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5 Critical Questions to Ask Your Accountant About Tax Planning BEFORE Tax Season

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That’s why tax planning is gaining in popularity. Some obvious reasons are mistakes or oversights on their tax returns. But another problem is that the accounting industry is not trained how to LOOK FOR NEW ways to reduce your taxes that you have not yet taken advantage of. Not all tax planning is the same!

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H&CO Acquires Orlando CPA Firm Grennan Fender

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Top 200 accounting firm H&CO has acquired fellow Florida CPA firm Grennan Fender, which has offices in Orlando and Melbourne. This merger allows us to strengthen our position as a leading CPA firm while enriching our advisory services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Decoding the Difference: Tax Planning vs. Advisory

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By Al-Nesha Jones, CPA, MBA. While chestnuts crackle and we gear up for the annual tax preparation season, it becomes clear that the winter holidays bring more than just festivities and time off; they also mark the beginning of the tax preparation party. Scope How does the scope between tax planning and tax advisory differ?

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Tax Planning Software – Artificial Intelligence or Skill Saw?

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By Dominique Molina, CPA MST CTS. Have you asked yourself, do I really have to study tax planning? If you’ve read my articles about tax planning before, no doubt you’ve read my description of tax planning software as an instrumental tool. The same is true for tax planning software!

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You Shouldn’t Fear an IRS Audit if You Do Your Homework

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By Matthew Chancey, CFP, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Audit. They dread the scrutiny, penalties and other unfortunate outcomes when the IRS questions the accuracy or the veracity of their tax return. Audit rates will increase by more than 50% for those with total positive income of more than $10 million.

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AICPA Broadcasts 100th Town Hall Video from Engage Conference: CPA Profession is ‘Resilient and Rising’

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Part of this is reflected in CPA Evolution , an initiative to transform the CPA licensure model to recognize the rapidly changing skills and competencies that accountants will require. Another is development of an AICPA-led national strategy to address the CPA pipeline, starting with a detailed Pipeline Acceleration Plan.

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Baratz & Associates Acquires Fellow New Jersey CPA Firm

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Top 400 accounting firm Baratz & Associates, based in Marlton, NJ, went shopping in nearby Cherry Hill and bought CPA firm Renzi Bernardi Suarez & Co. Raymond Giunta “We are pleased to continue our growth plan and add Phil, Ed, and their team to our New Jersey base,” Managing Partner Raymond Giunta said in a statement.