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Casino Reopenings Draw In Gamblers Despite Online Gaming Surges

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Casinos in Mississippi and Louisiana are reopening this week, and visitors are traveling long distances and waiting in lines to enter the facilities, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. States have faced drops in revenue and minor decreases in sports betting , with an overall increase in earnings from digital gaming sites.

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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. It’s common for companies to choose an effective date of January 1 to simplify selecting a calendar year for taxes and relieve businesses of paying state franchise taxes for the prior year.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Accounting Firms Ditch Zoom Interviews; Mississippi’s Best CPA Exam Candidates | 8.28.23

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Two Mississippi State University grads were recognized for getting the highest CPA exam scores in their state : Karis Pannel, of Tupleo’s Byrne Zizzi CPAs, received the MSCPA’s Fred T. 2022 state income tax refund might be coming. Then he answered, “ We’re understaffed and we had a lot of income tax returns last year.”

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Friday Footnotes: RSM Layoffs; The Leader Who Cried On His First Day; Advisory Pays Better (Duh) | 5.5.23

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Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. He worked for Kimberly-Clark Corp.

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Friday Footnotes: How Are Firms Actually Using Data Analytics?; KPMG and BDO on the Move | 9.15.23

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Jackson’s Internal Audit Division disbanded [ WLBT ] A city the size of Jackson, Mississippi no longer has an Internal Audit Division, which operated under the mayor’s administration. And part of the plan includes tailgating at football games. Every year, the accounting area buys 200 football tickets to a game,” Koharki says. “So

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Food Stamps Online: The $75B Grocery Game-Changer?

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Low-income consumers are far more likely to find it difficult to secure mainstream credit sources and are thus much more likely to make use of high-cost alternative credit sources when financial emergencies hit, often in the form of a payday, title, tax refund anticipation or installment loan. And that’s just accessing money itself.

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2024 Guide to State Sales Tax Holidays

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Sales tax holidays are all the rage right now. There were about 45 sales tax holidays in 24 states in 2023 and could be even more than that in 2024. If you’re in retail, hang on to your hats and read our sales tax holiday FAQ to learn: What is a sales tax holiday? Do all states have a tax holiday? By Gail Cole.

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