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AUGUST 2020
VOLUME 30
NUMBER 7

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ON THE COVER:

2020 INNOVATION
AWARDS
8	Innovation Awards
Announced
By Isaac M. O'Bannon,
Managing Editor

ISSUE FOCUS:
MULTI-STATE
TAXATION

19	
As States Look to
Bounce Back, Tax
Leaders Need to Engage
with Lawmakers
By Michael J. Bernard, J.D.

2020 PRODUCT REVIEWS
20	TAX DOCUMENT
AUTOMATION
By Mary Girsch-Bock

COLUMNS

4	FROM THE EDITOR:
NASBA: Is It Time for a
COVID-19 CPE Break?
By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-in-Chief

6	FROM THE TRENCHES:
Do You Have a Clear
Vision for Tax Document
Automation?
By Randy Johnston

23	THE LEADERSHIP ADVISOR:
Communication Methods in
Our New Work Environment
By Amy Vetter, CPA.CITP, CGMA

38 	THE LABOR LAW ADVISOR:
Age and Other PostPandemic Discrimination
Claims
By Richard D. Alaniz, J.D.

33 	THE MILLENNIAL ADVISOR:
Office Space: You're Not
Home Alone
By Garrett Wagner, CPA.CITP

24	 FIXED ASSET MANAGEMENT
By Mary Girsch-Bock

23

47 	BRIDGING THE GAP:
Creating a Data Culture
By Amanda Wilkie

32

FEATURES

5 	WHO REALLY WON THE
SCOTUS RULING ON TRUMP'S
TAXES?
By Ken Berry, J.D.
CPA Practice Advisor Tax
Correspondent

27 	HEALTH-RELATED BENEFITS
UNDER THE CARES ACT
By Mike D'Avolio, CPA, J.D.

30	STATE INCOME TAX

44	
How to Conduct a Business
Insight Review
By Jim Buffington, CPA

YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A
PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT:

36	A Primer on IRS Continuous
Wage Garnishments
By Arnold van Dyk, Esq.

39	How to Modernize Your Firm
By Larry Furr

COMPLEXITY
By John Paek, Michael Spencer and
Sherfon Coles-Williams

31	
What is a Series LLC and Why
Your Clients Should Care
By Nellie Akalp

32	APPS WE LOVE:
At-Home Education Apps
By Gail Perry, CPA - Editor-iin-Chief

MARKETING YOUR FIRM

35	SEO Keyword Tips to Boost
Your Firm's Google Ranking
By Becky Livingston

42	
CARES Act Causing Business
Valuation Concerns
By James Gallagher

46	 AICPA NEWS
	
A round up of recent 		
	
association news and events.
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