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3 Ways to capitalize on your tax season engagements

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Every year, accountants brace themselves for the inevitable tax season. For many accountants, unfortunately, tax season means that lucrative consulting work that can diversify revenue and bolster firm growth throughout the year gets put on hold in order to handle the mountains of personal and business tax returns.

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Hacker Tracker: The Evolving Threat Of Tax Fraud

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Earlier this year, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reported that there was a reduction in the number of fraudulent tax returns identified between 2013 and 2015. What’s Next In Tax Fraud. As of February, the number of mentions in 2017 so far was already over 40 percent of the 2016 total.

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The Difference Between Long-Term vs. Short-Term Capital Gains

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New investors may not be familiar with the terms long-term capital gains and short-term capital gains. The best part is, understanding these terms could save you money on your taxes. Here’s what you need to know about short-term and long-term capital gains in general. What Are Capital Gains? Capital Asset.

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Top 10 business valuation blog articles from 2015

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Read the most popular business valuation articles published by Sageworks in 2015. For accountants and others in financial services, that means a multitude of opportunities can arise to use valuations in planning for succession, evaluating capital allocation and developing a company’s overall road map for growth. Did you miss them?

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SME Optimism Waning In Election Season, Says Capital One

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The latest findings from Capital One’s Spark Business Barometer found a significant decline in small business optimism this year compared to their sentiments this time last year, reports said on Monday (May 2). In 2015, 50 percent of small businesses said current business conditions are “excellent or good.” aren’t really feeling it.

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Investors Fear China Stock Market Bubble Brought On By Gov’t Stimulus To Combat Virus

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A surge cap in Chinese stocks, fueled by the stimulus package from the government to combat the virus-riddled economy, has brought about fears of a repeat of the 2015 market crash, according to Reuters on Wednesday (Feb. China has been working hard to inject funds into the economy, which has seen itself crippled as the coronavirus descended.

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One of commercial banking’s biggest challenges solved by Sageworks’ “Most Innovative” product

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A credit risk manager at one bank with $900 million in total assets estimated that her team received approximately 8,220 tax returns in the 2015 calendar year. The company was named “Overall Most Innovative” for its Electronic Tax Return Reader (ETRR). Previous winners include Intuit, Xero, Bill.com, Wells Fargo and Capital One.