Editor's Note
The IRS has announced a new standard mileage rate of 58 1/2
cents per mile, effective July 1. Be sure to remind all of your
clients who track mileage to clearly separate pre-July 1
mileage from miles driven in the second half of the year. This
presents an excellent opportunity to touch base with your
clients mid-year.
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Gail Perry, CPA
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AccountingWEB, Inc.
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The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the
optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of
2008. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to
calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for
business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
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The IASC Foundation publishes IFRS Taxonomy 2008
IRS provides guidance on withholding of supplemental wages
U.S. behind other nations on international office romance survey
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it
has approved a one-year extension of the compliance date for
smaller public companies to meet the Section 404(b) auditor
attestation requirement of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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Hidden Overhead - Hidden Expenses Cost You Money
Measuring employee engagement
When the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
filed its 1999 tax return, it made a huge mistake based on a
misreading of the tax law. That mistake led them to overpay
their state taxes by millions of dollars. Combined with other
amounts they had paid (about $4.9 million) they still got a
refund of over $685,000.
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Massachusetts Society of CPAs announces new board of directors
CPA firm wins national industry award
It's true, your firm can green-up without going entirely
paperless. But if paperless - or nearly paperless - is a goal,
you'll not only save trees and buy fewer ink cartridges, but
you'll save in many other ways as well.
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New tool links online files to Excel applications
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