NJCPA Focus

NJCPA Focus is an informative blog that discusses timely issues, trends and developments in the accounting industry from NJCPA members, staff and other professionals. 

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    How to Use Innovation as an R&D Tax Credit Calculation

    Posted: April 11, 2023
    The research and development (R&D) tax credit can be a valuable tool for companies that conduct R&D, including the invention of patented products and processes. Here are considerations to let clients know about the R&D Tax Credit.
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    How CPAs Can Help Criminal Attorneys Evaluate Evidence and Tax Losses

    Posted: March 31, 2023
    CPAs can bring value in litigation support. If hired, CPAs should review the tax loss through the lens of the government’s burden of proof, question the IRS’s calculations and, if possible, calculate a more accurate amount so that a federal judge doesn’t have to estimate the tax loss.
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    8 Ways to Value a Privately Owned Business

    Posted: March 15, 2023
    Valuing a business is an art — not a science — even though careful calculations are made to arrive at an appraisal of the business. Here are some of the uses of a valuation and the considerations involved in the process.
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    4 Ways to Avoid Peer Review Problems

    Posted: March 7, 2023
    Clients and users of financial statements have an expectation that the practitioner performed high-quality work when preparing financials, so it’s important for practitioners to not only avoid certain issues during peer review year but maintain the same quality control from year to year.
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    Demands for Flexibility, Remote Work and Compensation are High on Employee Wish Lists

    Posted: February 28, 2023
    Employers are grappling with retention issues, and balancing employee wish lists with must-haves takes skill and understanding in this kind of market. Robert Half Senior Vice President Frank Karlinski provides some important considerations for those in accounting.
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    Surprising Ways to Attract and Retain Talent

    Posted: February 27, 2023
    Compensation and advancement are always important incentives, but today’s workers, especially millennials, want more. They want employers with socially and environmentally responsible business practices and values. Here are ways to gain a recruiting edge.
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    Why It’s Important to Motivate and Retain Staff Now

    Posted: February 14, 2023
    "Quiet quitting” is becoming a new trend that many companies are having to deal with as employees experience a lack of motivation to go above and beyond in job responsibilities. Motivating and retaining staff now is crucial.
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