Tax & Accounting Blog

The application of New Zealand’s GST to digital and remote services sold by offshore sellers to New Zealanders (the so-called “Netflix” tax) commences on October 1, 2016. See BEPS Action 1. The rules apply to sales by offshore sellers (which could include sellers from Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, and elsewhere) to … Read More

Are you using Halloween to its maximum potential in your marketing efforts? You don’t have to be in retail to take advantage of one of the most popular holidays of the year in your marketing strategy. October offers oodles of creative opportunities to increase brand awareness, reach new markets, and jump-start your holiday marketing. Did I … Read More

The Texas Comptroller updated its website this month, and broke the links of tax professionals everywhere. The new website is touted by the Comptroller’s Office as “delivering a more intuitive and customer service-focused design; a powerful, enhanced search … Read More

While the 2016 Presidential Contest is receiving the most attention on the airwaves, Californians will cast their ballots on a whopping $32 Billion of proposed revenue measures. There are presently 427 revenue measures scheduled to appear on the November, 8 Ballots, breaking the previous record of 268 measures in the 2014 mid-term election. … Read More

Background  The word “Brexit” is a portmanteau, with the words “Britain” and “Exit” blended together to describe the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). There are thousands of articles analyzing the ins and outs for Britain along with the pros and cons of leaving the bloc. There is even a … Read More

This year, Thomson Reuters held its ninth annual Partner Summit series—seven events across the United States where we share best practices with the 65 attendees at each location. As we wrap up another summer, we’d like to share with you some insights from one of the key presentations that came out of this year’s summits. … Read More