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June 15, 2016 

Key Actions Every Accountant Should Perform Daily

Crunching numbers sums up the view many individuals have of the accounting field and it was just that for many years, given the relatively limited amount of data that had to be entered and worked with. Financial reports, after all, only rely on a ...

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June 15, 2016 

Watch Your Step! Don’t Trip into Investment Advice

A client asked his CPA for her opinion regarding an investment they were considering. Because the CPA did not have experience with this type of investment, she advised the client to consult with his own financial adviser, but she did not document the ...

 Almost 2/3 of Millennials Don’t Have A Credit Card

June 13, 2016 

Almost 2/3 of Millennials Don’t Have A Credit Card

Overall, the poor and less educated are the least likely to own credit cards. 72% of people who make less than $30,000 per year do not own a credit card, compared to only 18% of those who are card-less and make over $75,000.

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June 13, 2016 

How Investors Can Salvage Tax Losses With the Wash Sale Rule

Beware of the "wash sale" rule. This rule says you can't deduct the loss from the sale of securities if you buy "substantially identical" securities within 30 days before or after the loss sale. The disallowed loss is added to your basis in the new stock.

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May 28, 2016 

FreshBooks Launches New Android Phone Card Reader

Offering the most up-to-date EMV security technology, the FreshBooks Card Reader provides dual chip-and-swipe capability to protected small business owners from fraudulent transactions. Credit card information is not stored on the device and is ...

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May 19, 2016 

What Millennials Think About Credit Scores and Credit Cards

Millennials are now the largest generation of working-age adults in the country, even though their Boomer and X counterparts still take an occasional jab at how the "internet generation" has always had it so easy or is, perhaps, a little out of touch ...

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May 17, 2016 

Group Promotes Green Finance Initiatives

SIFMA recently hosted a roundtable on green financing with leading financial services participants and members of Congress to drive a discussion between industry and lawmakers on the role of the capital markets in funding green ...

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May 11, 2016 

Finance Execs Favor Technology-Driven Financial Reporting

Some 73 percent of controllers say that a technology-driven financial reporting audit helps them assess comparative company performance in their industry. Additionally, more than one-third of respondents say a technology-driven audit improves speed ...

 Married Retirees Better Off Financially and in Health, Peace of Mind

May 4, 2016 

Married Retirees Better Off Financially and in Health, Peace of Mind

Despite the years that have passed since the financial crisis known as the Great Recession, many retirees are still feeling its aftereffects. A new survey from the nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) finds that only 45 percent of retirees say that they have either fully financially recovered or were not impacted. Thirty-five percent...…