Below please find daily updates pertaining to the latest in financial, business, and tax news:
Survey Finds Small Businesses Slowly Increasing Economic Activity
Posted: Mon May 20 13:19:38 PDT 2013Small business owners are showing a willingness to hire more employees amidst signs of expanding business activity, according to the most recent Business Confidence Survey released by Insperity, Inc., a provider of human resources and business performance solutions....
The Tools That Build Brands
Posted: Mon May 20 11:10:42 PDT 2013What identity do you want your firm to have? What do you want people to think of when they hear the name of your firm? Once you've identified your firm's desired positioning, the next step is to plan the branding strategy that will make it a reality....
New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Settles Tax Credit Lawsuit
Posted: Mon May 20 09:55:40 PDT 2013Twenty-seven investors, including Saints coach Sean Payton, wanted to reduce their overall state income tax liabilities by investing in movie production tax credits. But the film studio was defunct, and the tax credits didn't exist....
Three Indicators of Creditworthiness for Your Business Clients
Posted: Mon May 20 08:46:05 PDT 2013Are your business clients applying for a loan? Sageworks Research Specialist Mary Ellen Biery outlines three indicators of creditworthiness and how your clients can improve them....
Company Announcements: Week of May 20, 2013
Posted: Mon May 20 08:24:27 PDT 2013Following is the latest roundup of community news for the week of May 20, 2013....
IRS Is Sued for Seizing Medical Records
Posted: Mon May 20 07:47:39 PDT 2013The IRS has come under fire recently for reportedly authorizing intrusions into e-mails and online postings without obtaining a search warrant. Now it appears medical records might not be safe from the prying eyes of the nation's tax collection agency. ...
IRS to Refund Tax Preparers for Canceled Certification Tests
Posted: Fri May 17 10:12:00 PDT 2013The IRS announced on May 16 that it's issuing refunds to tax return preparers who registered for certification tests that were canceled due to a court-ordered injunction in late March. Fees collected from tax preparers who tested on or after January 18, the date the tests were enjoined, are also being refunded....
Farewell, Lotus 1-2-3
Posted: Fri May 17 07:10:45 PDT 2013IBM recently announced that Lotus 1-2-3 will no longer be available for purchase. Most readers of this article will likely have one of two reactions: "What is Lotus 1-2-3?" or "Lotus 1-2-3 was still on the market?"...
Obama Names Daniel Werfel Acting IRS Commissioner
Posted: Thu May 16 14:02:14 PDT 2013The current controller of the US Office of Management and Budget has been appointed by President Obama as the new acting commissioner of the IRS, effective May 22. Daniel Werfel will take over the position vacated by Steven Miller, who resigned on May 15. ...
Are Mobile Devices Causing a Digital Divide in the Workplace?
Posted: Thu May 16 12:11:42 PDT 2013Each day when Bill Walter hops on the elevator in the building that houses his CPA firm, a majority of the people riding with him have their smartphones in hand ? checking e-mails or surfing the Internet ? before arriving at their particular floors....
