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Sep 18, 2020
New legislation aims to offer even more help.
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Sep 18, 2020
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is moving beyond environmental issues and more into the areas of social and governance reporting.
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Sep 18, 2020
The annual list recognizes thought leaders, decision-makers, standard-setters and others who are shaping the future of the profession.
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Sep 18, 2020
Prager Metis launches Latin entertainment group; KPM CPAs hires six; and more CPA news.
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Sep 18, 2020
The Top 100 Firm based in Atlanta has acquired Plush Smith P.A., a firm in Sarasota, Florida.
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Sep 18, 2020
The update includes a new point-of-sale tool, advanced expense management, and a new, deep integration with Shopify.
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Sep 18, 2020
The update includes a new point-of-sale tool, advanced expense management, and a new, deep integration with Shopify.
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Sep 18, 2020
As state and local tax forecasts continue to paint a very ugly budget picture, there is little reason to doubt that officials are casting about in search of new sources of revenue.
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Sep 18, 2020
With the incremental complexities and associated risks this year, companies and auditors cannot afford to fall behind.
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Sep 18, 2020
Money managers and pension funds want companies to publish their 2020 annual reports in line with guidance from the International Accounting Standards Board that calls for incorporating climate-related risks in financial statements.
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Sep 17, 2020
Difficult and complex; $4,000 tax on $2 million; little horse sense; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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Sep 17, 2020
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Democratic legislative leaders have agreed on a budget deal that will raise taxes on millionaires to fund rebates for about 800,000 middle-class households.
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Sep 17, 2020
Democrats introduce wildfire disaster tax relief bill
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Sep 17, 2020
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released an accounting standards update Thursday to enhance the transparency of how nonprofits report contributed nonfinancial assets, also known as gifts in kind.
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Sep 17, 2020
Rep. Pete Olson, a Republican from Texas, has introduced a bill that would offer tax incentives to employers who train workers about best practices for reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
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Sep 17, 2020
The U.K.'s Financial Reporting Council sanctioned Deloitte and two of its former partners for their audits of the software company Autonomy prior to its acquisition by HP and levied a record penalty.
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Sep 17, 2020
The state society will have the Canadian company educate its members on AI and data analytics, as well as MindBridge's software solutions.
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Sep 17, 2020
You didn't like that old job much anyway.
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Sep 17, 2020
Wall Street firms may start facing pressure to pay out bonuses earlier than usual as their employees worry about the prospect of higher taxes under a Biden administration and Democrat-controlled Senate.
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Sep 17, 2020
Delivering advisory services to help small businesses through the pandemic is a win for everyone.
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Sep 16, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service is starting with the customer support area of its Exempt Organizations unit.
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Sep 16, 2020
The Institute of Management Accountants has launched a new promotional campaign to highlight the role of Certified Management Accountants in real-world situations, taking a more serious tone in the midst of the pandemic than its humorous ad campaigns.
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Sep 16, 2020
Tax preparers started noticing e-filing was not functional on Tuesday, September 15, some accountants receiving a message saying the system was experiencing "temporary filing errors."
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Sep 16, 2020
Mastermind Analytics identifies spending risks, provides benchmarks on demand, and gives finance teams more visibility into behavior patterns.
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Sep 16, 2020
There has been a rise in customer requests for help with finding remote hosting solutions.
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Sep 16, 2020
A former FASB chair believes the "revolving door" from firms to regulators and back is good for the capital markets.
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Sep 16, 2020
The U.S. Senate and Supreme Court are joining the House in not implementing President Donald Trump's order allowing employers to defer payroll taxes owed by workers.
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Sep 16, 2020
Facebook Financial, transcriptions in Word, and eight other developments in technology this past month, and how they'll impact your clients and your firm.
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Sep 15, 2020
Crypto help wanted; PPP and R&D; SEO tips; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Sep 15, 2020
Richard Jones is making post-implementation reviews of standards one of his top priorities, and taking a closer look at FASB's crowded agenda.
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Sep 15, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service released final regulations Tuesday for taxpayers who claim the rehabilitation credit under changes made in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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Sep 15, 2020
A majority of CFOs and other C-suite executives anticipate corporate tax rates will rise after the election, no matter whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden wins in November, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Sep 15, 2020
The American Institute of CPAs awarded the scholarships to five CPAs pursuing doctorates in accounting.
