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Tiny Rhode Island Town Settles Its Billing Beef With Marcum Over Out of Scope Services

Going Concern

As for the town finances, Charlestown is in good shape. The post Tiny Rhode Island Town Settles Its Billing Beef With Marcum Over Out of Scope Services appeared first on Going Concern. The Sun article doesn’t explain where that figure came from but it seems the issue is resolved.

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The Most Complex States for Personal Property Tax Compliance

CPA Practice

Idaho, New Mexico, Maine , and Rhode Island are just a few states where counties don’t use state-created, standardized return and depreciation forms. States in New England tend to be more set in their ways, including Massachusetts , New Hampshire, New York , and Rhode Island.

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Rhode Island Eyes Capping Credit Card Interest Rates

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In Rhode Island, there seems to be a groundswell to limit the interest rates that can be charged on card balances, at least in that state. The $870 billion aforementioned tally, the Federal Reserve estimated earlier this month, marks the first time credit card balances reached 2008 nominal peaks.

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New National Research on CPA Pipeline Challenges Underway

CPA Practice

A key focus of this survey is to understand why a growing number of accounting students and young professionals in accounting and finance careers don’t finish the CPA exam or elect to never take it at all.

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A history of sales tax

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The American version Financing government has usually motivated creation of taxes in America. These were followed in the 1940s by Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia; and in the 1950s by Maine, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia and Nevada. Salestaxes are no exception.

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The Benefits of Delayed Business Filings

CPA Practice

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.

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Citizens Bank To Offer Consumer Financing For Microsoft’s Xbox All Access

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Citizens Bank is partnering with Microsoft’s Xbox All Access program to offer 0 percent APR financing and integrated point of sale (POS) through Amazon , the bank said in a press release Monday (Oct. Citizens Bank’s POS financing offers a payment and purchase model for retail purchases.