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The Internal Revenue Service provided guidance in late August on the only ways to establish prima facie evidence of delivery of documents that have a filing deadline prescribed by the tax laws when there is not direct proof of the actual delivery.

Conflict of interest is a common allegation in malpractice claims. Some conflicts are obvious at the onset. However, it not uncommon for CPAs to find themselves in the midst of a conflict-of-interest situation without recognizing it.

Many firms, wishing to remain independent, have responded by designing a strategy of driving revenue through niche practice groups and vesting the niche practice leader with increased authority and specific revenue targets.

Twitter, Facebook and blogs are perfectly suited for building a relationship with another person. When you think about building relationships, the same tactics that fail in face-to-face meetings fail on social media.

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Washington, D.C.-based Top 100 CPA and business advisory firm Raffa has had a technology practice since the 1990s, but it's only more recently that it has discovered how new technology practices such as outsourced accounting and cloud computing are helping to better serve its primary client niche - government and traditional nonprofit entities.

DRAKE BUYS COPANION

The Senate Finance Committee asked a series of corporate executives about whether they could accept the loss of some corporate tax breaks in exchange for lower overall business tax rates.

As companies' tax reporting responsibilities have become more complicated and voluminous, vendors have developed tax software applications to address much more than just the annual income tax return.

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