago, it seems like a million years ago. Earnings season, as always, sheds light on what’s to come – and per commentary from the Delta airlines conference call to discuss second-quarter results, the company’s third-quarter revenue and flight capacity will be at roughly a quarter of last year’s, owing largely to the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2020

There’s data and then there’s the story the data can tell — and sometimes the story you get is not the whole story. To that end, on Tuesday (Aug. 18th), the Department of Commerce’s U.S. Census Bureau reported that retail eCommerce sales for the second quarter, on an unadjusted basis, stood at $200.7 billion, up 37 percent sequentially, from the first quarter of the year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2020

The pandemic has made us a world populated by consumers – of content. And where the consumer’s appetite for the daily fix of movies, news, shoes and games only grows, the subscription economy is poised to grow in lockstep. In an interview with Karen Webster, Brian Bogosian , CEO at sticky.io , an integrated eCommerce subscription management and recurring billing platform, said that Apple’s continued push into subscriptions is only one example of the allure of subscription eCommerce, and where it

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AUGUST 20, 2020

A database of nearly a quarter-million YouTube, Instagram and TikTok public profiles that was held by a now-shuttered company called Deep Social has made its way onto the Dark Web, The Next Web reported on Thursday (Aug. 20). The news site attributed information about the data exposure to researcher Bob Diachenko of security firm Comparitech. A Wednesday (Aug. 19) report on news site Information Security stated, in part: “Diachenko first contacted Deep Social using the email address listed

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AUGUST 19, 2020

The U.S. real estate market has spent the summer booming despite an economy hit hard by the pandemic. HomeLight CEO Drew Uher told Karen Webster that home sales have been pushed into high gear by incredibly low mortgage rates and a radical re-centering of people’s housing priorities amid shelter-in-place orders. “We’re basically seeing one of the most robust housing markets that we’ve ever seen,” Uher said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2020

Walmart ’s upcoming membership offering will provide inexpensive prices and quick deliveries to shoppers. The rollout of Walmart+ , which is forecasted to compete with Amazon Prime, has been highly anticipated, CNBC reported. “There has been a lot of buzz recently about membership at Walmart,” CEO Doug McMillon said on the company’s second quarter earnings call with analysts on Tuesday (Aug. 18).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Digital dollars are a maybe – but if so, not for a while. And there’ll be quite a bit of tinkering with the technology (especially the infrastructure) and the use cases to get there. Earlier this month, as PYMNTS noted , the Federal Reserve said its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Digital banking is reaching unprecedented levels of popularity amid the pandemic, with 89 percent of American bank customers using mobile banking apps to manage their savings and checking accounts. This popularity is not expected to decline once the virus wanes, with the number of online and mobile banking users expected to hit at least 3.6 billion by 2024.

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Speaker: Mark Stovel

When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Citigroup Inc. returned to court Friday (Aug. 21). Reuters reported the New York-based multinational investment bank and financial services corporation filed its third suit in the U.S Southern District of New York Court to recoup $900 million it mistakenly sent to lenders of Revlon Inc. While many firms returned the money at Citi’s request, the bank said in court documents, a dozen have been sued after what the bank called an “operational error” caused it to transfer $900 million of its own fund

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has settled with TD Bank in a case involving illegal overdraft practices, according to a court document. The bank will have to pay $122 million total to settle the case, including $97 million to customers affected and $25 million to the CFPB. TD Bank misled customers signing up for the Debit Card Advance (DCA) program for overdraft protection by failing to fully obtain their consent to do so and then charging them fees anyway.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic was an unanticipated disruption for every business, but for organizations that remain mired in paper, it became what Dave Robertson , managing director of payment advisory services at Deluxe , described as “the ultimate stress test.” “It really did challenge treasury groups and companies that were more manual and more reliant on paper,” he recently told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

As courts force an end to the use of gig workers by Uber and Lyft in California, the CEO of Just Eat Takeaway said he will do it on his own. Jitse Groen , leader of one of the world’s largest food delivery platforms, told the BBC he intends to stop using the independent contractors at his European operations. “We’re a large multinational company with quite a lot of money, and we want to insure our people,” he told the news service.

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