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COVER STORY
4 From the Editor: Handicapping the
Accounting Conferences
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
COLUMNS
16 From the Trenches: Balancing Your Life in
the Cloud
By Randy Johnston
35 Bridging the Gap: Does IT Have a Seat at
Your Firm's Management Table
By Jim Boomer, CPA.CITP
FEATURES
11 Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
12 Sage Helps Accounting Professionals
Migrate To The Cloud
14 Intuit: 2015 Cloud Special Report
18 What Firms Need to Know About
Updating Salaries and Raises
By Paul McDonald
19 The ProAdvisor Spotlight: Intuit Helps
Accountants Grow with QuickBooks 2016
20 It's Time for a 4th Quarter Income Tax
Tuneup
By Dave Du Val, EA
21 The General Ledger: News from around the
accounting community.
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22 A Year in the Life of a SALT Accountant:
4 Sales Tax Pointers for Self Employed Clients
By Marshal Kushniruk
23 The 5 Major Pains of Sales Tax Filing &
Remittance
By Jeanette Sherman
28 Apps We Love: Mobile Travel Tools
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief
30 A Year in the Life of a Payroll
Accountant: Changes Ahead for Minimum
Wage and Unpaid Internships
By Taija Sparkman, Assistant Editor
31 Thinking of Expanding Your
Payroll Business?
By Taija Sparkman, Assistant Editor
32 The NLRB Provides Ammo to Labor Unions
By Richard D. Alaniz
2015 PRODUCT REVIEWS
6 Professional Payroll Systems
By Mary Girsch-Bock
24 W-2 and 1099 Compliance Programs
By Mary Girsch-Bock
WOMEN'S GLOBAL
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COSTS
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UNIONS
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