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Spain Shows Improved Performance in 2017 Doing Business Rankings

Up one place in the latest World Bank Doing Business rankings of the world’s most attractive jurisdictions, Spain has shown a marked improvement in several key areas – including tax compliance, contract enforcement and resolving insolvency - November 27, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Singapore Loses First-Place Ranking in 2017 Doing Business Report

The latest World Bank Doing Business report contains a major surprise with Singapore knocked off the top spot by New Zealand. But with the country showing an improved performance in four key areas, what is the explanation for Singapore’s lower ranking? - November 26, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Qatar Retains Its First-Place Ranking as One of the World’s Most Tax-Friendly Jurisdictions

Ranked joint-first with the UAE in the 2017 World Bank Doing Business report, the country also shows a radical improvement in the ease of starting a business, up 21 places on its ranking last year - November 25, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Ireland Now One of the Top-Five Tax Destinations in the World

The latest World Bank Doing Business report sees the country in fifth place among the world’s most tax-friendly jurisdictions, as well as becoming a top-10 destination for starting a business. - November 24, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Cooney Carey Managing Partner Elected to Russell Bedford International Board

Tony Carey, a founding partner of business advisors Cooney Carey, Dublin, begins a three-year term on the Board of Directors of Russell Bedford International, the top-20 global professional services network. - November 23, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Russell Bedford Expands Further in the Netherlands with Eindhoven Firm

Eindhoven-based accounting and consulting practice De Groof Accountants en Adviseurs is the second Netherlands firm to join the network in 2016. - November 20, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Icon Tax Group is Really Focused on Taxes

Icon Tax Group increases in size and staff, the firm prepares for the 2017 tax season - November 19, 2016 - Icon Tax Group

ezAch Deposit Software Updates Include a Feature to Speed Up Bulk Online Transactions

ezAch direct deposit software been enhanced to speed up bulk online transfers. Download and test for compatibility at no cost or obligation by visiting www.halfpricesoft.com. - November 17, 2016 - Halfpricesoft

New Board Appointments at Russell Bedford International

Managing partners from firms in Ireland, Australia and Puerto Rico begin three-year terms as regional directors. - November 16, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

EzCheckPrinting Software Offers QuickBooks Online Customers Compatibility Without High Cost

Responding to customer demand, new version of ezCheckPrinting software for small businesses allows data import from Quickbooks Online for faster check writing. Download and try it at no cost or obligation at www.halfpricesoft.com. - November 12, 2016 - Halfpricesoft

Jennifer Barnes a Finalist for the 2016 Women Who Mean Business Awards

Co-founder and CEO of Pro Back Office, LLC Jennifer Barnes was named as a finalist for the 23rd Annual Women Who Mean Business Awards presented by the San Diego Business Journal. The awards program took place on Wednesday, November 9 at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center located at... - November 11, 2016 - Pro Back Office, LLC

UK Now One of the Top-10 Tax Destinations in the World

The latest World Bank Doing Business report sees the UK ranked the world’s 10th most attractive tax destination, up one place on last year. The country is also ranked in seventh place for overall ease of doing business, ahead of other major economies including the United States and Germany - November 10, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Russell Bedford Re-Launches in Brazil

Appointment of Valuconcept Group marks a new start for Russell Bedford’s Brazilian national network. - November 09, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Prashant Amin Honored as a Top Executive and Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Prashant Amin of West Hills, California has been recognized as a Top Executive for 2016 and honored with early admission into the Professional of the Year designation for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding achievements and high level of success for over... - November 07, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide

New, Larger Paris Firm Boosts Russell Bedford France

Appointment of Saint-Honoré Partenaires as Russell Bedford’s new Paris member is a big step forward in the development of a French national accounting firm network. - November 05, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Russell Bedford Supports Compilation of 2017 World Bank Doing Business Report

Russell Bedford member firms have again helped compile tax data for the latest World Bank Doing Business report. "Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunities for All" marks a major departure from previous years by examining economic gender discrimination – and its impacts – for the first time. - November 03, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

SageNext Acquires Phoenix Datacenter to Strengthen the Cloud Hosting Capabilities

SageNext has always worked hard to find a unique solution for cloud accounting to small and medium businesses so that they get a cost effective service by maintaining world class standards. - October 25, 2016 - SageNext Infotech LLC

