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Here’s How Your Tax Day Stacks Up

PYMNTS

Tax season, that is. Curious to know how your taxes stacked up? million tax returns last year, some 88 percent of which were filed electronically. trillion in adjusted gross income — meaning a total tax liability of $1.52 percent federal tax rate. This means that federal income tax paid in 2015 averaged to $14,654.

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How Zelle Protects Users Against Scams And Frauds With AI, Analytics

PYMNTS

Scams have taken on a new life amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Armistead, with scammers impersonating tax officials, personal protective equipment (PPE) sellers or bank personnel to trick victims into sending them money. Securing both of these risk avenues is a difficult undertaking that Zelle does not conduct alone.

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Technology Enabled Data Analytics: Friend or Foe?

Abrigo

With the increased availability of useful data, analytical review procedures are becoming more important during the audit process. For example, greater emphasis on analytics encourages and almost demands that the auditor improve the quality of their professional judgment and skepticism. A WAY TO OVERCOME BIAS IN THE AUDIT PROCESS.

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NRF Survey: Tax Payers Not Spending Refunds

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That day is when the IRS hands out tax refund checks from the previous year’s tax filing. Research conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics paints a much different picture for this year’s tax refund spending — or, in this case, not spending — activities. Not this year.

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Competitive Advantage in the Next Normal – Business Resiliency, Analytics & Predictive Modeling

Cisco

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“EBITDA”) is a metric used to evaluate a company’s operating performance and how much profit they’re bringing to the bottom line. Brings capabilities of open source and third-party technologies under one roof and security model.

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How to increase efficiency and minimize risk in the audit process using analytics

Abrigo

Since leaving public accounting, she has been an internal auditor, a tax preparer and a controller. Analytics can more effectively focus firm resources. Analytics can more effectively focus firm resources. What analytics cannot do is enhance professional skepticism for the auditor.

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From Blockchain To Farming, Newly-Funded Startups Embrace Data Analytics

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But there is a clear common thread among the B2B startups that secured fresh funding this week: data analytics. Read below to explore the ways newly-funded firms are using the power of data analytics for their corporate customers. Blockchain. Revolution Growth and GreatPoint Ventures also participated.

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