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Safety Tips for Sending Money with Zelle®
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Zelle® is a fast and easy way to send and receive money with people you know and trust, like your babysitter, your fellow PTA mom, your son’s soccer coach, or your coworker. Whether you just enrolled with Zelle® or have been an active user for a while, there are a few tips you should always keep in mind to ensure you are being safe when sending money.

Estimated Taxes for Individuals: The Who, What, Where, When, and Why
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While the concept of estimated taxes is not overly complicated, there can be confusion around the actual tax payments and how it works. According to the IRS, “the U.S. tax system operates on a pay-as-you-go basis.” But what does that actually mean for American taxpayers? With the breakdown of the basics of estimated taxes, learn how it applies to an individual.

Is It That Time Already!? Reflections on Year-end Tax Planning: US and Canada
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Year-end provides a chance to review your tax situation to mitigate liabilities and leverage opportunities. Join FOX for a panel discussion on important items that US and Canadian taxpayers and their advisors should consider. This year, potential changes in tax laws, rising interest rates, and a challenging financial environment are all creating considerations to keep in mind. Don’t miss this timely discussion.

FOX Public Webcast: 2022 State of the Ultra-Wealth Business: Recharting the Course
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Explosive wealth growth and escalating client demands are collectively impacting the course of the Ultra-High Net Worth business. ​This webcast will discuss some of the challenges presented by this shift in our industry. Will this new shift cause a meaningful departure from common past practices and spur the adoption of new ones? How prepared are advisors for this new era? What are providers doing to change to adapt? All of this and more will be addressed.

Modernizing the Family Office | 2022 FOX Technology Showcase
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The objective of this session is to uncover if your family office’s accounting, investment performance and tax compliance systems are meeting your needs. We will explore opportunities to automate repetitive manual tasks, manage data, store documents efficiently and securely, confidently budget for investments in new technologies, and more. Mike Johnson, Partner, RSM Tony Wood, Family Office Leader, Principal, RSM This session also includes the Technology Showcase Snapshot: Masttro.

The Future of Family Office Reporting
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While there are many items family offices should look for in technology solutions, one vital component is reporting capabilities. For family offices considering a move to Sage Intacct, there are five reporting advantages you can count on to help deliver the data and transparency that are important to the family members.

Checklist for Changing State Domicile
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Taking affirmative steps to move one’s property and connections out of their old home is critical to avoiding undesired consequences, such as dual domicile treatment or taxation by another state. This checklist identifies primary and secondary factors that should be considered when establishing domicile in a new state for income tax purposes.

The Hidden Costs of QuickBooks
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Most small businesses begin their financial lives using Intuit's QuickBooks, but if your business has moved beyond the entry level, your organization may be facing a number of challenges as you hit the limits of QuickBooks’ functionality. With the right framework and guidelines, you can assess the hidden costs of continuing to use QuickBooks along with the financial upside of switching to a modern financial management and accounting system.

5 Tips to Protect Against ID Theft
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Identity theft occurs when personal information about an individual is stolen and used typically for financial gain. Criminals can obtain personal information electronically through hacking or illegally purchasing information from the Deep Web/Dark Web. They can also obtain information through paper records that are not properly disposed of or securely stored.

Six Signs of Ineffective Family Office Reporting
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Based on a FOX Research, the average family office spends about 32 percent of its time on financial administration and reporting. That’s almost 17 weeks a year spent on collecting, verifying, analyzing, and consolidating financial information. For some family offices, these jobs took up as much as 75 percent of their time, which left them with little time to contribute to the true strategic objectives of a family office. The good news is that there is a better way, but first it's important to examine where family offices are going wrong.