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Treasurers Have Mixed Outlook On Tax Reform, TD Bank Survey Says

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A new survey from TD Bank suggests corporate treasurers have mixed outlooks on the impact of U.S. tax reform on their organizations. Forty-two percent of professionals surveyed said they believe tax reform will lead to significant economic benefits for their organizations, TD Bank said. as a result of tax reform.

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Survey: US Consumer Sentiment Continues To Improve

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"The gains were mainly due to a more optimistic outlook for the national economy," Richard Curtin, a University of Michigan economist who oversees the survey, said in a prepared statement. Although the survey was completed before the presidential debate, it is likely that the chaotic debate has already added to these uncertainties," he added.

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SMB Tax Complexity Preserves Role For The Human Accountant

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With the first tax season post-tax reform nearing completion in the U.S., Ongoing regulatory changes and persistent uncertainty mean that that importance will continue even outside of tax season, with challenges that even the most automated of accounting software solutions cannot always tackle. Tackling Tax.

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Many Bitcoin Investors Don’t Plan To Deduct Losses On Tax Returns

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Bitcoin investors took a massive hit in 2018 – and, according to personal finance company Credit Karma, most of them don’t realize they can write off the losses on their tax returns. According to a report in MarketWatch , citing Jagjit Chawla, general manager of tax at Credit Karma, U.S. investors lost $1.7

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Tax Season Adds Extra Fraud Weight For SMBs

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Tax season is upon U.S. In a new report from ProofPoint , researchers warned that any businesses with the word “tax” in its domain is at risk of being spoofed by phishing attackers targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Indeed, tax season isn’t the only threat hitting SMBs, either.

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Survey: Most Americans Plan to Save Their Tax Refunds in 2021

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The 2021 tax season is likely to stand out from previous years as many Americans might need their tax refunds more than ever. According to a recent MyBankTracker survey, Americans are most likely to put this year’s tax refunds into savings, which may not come as a surprise. Not expecting a tax refund 34.70%.

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Tax Reform A Bust For Small Business Hiring, ZipBooks Finds

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tax reform on the small business community, but so far, small business owners say the overhauls have made little impact on their hiring practices. “We asked, ‘What effect on your hiring plans has the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act had?' . “We asked, ‘What effect on your hiring plans has the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act had?'”

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