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France Seeks To Fine Amazon For Abusing Its Price Power

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According to new reports, France’s government has filed a formal complaint against Amazon alleging the eCommerce giant has abused its position in the market. The filing follows a two-year investigation by France’s local answer to the CFPB: the DGCCRF. million) fine. Amazon has also squared off with the EU officially over taxation.

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Print copy of “Next-Level Accountants” now available

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Despite a decade of eReaders and eBooks, many people still prefer printed books, according to Deloitte and other researchers. "I Writing in the book’s foreword, Sageworks Chairman Brian Hamilton said businesses need their accounting firms to do more than simply offer traditional services such as compiling financials or providing tax returns.

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Accounting firm clients want these services from you

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Market research in the U.S. is a $20 billion industry, according to industry-market researcher IBISWorld , indicating that U.S. The good news is that even if your firm isn’t spending substantial amounts on market research, there is a significant amount of information in the marketplace about what business clients want from their CPA.

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3 Ways CPAs can leverage technology for meaningful practice growth

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Other technology, such as customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, such as Salesforce, make it easier to manage engagements, track action items and market new services to existing clients. Automated solutions can produce the tax returns so CPAs have more time to suggest tax-planning strategies.

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India’s Festive Season Starts Strong For Flipkart, Amazon

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The news comes during a slowdown in the country, which has led the government to introduce tax cuts and various other measures to boost growth. Although Amazon entered the market seven years after Flipkart, the eCommerce giant has captured a large portion of Indian business through Prime, which the company rolled out in the country in 2016.

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Performing business valuations with optimal efficiency

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This is because technology leaders benefit from new markets, the ability to scale and collaborate, as well as the opportunity to innovate. In fact, studies have shown that across a broad range of industries, small and midsize U.S. enterprises that are technology leaders produce faster revenue growth than technology laggards.

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Accountants: Are you a cost center or a growth partner?

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When business owners think of their accountant, some might immediately think of the money they pay for tax preparation, an audit or other compliance services – the type of service “a client doesn’t want but needs,” as accounting thought leader Allan Koltin has described “Level 1” or “Type 1” services.