This Week's Features
If your firm has recently been visited by an IRS or state tax auditor, you're not alone. Business Finance
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The Super Committee -- more formally known as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -- has announced that its members were unable to reach an agreement. Here's a look at some of the obstacles it had to overcome from the start. Business Finance
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A look at the fate of several small business tax breaks as 2011 draws to a close. SmartMoney
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"Making the tax code less complex is the single most important thing that could be done to improve taxpayer service and boost compliance," according to IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman. He says the IRS estimates "individual taxpayers and businesses spend more than 7 billion hours each year complying with filing requirements." Tax-News
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Tax expert Robert Gordon explains why it is so difficult to modify our system of taxation. Business Finance
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Low exploitation rates for tax breaks intended to encourage small business owners to provide health insurance are prompting complaints that the credits aren't practical. Bloomberg BusinessWeek
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With a little planning now, business owners can ensure they take advantage of all of the appropriate deductions and credits for the 2011 tax year, says Paul Etzler, a principal with the accounting and auditing department of Skoda Minott, a Mayfield, Ohio firm. Business Insider
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With pressure on wages still tight, employers are whipping up new employee perks. The problem, of course, is that no one consults Payroll before the big rollout to employees. That's a mistake, since perks are taxable -- unless the tax code says they're not. Business Management Daily
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White Papers
Documenting and recording the right information is a must-do for every company. Poor records management creates major compliance issues. But on the other hand, strategically managing your records can reduce hidden operating expenses. Learn about the shared assets, risks, and costs in this free Business Finance guide to records management.
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Webinar
Join budgeting guru Steve Player on Dec. 8 as he examines how innovative organizations are finding new, lower costs ways to conduct business. Also joining the discussion is Marvin Newell, a partner with Everest Group, who will examine how the cloud improves both the economics of IT spending as well as non-economic factors such as speed and flexibility. This session will focus on how finance decision support activities are using cloud computing to support rapid, low cost management analysis and actions. Learn how software as a service is helping organizations move beyond transaction processing and bring greater value to business managers across the enterprise.
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