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Sep 15, 2020
Deloitte and other large firms such as PwC, Ernst & Young and BDO have been reporting revenue increases in recent weeks despite the pandemic.
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Sep 15, 2020
How can we adapt techniques that educators and educational institutions use in preparing for online classes to our fall work lineup?
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Sep 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic changed the game for everyone, but we'd be missing the beat if we didn't take a minute and look at the opportunity for growth.
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Sep 15, 2020
The collapse of Wirecard AG prompted accounting firm Ernst & Young to send a letter to clients expressing "regret" that it failed to uncover fraud at the company sooner.
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Sep 15, 2020
The Sept. 15 tax filing deadline is causing worries among taxpayers and tax practitioners in the midst of the pandemic, but the American Institute of CPAs believes that taxpayers will be able to avoid tax penalties if they write "COVID-19" at the top of their tax return.
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Sep 15, 2020
The AICPA believes taxpayers will be able to avoid penalties if they write "COVID-19" at the top of their return.
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Sep 14, 2020
Xero has revamped its "Starter" plans in the United States, prompted by the need to better support small and mid-sized businesses while they deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sep 14, 2020
The acquisition offers integration opportunities with CCH Axcess, Wolters Kluwer's cloud-based software suite for professional firms.
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Sep 14, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service has added a page to its website aimed at the marijuana industry to inform cannabis business owners about their tax compliance responsibilities.
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Sep 14, 2020
The biggest increase came in the advisory practice, where revenue rose 29.4 percent, followed by tax at 8.8 percent and assurance by 6.0 percent.
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Sep 14, 2020
The move to remote work has made us realize that modern accounting software such as financial close solutions is no longer a nice-to-have, it's a must-have.
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Sep 14, 2020
Mandated by the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work can also bring serious tax consequences.
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Sep 14, 2020
The annual poll gathers input on key performance indicators, management strategies, staffing and financial results from accounting practices across the country.
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Sep 14, 2020
The better planned the job is, the better organized it is and the better it gets done.
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Sep 14, 2020
It's been a most unusual year for tax pros, and National Conference of CPA Practitioners president Neil Fishman dives into the major issues — and what's to come.
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Sep 14, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives won't implement President Donald Trump's order allowing employers to defer payroll taxes owed by workers, joining major companies in rejecting the option.
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Sep 14, 2020
Millionaires could see much bigger tax bills if Democrat Joe Biden is elected president in November, but levies on most households below the top income brackets would stay about the same as under President Donald Trump, an outside analysis shows.
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Sep 14, 2020
Millionaires could see much bigger tax bills if Democrat Joe Biden is elected president in November, but levies on most households below the top income brackets would stay about the same as under President Donald Trump, an outside analysis shows.
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Sep 14, 2020
Now is the time to redouble your efforts, not to rest on your laurels.
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Sep 11, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service issued the special daily rates that taxpayers can use to substantiate the amount of expenses they can deduct for lodging, meals and incidental expenses.
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Sep 11, 2020
Strategic planning is misunderstood in most small and midsized CPA firms.
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Sep 11, 2020
Anti-fraud experts are seeing a rise in various types of fraud this year due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released Friday by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
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Sep 11, 2020
Among other things, the IRS is providing the 1040 in Spanish for the first time.
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Sep 11, 2020
The Carbon Disclosure Project, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board, the Global Reporting Initiative, the International Integrated Reporting Council and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board will work on a common set of disclosures.
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Sep 11, 2020
IRS named deputy chief of criminal investigation; Belfint, Lynos & Shuman promotes five; and more CPA news.
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Sep 11, 2020
In 2019, Armanino debuted TrustExplorer, an assurance platform that uses blockchain technology to provide continuous evidence collection and on-demand audit opinions.
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Sep 11, 2020
A month after President Donald Trump moved to shore up workers' incomes by giving employers the option of deferring payroll taxes, the effort has failed to energize a U.S. economy still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sep 11, 2020
A month after President Donald Trump moved to shore up workers' incomes by giving employers the option of deferring payroll taxes, the effort has failed to energize a U.S. economy still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sep 11, 2020
MindBridge's Eli Fathi and the revolution of AI in accounting.
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Sep 11, 2020
2020 has been a year of disruption -- but also of innovation and rapid evolution.
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Sep 10, 2020
Contemptuous; fashion misstatements; handwritten document; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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Sep 10, 2020
An introduction to the members of Accounting Today's annual ranking of the top workplaces in the profession.
