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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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US Intel Community: Supply Chain Cyberattack Imminent

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intelligence experts are warning of the risks of major cyberattacks on the technology operating throughout businesses’ supply chains, according to BBC reports Thursday (July 26), raising alarms for enterprises that increasingly rely on software to function and interact with their business partners. A report by the U.S.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

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Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time?

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

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WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community. You might also like this webinar on credit department housekeeping.

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Bitcoin Daily: Lukka Launches TurboTax For Crypto, Crypto Exchange Bottle Pay Shuts Down

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Cryptocurrency accounting firm Lukka has released a new service that will figure out the taxes on crypto assets, according to a report by CoinDesk. The new service comes on the heels of an announcement by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that it was changing the guidelines for how taxes were calculated.

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Hiring headache? Try technology

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One of the biggest obstacles for many community banks and credit unions with aggressive growth goals is staffing. Moreover, many community banks and credit unions are located in more rural areas. While these are wonderful communities to call home, it can be difficult to convince prospects to relocate to less central locations.

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3 Inefficiencies in loan origination and how to solve them

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As community banks and credit unions look toward 2017, many will be focusing on small business lending for loan portfolio growth, according to a recent Sageworks poll. By leveraging an online loan origination software banks and credit unions can receive documentation from the borrower via a secure online upload.

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