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Blog Articles & Video October 2022

Art of Accounting: Self-checking tax preparation worksheets

I believe I am one of the top experts on tax season management. I have been presenting live programs throughout the United States and webinars to attendees from over 30 counties for over 40-years. I have written a book on Managing Tax Season for the AICPA that had three editions

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SEC cracks down on excessive executive pay

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules this week requiring public companies to claw back erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation received by their current or former executives only months after issuing a set of rules on pay versus performance. The final rules on pay versus performance require an issuer to file

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Ad-supported video streaming could have broad tax implications

This year has seen meaningful, long-lasting developments around the changing landscape of streaming entertainment: mergers and bundling, rising availability of free alternative services, and perhaps biggest of all, the imminent arrival of cheaper, ad-supported plans from some of the biggest names in the business. We’re seeing ongoing news stories about

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Supporting the accounting team is key to a financially healthy business

From tracking income and expenditures to ensuring statutory compliance to financially informing business decisions, accountants play an essential role in running a business. Nevertheless, accounting departments struggle to complete tasks and face difficulties keeping everything on track, especially during busy times of the year, due to inefficient tools or empowerment

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M&A roundup: Deals across the East and Southeast

Details: BSSF Wealth LLC merged with Lighthouse Wealth Management LLC, while adding an additional advisor, Teancum Light. Under the deal, BSSF Wealth is assuming the name of Lighthouse Wealth Management, which is a registered investment advisor. Its partnership with the accounting firm Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz will remain, however,

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Stimulus support staff cuts mean limited fraud monitoring

More than 30,000 cities, counties and tribal governments with billions of dollars in federal stimulus money to spend are now largely on their own. The U.S. Treasury Department has already begun scaling down its support system for COVID-19 relief grant recipients, after Congress failed to let the agency tap into

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