Huberty CPAs Celebrates 35 Years of Service

On Wednesday, October 26th Huberty CPAs will celebrate its 35 year anniversary. The Firm was founded by Wayne Huberty in 1981 with a single Fond du Lac office. Since then, Huberty has grown to six locations including Fond du Lac, Ripon, Sheboygan, Plymouth, Markesan, and Minocqua with a seventh Oshkosh office coming soon. Along with adding locations, the Firm’s associate team has expanded from 6 employees in 1981 to nearly 50 in 2016. - October 24, 2016 - Huberty CPAs & Trusted Advisors

Print 1099 MISC Tax Forms in House with Latest ezW2 2016 Release from Halfpricesoft.com

Business owners easily print 1099 MISC forms at anytime of the year for contractors with latest ezW2 2016 software. Try it at no cost or obligation at www.halfpricesoft.com. - October 22, 2016 - Halfpricesoft

SageNumber.Support Initiates a Special One Week Training for SAGE 50 Users

Enroll in the Training Programme Designed By Highly Experience SAGE 50 Professionals - October 22, 2016 - SageNumber.Support

Keystone Financial Solutions Announcement: IRS Updates Rules Regarding Appeals Conferences

IRS makes changes to Appeals Office. IRS will no longer automatically allow a taxpayer a face-to-face Appeals conference but now will default to telephone conferences. - October 06, 2016 - Keystone Financial Solutions, Inc.

Patricia M. Rotondi Honored as a Biography of the Month by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Patricia M. Rotondi of Palatine, Illinois has been honored as a Biography of the Month by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding achievements and high level of success for over 26 years in the field of accounting. About Patricia M. Rotondi Ms. Rotondi is a... - October 05, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide

Just Published: September 2016 Edition of Business World Magazine

The Russell Bedford accounting network has published the September 2016 edition of its twice-yearly Business World magazine, a publication aimed primarily at owners and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises. - October 05, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Doeren Mayhew Announces New Houston Managing Shareholder

Doeren Mayhew, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with locations in Michigan, Texas, Florida and North Carolina, has named a new managing shareholder to lead its Houston office. Chris Masters, a certified public accountant and current shareholder at Doeren Mayhew, will assume the... - September 30, 2016 - Doeren Mayhew

EY/Syntec Panorama list of Top French Software Vendors: Invoke Jumps 12 places

EY and Syntec Numerique (French trade association of software companies) just released the 6th edition of its Top250 Panorama. Invoke jumped 12 places, now ranking 111th on the list. - September 26, 2016 - Invoke

What Your Company Needs to do Now to Meet the New SSA Deadline

PrimePay Warns Employers: New Federal Tax Filing Dates Are Close. - September 25, 2016 - PrimePay, LLC

NYC’s Largest Independent Bookkeeping Firm Hosts Accounting Technology Conference

Mark’s Bookkeeping Services (MBS) is proud to announce its micro-conference event on the evening of September 22, 2016 from 6 PM – 10 PM at Civic Hall (156 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10010), MBSCalcuTech. - September 18, 2016 - Mark's Bookkeeping Services

NetSuite Partner Trajectory Climbs Accounting Today’s Rankings

5-Star NetSuite VAR, Trajectory, has climbed 26 places on Accounting Today's 2016 VAR 100 list. - September 15, 2016 - Trajectory, Inc.

Russell Bedford Atlanta Firm on Top 100 List for 4th Consecutive Year

Firm’s employees say Williams Benator & Libby is one of the Best Accounting Firms to Work For in USA. - September 14, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Hills Invest Historical Record in Savings for One Month, About $1.2 Million in New Accounts

Hills Invest (www.hillsinvest.com), record income under amounts openings for new savings accounts for the month of August for $1.2 million historic. Since its founding in 2008 to operate from its headquarters in Atlanta, Hills Invest maintained a stable average upward at an angle as to revenue for... - September 12, 2016 - Hills Invest

Small Business Payroll Software: EzPaycheck Adds New Feature to Protect Clients

ezPaycheck 2016 payroll software enables clients to mask social security number on checks to protect customers from identity theft. Test drive at www.halfpricesoft.com for more details. - September 08, 2016 - Halfpricesoft

Nexia TS Wins the Innovation Award in the Singapore Accountancy Awards 2016: Celebrating Excellence in Accountancy

Nexia TS announced that it has been named the recipient for the high-profile Innovation Award (Large Practice Category) under the Business Excellence Awards, as part of the Singapore Accountancy Awards 2016, held at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre on 25 August 2016. In receiving this... - September 08, 2016 - Nexia TS

