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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

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As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. As an accountant or CPA, you play a vital role in: Calculating and withholding taxes correctly. Your client will be assigned an employer tax account number for the state. By Nellie Akalp.

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State CPA Society News & Updates – Dec. 2023

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State CPA Society News & Updates is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. The West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (WVSCPA) is offering an Introduction to Crypto Currency and Tax Planning. investments and U.S.

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Accounting Thought Leaders Discuss the Real Impact of AI on Accounting Firms

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Over the last year, the hottest topic of discussion among accounting professionals has been about how artificial intelligence will shape professional firms. For a profession as risk averse as accounting, what can we gather from this? AI has potential to save accounting.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Hires Ex-Prisoners; Notes From PwC’s All-Hands; Why CPAs Are Leaving | 4.26.24

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Accountant Shortage PIPCA Survey Sheds Light on What Existing CPAs Want and Why Some are Leaving [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] Accounting firm business models need to change to retain and attract CPAs amid the worst talent shortage in recent history, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) asserts in a new survey.

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Professionals on the Move – August 2023

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Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and promotion announcements from across the accounting space. He provides accounting and assurance services to both public and privately held companies, primarily those within the construction and manufacturing sectors. Deatrick joined the firm in 2009.

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How to Grow Expertise, Build a Stronger Career, and Develop Talent Pipelines

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As Michelle Lubbe works toward the online Master’s of Accounting (iMSA) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she instantly puts what she learns to the test. “On In 2020, the World Economic Forum predicted a decline in accounting jobs by 2025. Accounting positions remain in demand, even in the current job market.

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The Benefits of Delayed Business Filings

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Timing is Everything In the complex world of small business finance and accounting, the strategic timing of business filings can be a game-changer. In addition, incorporating, of course, establishes their legal separation from the business’s liabilities sooner, which protects their personal finances from the business’s debts.