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Maybe if another local accountant had contacted him and offered to help him file taxes for the year his long-time accountant died, he would have kept his tax filing up to date. Apparently, we're great at telling our clients they need to create a succession plan, but not so good at that for our own businesses,
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Twitter Inc. said the Honest Ads Act, which would require broader disclosures in online political advertising, “provides an appropriate framework” for ensuring transparency in digital ads, and the company will work with legislators to “refine and advance” the proposal. In a tweet on its public policy feed on
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The FBI was seeking documents related to Donald Trump's purported affairs with an ex-Playboy model and an adult film star when it raided the president's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen, according to a person familiar with the matter. Monday's raid on Cohen's office, home and hotel room steps up the
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Leaders of privately held companies are feeling more optimistic about the prospects for economic growth in the wake of the tax reform law, according to a survey released Tuesday by PricewaterhouseCoopers. PwC's quarterly Trendsetter Barometer report is the first to be released since the passage of
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