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Blog Articles & Video September 2022

In the blogs Just imagine

Fewer clients = more income; the new car credit; the IRA’s real importance; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. Just imagine Tax Pro Center (https://proconnect.intuit.com/taxprocenter/): Here’s a guy who fired his prep clients — and quadrupled his income. Mauled Again (http://mauledagain.blogspot.com/): For the anti-tax group and for those

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Senate Republicans introduce bill to keep IRS from auditing middle class

Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee introduced legislation Monday to deter the Internal Revenue Service from using the $80 billion in extra funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to increase audits of taxpayers and small businesses earning under $400,000 per year. IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

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Victims of Mississippi water crisis get filing relief

Victims of the water crisis that began in Mississippi on Aug. 30 now have until February to file various individual and business returns and make tax payments. Following the recent disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Internal Revenue Service said that affected taxpayer individuals and households

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Rising number of Americans overestimate their financial literacy

The number of people who think they’re financially savvy but really aren’t has increased over time. Researchers, in a recent study, found that not only do many people overestimate their financial literacy — the number of such people has grown over the years. The study’s authors (from Ohio State University,

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CRI merges in Brown Nelms

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, a Top 25 Firm based in Enterprise, Alabama, has expanded its presence in the Atlanta area by adding Brown, Nelms & Co., a firm based in Peachtree City, Georgia, for an undisclosed sum. Brown Nelms earned $3.7 million in annual revenue and will add 18 staff

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On the move: Weaver hires assurance partner

Grant Thronton, Chicago, named Fair Opportunity Project to its Purple Paladin program, which helps emerging nonprofit organizations move from “start-up to unstoppable.” Fair Opportunity Project works to make college more affordable by providing personalized mentoring, a downloadable step-by-step college application guide, a self-guided video course, virtual office hours, college essay

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TriNet acquires Clarus R+D

TriNet, a provider of human resources technology for small and medium-size businesses, has acquired Clarus R+D Solutions LLC, a fintech company that automates the research and development tax credit process for SMBs, for an undisclosed sum.  As part of the deal, Clarus R+D will become a wholly owned subsidiary of

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PwC sees audit quality improving

PricewaterhouseCoopers released its 2022 audit quality report Tuesday, pointing to progress in its audit practice on a number of fronts, including on inspections, training and diversity. PwC reported that it had a 100% internal inspection compliance rate, with 99.3% of its reports on internal controls over financial reporting not reissued

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Art of Accounting: Selling a practice and still running it

A lot of accountants sell their practices and hasta la vista baby! They sail into the sunset. However, some want to hang around.  Usually when a practice is sold, the seller sticks around long enough to introduce the buyer to the clients and assures the client they will be available

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