Accounting
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Navigating sales and use tax: Mitigating risks and managing complianceMay 11, 2024 10:59 pm - Many business owners and management teams underestimate the importance of sales and use tax compliance. It’s not uncommon for them to assume because they’re providing se...
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Advice for accountants still figuring it all outMay 11, 2024 10:59 pm - If you want to get a sense of how much has changed since my career began, consider the device you’re reading this on. Back when I first joined Dugan + Lopatka CPAs, no on...
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Digital transformation: Tech’s ultimatumMay 11, 2024 10:58 pm - Most executives see the need to embrace technology — and quickly — or be left behind. Finding the right applications for technology can be overwhelming, though, and the c...
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Trump Media fires auditing firm that U.S. regulators have charged with ‘massive fraud’
May 06, 2024 2:31 pm - NEW YORK — Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, has fired an auditor that federal regulators recently charged with “massive...
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IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and other filers
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Business owners: Get your ducks in a rowFeb 18, 2024 5:03 pm - There is so much going on in the world that business owners today are faced with, and even more things to digest to steer the course of their business to success. These ...
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Increased mandates on small businesses can be harmful to local economies, group saysFeb 18, 2024 6:00 am - Small and Main Street businesses drive our local economies. In Illinois, 88% of businesses have 19 or fewer employees and 96% have less than 100 employees. These same businesses employ more than 1.6 million workers.
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New law requires transparency in company ownershipFeb 18, 2024 5:57 am - An abundance of illegal activity is conducted in the shadows through small shell companies with fake owners, few employees and little legitimate reported income. This ha...
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Why more employers are embracing same-day pay for hourly workersFeb 18, 2024 5:08 am - Whenever I ask my clients if they've considered paying their employees within 24 hours after the work is performed, I always get a dubious look. But this attitude is cha...
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Federal courts now using intended tax loss, rather than ‘actual’ tax loss in sentencing tax crimesFeb 18, 2024 5:00 am - If you intentionally evade your tax obligations, you can spend time in prison. Typically, your prison sentence will be determined by analyzing the amount of tax loss you...