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Empathy: Critical to Building Relationships … and Business
Jan 13, 2025, 04:28 AM
Business development entails cultivating and deepening relationships to better enable one to give, connect with, and provide help to those who are most important. You must understand what each relationship most values, what they are afraid of losing, what they hope to gain. To be good at business development, you must have empathy for others.
When Building a Lead Generation Strategy Avoid These Missteps
Jan 7, 2025, 23:40 PM
In the competitive world of accounting, the effective marketing of your CPA firm can be the difference between your entity thriving or merely surviving. However, not all marketing strategies are created equal. Some, in fact, can actually do more harm than good.
Pennsylvania CPA-PAC Unveils New Identity, Modernizing Brand as Advocacy for Pennsylvania’s CPAs Continues
Jan 7, 2025, 14:19 PM
The PICPA is proud to announce the rebrand of the CPA-PAC, the PICPA’s political action committee dedicated to advocating for CPAs and fostering meaningful relationships with Pennsylvania’s lawmakers. This modernization reflects the CPA-PAC’s ongoing commitment to supporting CPAs in traversing and advocating for the profession in the modern political and economic landscape.
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Accounting for Income Taxes in the M&A Environment
Upon completing an acquisition or other business combination, a very important aspect is the proper accounting for the income tax impact under Accounting Standard Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes. The first step is determining if a transaction is considered a stock or asset acquisition for income tax purposes.
Good Taxing Authority Relationships Grow with Effective Communication
Understanding how to respond to state tax notices is essential to a taxpayer’s business operations. But correspondence with state taxing authorities is a multifaceted endeavor that requires the establishment of a robust relationship and constant, open communication.
Legislative Update - Week Ending Jan. 10, 2025
In this issue: Swearing-in day in Pennsylvania; Pisciottano and Greiner top key Pa. committees; PIT estimated payments via Pa. DOR's myPATH; and more.
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