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August 17, 2021

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5 tips for charging clients more for tax planning

By Andrew Argue      

What's the best way to package and price the value practitioners added in 2021?  View story →

M&A roundup: RubinBrown and GrimblebyColeman expand

By Michael Cohn      

RubinBrown is combining with Liberty Technology Advisors; and Grimbleby Coleman is merging in Ristau & Co. View story →

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RSM to acquire C Systems and Confluence Global →

C Systems specializes in nonprofit tech services and association management systems, and Confluence Global is a Salesforce consulting partner.

Art of Accounting: Buying a new suit

By Edward Mendlowitz       5 min read

Sometimes things need to be freshened up, renamed or dressed a little differently. That is what is happening somewhat in accounting. View story →

Misconceptions about CAS

By Daniel Hood      

Carrie Steffen of the Whetstone Group on how accountants need to think differently — but not that differently — when they offer client accounting services. View story →

Tax planning in uncertain times: 4 focus areas for advisors

By Jessica Perna, Joel Friedlander       4 min read

As we await tax changes, here are some strategies that should help in any environment, write two tax partners. View story →

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Mass. Society of CPAs names 2021 Women to Watch

By Sean McCabe       1 min read

The state society honored seven female professionals across experienced and emerging leaders categories. View story →

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IRS offers flexibility on Work Opportunity Tax Credit

By Michael Cohn       2 min read

The Internal Revenue Service is giving employers more leeway in claiming the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to hire people in underprivileged areas who face significant obstacles to employment for jobs in summer youth and community programs. View story →

Taxing 'ghost homes' of the rich isn’t helping the housing crisis

By Emily Cadman and Natalie Obiko Pearson       7 min read

As they struggle with an affordable housing crunch, policymakers are looking at targeting the empty homes of the wealthy. View story →

Pelosi, moderate Dems stuck over infrastructure bill timing

By Billy House and Emily Wilkins       2 min read

The speaker of the House had floated a potential compromise, but it was rebuffed. View story →

Advance CTC payments may be making a dent in hunger

By Daniel Hood       2 min read

36 million taxpayers should start seeing their second CTC payments today, though the IRS had some caveats. View story →

Former SAEX CEO pleads guilty to accounting fraud scheme

By Danielle Lee       3 min read

The ex-chief executive and two other SAEX execs pleaded guilty to fraudulently and materially inflating the company's publicly reported revenue of by tens of millions of dollars and misappropriating millions of dollars. Read story →

Treasury seeks to quell fears crypto tax rules are too broad

By Christopher Condon and Laura Davison       4 min read

Guidance is expected next week to clarify that reporting requirements won't impact many key players. Read story →

‘We won’t lose momentum:’ Net at Work’s Alex Solomon looks ahead

By Ranica Arrowsmith       5 min read

From pandemic to cybersecurity crisis, the reseller is working with clients and accounting firms to prepare them for whatever comes next. Read story →

5 ways to plan for higher capital gains taxes

By Robert Bennett       4 min read

Clients can begin planning now for potentially higher tax rates. Read story →

Tech news: Airbase integrates with QB Desktop, and more

By Ranica Arrowsmith      

AuditDashboard adds e-signature, Sage updates Sage ID, and SAP Concur debuts event management.  Read story →

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