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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. Understanding the details of payroll taxes helps you better assist your clients in fulfilling their obligations and maximizing tax efficiency. Social Security Tax : Employers and employees each contribute 6.2%

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How Are Public Accounting Salaries Stacking Up For 2023? (Part 4, Hays U.S.)

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In its 2023 salary guide , Hays provides salary ranges for accounting and finance jobs in nine states, plus the District of Columbia. For this article, we selected four positions in audit and four in tax. Tax managers and tax directors in California are expected to see pay increases of 56.2% Illinois: $40,000-$60,000.

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CPE Webinar July 18, 2023: Get Tax Ready! Solving Source Doc Gathering Issues

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Join SafeSend, as they share the journey of solving pain points experienced on the front-end of the tax process and define a new way to get your firm and clients tax ready! Shirley Chen is a Digital Transformation Practitioner who specializes in leading changes in the tax & accounting industry. Click here to log in.

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CPE Webinar October 30, 2023: Consumer Privacy – The Tax Professional’s Responsibility

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As a tax professional, you are probably aware of your responsibility for keeping your clients’ personal data safe, but do you know what that really means and how to successfully protect their privacy? Already registered for this webinar? Click here to log in.

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6 SECURE Act 2.0 Changes to Plan for in 2023

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Increasing the age of when RMDs must begin benefits savers who don’t need the money for current living expenses, as it prolongs their investment timeframe, pushes out the income tax deferral on their account balances, and allows a longer window to consider and complete Roth IRA conversions. reduces this tax to 25% in 2023.

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CPE Webinar September 12, 2023: Cybersecurity for the Tax Practitioner

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Jared Ballew, 2022-23 Chair of the ETAAC and Vice President of Government and Industry Relations at Taxwell; and Ann Campbell, CPA CIA and Drake Software Trainer will share an overview of the cyber threats that taxpayers and tax professionals face daily. Program level: Basic (no prerequisites required).

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How to Efficiently Complete a Business Personal Property Rendition

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The property tax life cycle is a complex beast, and taming it can be both frustrating and time-consuming. Did you know that businesses typically spend an average of 132 hours per week on various personal property tax compliance tasks ? These 12 states generate property tax revenue from real estate taxes instead.