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Set Boundaries and Timelines Before Tax Season

Tax season demands so much of us, how are we supposed to set boundaries with ourselves and our clients so they respect our time? When you work too much, you actually reduce your productivity. This results in working longer hours, building up more stress, and feeling resentment towards the work

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Advice to Give to Any Client Looking to Retire

Planning for retirement and managing your money in retirement are likely some of the most important financial undertakings for your client. If you assume your life expectancy might be 85 years and you retire at age 65, you will need to provide for at least 20 years of retirement income.

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Paychex and Jirav Officially Launch Integration

Paychex has officially launched an integration with Jirav that allows accounting firms using both technology solutions the ability to offer high-value financial planning and analyis(FP&A) advisory services to their clients. The integration of Paychex workforce and financial data into Jirav’s FP&A solution enables accounting firms to provide reports and insights

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Keep Records for Tax Breaks on Property Donations

A taxpayer can benefit from an enhanced deduction by donating appreciated property to charity; however, in a recent Tax Court case, Albrech, TC Memo 2022-53, 5/25/22, the Court held that a person must meet strict substantiation requirements to secure this tax break. Basic premise: If you donate property that you

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FASB plans new standards

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is making plans for its future projects, including digital assets, intangibles, government grants, and accounting for financial instruments with environmental, social and governance-linked features and regulatory credits.  FASB’s parent organization, the Financial Accounting Foundation, released an annual report Wednesday on the work of both FASB

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Finding the Right Solution for Your Bookkeeping Needs

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a small business, you don’t want multiple systems taking care of your bookkeeping, invoicing and financial documents. Perhaps you create your invoices in spreadsheets or word-processing documents, eyeball expenses in online banking and maintain your employee records in an HR folder

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How to Advise Clients Who Use Cryptocurrency

As more business owners turn to cryptocurrency, accountants need to be proactive to provide these clients with up-to-date information they can use to reach their financial goals. This means asking the right questions, using software to track crypto transactions and the taxes behind them, and being a trusted expert who

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How Taxpayers Can Avoid Costly Basis Errors

Just joining us?  Four previous columns spelled out basics like how to submit Form 1040-X (formerly Form 1040X), Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. They also responded to a query from someone I’ll call Sadie, a freelance writer based in New York City, who needs advice on how to submit a 1040-X. Part five

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Plan For Your Last Busy Season

Whether you look forward to two more busy tax seasons or 20, you should start planning today for a practice transition or sale that realizes the true value of your hard work. I have tremendous respect for those of you who’ve weathered the storm and emerged triumphant: We’ve been tested,

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FASB adds ESG project to agenda

The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted to add a project to its technical agenda on accounting for financial instruments with environmental, social and governance-linked features and regulatory credits. During a meeting last Wednesday, FASB discussed the research its staff had done on items to add to its agenda after a

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