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KPMG Debuts SMB Accounting, Tax Platform

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KPMG is taking further steps into the small business financial services world with a new tax and accounting solution for SMBs, the company announced Thursday (Dec. KPMG Spark will deploy technology from Bookly, acquired by KPMG earlier this year, which offers small business accounting solutions. LeSage, in a statement.

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How Pilot Is Innovating Corporate Taxes For Millennial-Run Businesses

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Tax season frustrations can blossom into real financial problems, especially when refunds are paper checks sent through postal mail. tax code changes passed in 2017 did not soothe these frictions, either, as they shifted income brackets and altered rates, affecting consumers’ refunds and earnings.

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SMB Tax Complexity Preserves Role For The Human Accountant

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Anxieties that automation will replace humans have waned in the accounting sector, as industry players begin to realize that technology can actually help accountants play a more important role for their small business (SMB) customers as advisors and guides, rather than replacing their roles outright. Tackling Tax.

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US Banks Expected To Lose 200K Jobs To Technology

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Mayo said, according to the outlet, “It’s been a rocky 25-year marriage for banking and technology, but it’s finally getting on course.”. Wells Fargo’s team of analysts in financial services and technology examined technology’s impact throughout the banking industry in the U.S.

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How Smarter Payment Tools Make Filing Taxes Less Taxing

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Filing taxes is hardly a walk in the park. Fortunately, online tax filing solutions have helped cut through the mounds of paperwork that go into preparation and filing — and consumers seem to be rejoicing. percent uptick from the same period in 2017. million individual returns have been filed electronically, a slight 0.7

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Intel Unit Case Could Mean Billions In Taxes For Big Tech

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A tax dispute between Intel and the Internal Revenue Service could cost large technology companies billions of dollars, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. billion tax expense due to the case, and Alphabet turned around on a $418 million benefit. Facebook disclosed a $1.1

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3 top tech trends for public accountants to watch in 2017

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Ellison-Taylor, chairman of the AICPA , recently noted that technology tops her list of the most important trends shaping 2017 because it will drive so many of the profession’s opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. But how are accountants supposed to keep up with all of the technological trends ?

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