A financial planner who has seen a lot and reflected on what brings his clients happiness and fulfillment shares some secrets to success. Welcome back to the five lessons that I learned about money and… Read More »3 More Money Lessons I Learned by Age 40
The bold, hype-laden pronouncements around AI and machine learning were hard to miss five or six years ago. Headlines about robo-accountants stealing jobs, algorithms that will cure disease, and autonomous vehicles were everywhere. Then, reality quickly caught up… Read More »How AI And Machine Learning Quietly Went Mainstream
U.S. manufacturing activity grew at its slowest pace in nearly 2-1/2 years in October while a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs slid for a seventh straight month, as the Federal Reserve’s aggressive… Read More »U.S. manufacturing activity slowest in nearly 2-1/2 years in October -ISM
Here’s how to decide if you are better off renting in retirement or owning a home. When you’re planning to retire, owning a home gives you the most control over your living environment and monthly expenses.… Read More »Pros and Cons of Renting Versus Owning in Retirement
The annual tax gap averaged $496 billion for tax years 2014 through 2016, and that figure is likely to grow, the IRS said Friday in its latest set of tax gap estimates. The gross tax gap… Read More »Growing tax gap shows need for better service, compliance, IRS says
The decline comes as entrepreneurs and investors increasingly set up shop outside the tech mecca Silicon Valley accounted for less than 20% of deal-making nationally in the third quarter, marking the steady erosion of the… Read More »Silicon Valley’s Share of Startup Deals Drops Below 20% for First Time
This chart shows an estimated timeline for when a taxpayer is likely to receive their refund, based on information we have now, and using projections based on previous years- and depending on when a person… Read More »When to Expect 2023 IRS Income Tax Refunds – Estimated Date Chart for Tax Refunds
Accountants are truly living in the age of data, where sophisticated gathering techniques combine with computer-guided analytics to produce business insights for clients that translate into more revenue for the firm. It has transformed every… Read More »The Frontier: Accountants are drowning in data
The IRS has hired 4,000 new customer service representatives and plans to hire another 1,000 to be trained to field taxpayers’ questions on the phone and provide other services during the 2023 tax season. Many… Read More »IRS hires 4,000 customer service reps, plans to hire 1,000 more
Bad news we received from some mega caps is necessary: Hogan Almost 25% of firms reporting are coming up short this season Was it good or bad this week when Alphabet Inc. told investors that… Read More »Bad S&P 500 Earnings Are Playing Right Into the Fed’s Hands