Russell Bedford Welcomes Certified Auditors as Member in Amman, Jordan

Audit and consulting group Certified Auditors / SARH International boosts network’s presence in the Middle East. - September 03, 2016 - Russell Bedford International

Insight Global Ranked as One of the Largest Global Staffing Firms by Staffing Industry Analysts

Insight Global, a leading staffing services company, has been ranked as the #25 Largest Global Staffing Firm by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). The company’s ranking has improved six spots from the 2015 list as it continues to experience record growth within the staffing industry. In 2016,... - September 02, 2016 - Insight Global

Micro Technologies LLC Announced 247 QuickBooks Beta Release Worldwide

Micro Technologies LLC today announced the world wide release of their rebranded version called 247 QuickBooks, with a vision to provide fast paced, robust, easy to use accounting solutions for small and large sized businesses. - August 31, 2016 - 247 QuickBooks

Newest EzAccounting Business Software Tracks Cost and Profit in 2016

ezAccounting 2016 has been released with new ways to track cost and profits for small to mid-size business owners. Download and test drive at halfpricesoft.com. - August 31, 2016 - Halfpricesoft

Doeren Mayhew Remains a Top 100 CPA Firm

Doeren Mayhew, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with locations in Michigan, Texas, Florida and North Carolina, remains a top 100 CPA firm as the 61st largest firm in the United States on INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA)’s annual report. Now in its 26th year, the “IPA... - August 31, 2016 - Doeren Mayhew

Anna B. Zhu Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Anna B. Zhu of Flushing, New York has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare. About Anna B. Zhu Ms. Zhu has over 16 years experience in the... - August 27, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide

America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals Honors John Samuel Jebaraj David with an Appearance in the America’s Registry Annual Magazine

John Samuel Jebaraj David of Skokie, Illinois has attained recognition in America’s Registry for his achievements and accomplishments in the field of Consulting/Business Services. - August 26, 2016 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals

EzCheckPrinting Software New Edition Smoothes Installation Process

New installation package and interface resizing feature added to Halfpricesoft.com’s ezCheckPrinting 6.0.5 for use with permission-limited computers. Test drive at www.halfpricesoft.com. - August 18, 2016 - Halfpricesoft

Fairfax Accountant at Geddes and Company, PC Releases New Blog Series

The professional Fairfax accountant of Geddes & Company, PC has recently updated the organizational website with new blogs on business accounting and IRS arbitration and mediation. - August 14, 2016 - Geddes & Company, PC

HPG Named to Accounting Today’s Best Accounting Firms to Work For List

Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (HPG), a Triangle-based CPA firm serving the financial management needs of local, multi-state and international businesses, as well as their owners, has been named as one of the 2016 Accounting Today’s Best Accounting Firms to Work For. The annual survey and... - August 13, 2016 - Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP

Prashant Amin Recognized as a VIP and Biography of the Month by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Prashant Amin of West Hills, California has been recognized as a VIP for 2016 and honored as the Biography of the Month for July 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding achievements and high level of success in the field of finance. About Prashant Amin Mr. Amin has... - August 12, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide

Noble Accounting Llc Named a 2016 Best of Accounting™ Winner

Noble Accounting LLC, a leading Los Angeles based accounting firm, announced recently they have won the prestigious Best of Accounting Award presented by Inavero, an independent research company that utilizes online surveying software to measure client satisfaction. This highly sought after award... - August 12, 2016 - Noble Accounting, LLC

ezCheckPrinting Software Allows QuickBooks Users to Customize Checks on Blank Stock

ezCheckprinting business check writer offers an additional text field for checks for both Windows and MAC machines. Get the details by visiting www.halfpricesoft.com. - August 06, 2016 - Halfpricesoft

Intelli Bookkeeping Secures First Boston Xero Silver Partnership

Intelli Bookkeeping becomes the first Greater Boston Area Xero partner. The rapidly expanding startup is positioned to service the local Boston and national market through streamlined, integrated accounting and bookkeeping solutions. - August 04, 2016 - Intelli Bookkeeping

Insight Global Recognized as #12 Overall Largest Staffing Firm in U.S.

Insight Global, a leading staffing services company, announced today the company has been recognized as the #12 overall Largest Staffing Firm in the United States by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). The company’s previous ranking was #14. SIA evaluates companies for this award based on the... - August 03, 2016 - Insight Global