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Sep 10, 2020
An introduction to the members of Accounting Today's annual ranking of the top workplaces in the profession.
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Sep 10, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service added six more forms to the 10 that can be signed digitally by taxpayers and tax professionals as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make it difficult for tax practitioners and their clients to meet in the same room.
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Sep 10, 2020
Ernst & Young reported Thursday that its global revenues grew 4.1 percent in local currency terms to a record level of $37.2 billion in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, despite the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Sep 10, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service plans to mail out letters later this month to an estimated 9 million non-filers, encouraging them to claim their economic impact payments by an Oct. 15 deadline.
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Sep 10, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve how it handles third-party requests for access to taxpayer information and electronic signatures from representatives such as CPAs, enrolled agents and attorneys that could leave taxpayers at risk of identity theft, according to a new report.
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Sep 10, 2020
COVID-19 has created new challenges and a remote work environment that heightens the risk of fraud at public companies.
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Sep 10, 2020
But enough issues remain that employers are not over-enthusiastic about the option, experts say.
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Sep 10, 2020
There's never been a better time to build client relationships.
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Sep 09, 2020
The state society honored three female professionals across Experienced and Emerging Leader categories.
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Sep 09, 2020
The coronavirus delay to July 15 helped the tax preparation chain launch its FY 2021.
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Sep 09, 2020
Accounting firms are still managing to see increases in their fees and income per partner this year, despite the economic downturn from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest edition of the annual Rosenberg Survey.
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Sep 09, 2020
Senate leaders will be trying to hold their parties together for a vote Thursday to advance a slimmed-down stimulus bill that Democrats have already rejected, with both sides jockeying for advantage in public perceptions two months before the election.
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Sep 09, 2020
The pandemic may encourage business owners to ‘borrow' from the government.
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Sep 09, 2020
The Democratic presidential nominee is proposing a 10 percent tax penalty on companies that move operations overseas and a 10 percent tax credit for companies that create jobs in the U.S.
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Sep 09, 2020
Clients' expectations are constantly shifting, and that's never been truer than in recent months with the COVID-19 pandemic sending businesses into a state of uncertainty.
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Sep 09, 2020
Accounting professionals who embrace a willingness to adapt are the ones more likely to emerge successfully from today's volatile market.
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Sep 09, 2020
The right communication strategy and strong deliverables are key.
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Sep 09, 2020
It doesn't need to be an oxymoron.
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Sep 08, 2020
Deferring payroll taxes; another way to track EIPs; managing needy clients; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Sep 08, 2020
An engaging presentation in the online world is quite different than in live events.
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Sep 08, 2020
An engaging presentation in the online world is quite different than in live events.
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Sep 08, 2020
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board updated its research and standard-setting agendas.
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Sep 08, 2020
The American Institute of CPAs honored five ethnic minority accounting students with scholarships worth up to $20K each for pursuing the CPA license.
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Sep 08, 2020
ADP's Pete Isberg explains what we know about payroll tax deferral -- and what we don't.
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Sep 08, 2020
Democrats on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to overturn President Trump's executive action to defer payroll tax contributions, along with a resolution of disapproval that's being coordinated with Democrats in the Senate.
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Sep 08, 2020
Effective tax management can add 1% percent to a portfolio annually, and potentially more in highly volatile years
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Sep 08, 2020
The Compliance Assurance Process aims to help large corporations with real-time resolution.
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Sep 08, 2020
Constant and confusing changes to rates, rules and regulations globally have made international tax a hot area.
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Sep 07, 2020
My practice continuation tool kit has a sample purchase agreement with explanations of each step of the process.
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Sep 07, 2020
The move to online accounting systems opens up a world of functionality.
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Sep 04, 2020
The jobs report showed signs of economic recovery despite the COVD-19 pandemic, although the number of accounting and bookkeeping jobs declined.
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Sep 04, 2020
The jobs report showed signs of economic recovery despite the COVD-19 pandemic, although the number of accounting and bookkeeping jobs declined.
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Sep 04, 2020
The Illinois CPA Society's program connects local accounting students with motivational speakers, recruiters and coaches to help launch accounting and finance careers.
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Sep 04, 2020
The new product helps firms manage budgets, actuals, timesheets and analysis.
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Sep 04, 2020
While accounting leaders were shepherding their firms through a global health and economic crisis this year, their employees were watching closely.
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