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On the move: KPMG elects next Americas chair

Accounting Today

PENNSYLVANIA Emily Roman Emily Roman, a manager in the construction industry group and employee benefit plan services group at Boyer & Ritter, Camp Hill, was named a 2025 Woman of Influence honoree by the Central Penn Business Journal. (Read the full story.) OHIO Cohen & Co.,

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The secrets of turbo-charged growth

Accounting Today

aims for operational excellence" ) Top 100 Firm Pinion not only constructed a roadmap for growth, but entirely new positions to support it, reported chief client officer Jeanne Bernick — including her own. Jeremy Vokt, managing partner at Omaha, Nebraska-based Bland & Associates said the firms success starts there.

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What's new in sales tax?

TaxConnex

A bill to raise the Nebraska sales tax one cent, to 6.5 24 and that include extending the exemption expiration date for fruit and vegetable and dairy products businesses from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2035, and provide explanations regarding the valuation of asphalt and aggregates used in road construction.

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What's new in May for state sales and use taxes

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Finally, Colorado enacted a use tax exemption for construction materials used to build and renovate public schools across the state effective July 18 and including the home rule cities of Westminster, Pueblo, Commerce City and Boulder. Nebraska has enacted a bill that will exempt sales tax on certain purchases made by large data centers.

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What's new in sales tax?

TaxConnex

Nebraska has enacted legislation that creates a sales and use tax exemption for diapers effective July 1, 2027. Qualifying purchases include construction materials, construction supplies and a few qualifying services; the exemption does not extend to equipment. Maine , effective next Jan.

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Number of Small Business Jobs Increased in June

CPA Practice

Highest Growth Sectors Small residential and commercial construction firms led by growth percentage, with 0.3%, an increase of about 2,300 jobs. The region with the highest growth (0.62%) was the Plains (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and the Dakotas.) This may be a signal of improving conditions within the U.S.

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US Voters Approve Sports Betting, Casino Gaming Expansions In 6 States

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The states that approved legal sports betting were Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana, while Virginia approved casino gambling in four locations, Nebraska authorized adding casino games for its horse race tracks, and Colorado added more types and numbers of games allowed at casinos and got rid of some wagering limits.