Federal Tax Planning Strategies for Individuals and Small Businesses By: Warren M. Bergstein, CPA, AEP Published Date: Jan 1, 2017 Every year, to minimize their overall liability, taxpayers should start giving consideration to moves that may either lower their current year tax bill or equalize their tax liability over a two-year period. Some of the […]
Bitcoin Trounced the Dow This Year If bitcoin’s momentum continues, one new digital coin could be worth as much as an ounce of gold by next year. By Telis Demos and Paul Vigna Updated Dec. 30, 2016 10:11 p.m. ET Bitcoin has often been dismissed as a niche, a fad or worse. But in 2016, […]
A monthly look at apps and websites that can make the CPA’s job and life better. By Greg LaFollette, CPA/CITP, CGMA December 1, 2016 I seem to always be working with an out-of-date to-do list and am unable to control the tasks that somehow appear there—and those that don’t. There has to be a technological […]
By Rob Marvin December 12, 2016 The first-ever Smart Contracts Symposium brought some of the world’s foremost blockchain experts together in one room to demystify the technology and discuss all of the ways smart contracts will change the way we work. If you think about a blockchain as a distributed operating system (OS) for data, […]
Building strong, genuine relationships is one of the best ways to drive business. By Courtney L. Vien December 1, 2016 Bryan Carpenter, CPA, CGMA, an audit manager for LevitZacks in San Diego, has developed a brand as the Craft Beer CPA to attract clients. (Photo by Zach Cordner/AP Images) Young CPAs at public accounting firms […]
Circle Internet Financial says it will focus on mobile payments business By Telis Demos Updated Dec. 7, 2016 5:03 a.m. ET Circle Internet Financial, one of the most heavily-funded digital currency startups, will no longer offer the ability to buy and sell bitcoins. Photo: Getty Images The move, disclosed by the company Wednesday, is the […]
By Michael Cohn December 6, 2016 Accountants need to watch out for the wide-ranging impact of blockchain, a technology popularized by digital currencies such as bitcoin. Blockchain relies on “distributed ledger technology” to record transactions made with the virtual currency and uses encryption to safeguard security. The technology distributes the ledgers to different computers to […]
The Accountants Club of America announces their 2016-2017 Officers and new Board Members. Officers Robert S. Fligel, President Salvatore A. Collemi, First-Vice President William Epstein, Second Vice-President Elliot L. Hendler, Secretary Margery Gladston, Treasurer New Board Members Jacques E. Boubli Margery Gladston Edward Mendlowitz Sallie Mullins Thompson Mendlowitz is a contributor to CPA Trendlines. See the […]
NEW YORK The Accountants Club of America announced its 2016-2017 officers and new board members: Robert S. Fligel will serve as president; Salvatore A. Collemi as first-vice president; William Epstein as second vice-president; Elliot L. Hendler as secretary; and Margery Gladston as treasurer. New board members include Jacques Boubli, Margery Gladston, Edward Mendlowitz and Sallie […]
By Sabine Vollmer Journal of Accountancy – October 1, 2016 Young professionals looking for career development opportunities are reviving the informational interview, a classic networking tactic that fell out of favor with the rise of digital research tools. “Every time I made a career change, I would take as many people out to lunch as […]
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