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Is your firm overpaying for external hires?

Accounting Today

My firms compensation data, collected in 2024 and 2025, shows that accounting firms paid 7% more to bring in outside senior analysts in tax and audit than they paid internal staff in the same positions. All rights reserved. And the spread grew to 8.6% for first-year managers.

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Singapore Corporate Tax Update 2025: What Your Business Needs to Know

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Singapore Corporate Tax Update 2025: What Your Business Needs to Know Good news! Budget 2025 has introduced significant tax benefits to help businesses manage cash flow better. Our expert accountants deliver comprehensive servicesfrom bookkeeping to tax filingat transparent rates.

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The accountant's advantage over technology in fraud prevention

Accounting Today

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 2024 Report to the Nations , 29% of fraud cases occur due to a lack of internal controls. All rights reserved. EDT 2 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Fraud drains billions of dollars from businesses annually, affecting economies around the world.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Boundless energy

Accounting Today

1, 2024; and CPA Walter W. 20, 2024, and attorney Jason M. 10, 2024, and attorney Catherine E. 14, 2024, and CPA George O. 4, 2024; Enrolled Agent John A. Klein, in New City, New York, (effective July 22, 2024). All rights reserved. Fulton, Agoura Hills, indefinite from March 18, 2025; CPA Mark L.

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Your Complete Guide to Corporate Tax Deadlines for 2025 + Tools to Keep Clients Organized

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Tax season 2025 is fast approaching, and for bookkeepers and accountants, staying on top of the important corporate tax deadlines is the key to completing smooth filings for their clients. Example: If your fiscal year ends on December 31, 2024, your T2 is due by June 30, 2025.

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The next generation's view of risk management: career or steppingstone?

Accounting Today

Its Employer Tenure in 2024 report found the median number of years that wage and salary workers had been at their current jobs dropped to 3.9 years in January 2024, the lowest since 2002. All rights reserved. This observation is backed up by longer-term data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. years compared to 4.6

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Broker-dealer audit deficiency rates remain high

Accounting Today

In the 2024 edition of its annual report on broker-dealer audits, the PCAOB found a slight improvement across firms examination engagements year over year. All rights reserved. It found at least one deficiency in 17 (59%) of the 29 examination engagements it reviewed, a decrease of two from 2023.

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