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Generation Opportunity, a national, nonpartisan youth advocacy organization, recently released its Millennial Jobs Report for August 2015. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds.

Much of an accountant’s work is done at the client’s premises. However, whenever we are there, it is an intrusion on their routine. We need to remember we are guests and should remain “out of sight.” Well, let me tell you what happened early on in my career.

The IRS relieved small business taxpayers earlier this year from having to file mandatory Form 3115’s to comply with the newly issued tangible property regulations. Accepting this relief under Rev. Proc. 2015-20 is done merely by filing a federal tax return, leaving many accountants and tax professionals unaware of the negative consequences of doing nothing.

Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of 453 national and state organizations advocating for tax reform, has challenged the B Corporation status of Brooklyn-based Etsy, Inc., following the online craft seller’s restructuring of a subsidiary in Ireland, a tax haven, to dodge U.S. taxes.

McConnell & Jones LLP and Walker & Co. LLP have formed a strategic alliance to enhance both firms’ service offerings in common markets.

Another 173,000 jobs were added by employers in August, including 3,100 in accounting and bookkeeping services, sending the unemployment rate down two-tenths of a point to 5.1 percent.

All the speed, athleticism and teamwork inherent in college football and NASCAR will merge again this year when TaxSlayer.com combines its football and car-racing assets in a series of high-impact promotions.

A roundup of recent personnel announcements from accounting firms and companies across the country.

A roundup of recent announcements from accounting firms and companies across the country.

The 2016 Robert Half Salary Guide for Accounting and Finance was released this week and is now available online. The guide projects starting salaries for more than 400 roles specific to the accounting and finance fields. Overall, U.S. accounting and finance salaries are expected to increase 4.7 percent next year.