Archived News for Tax & Accounting Professionals

Bankers give advice to small business owners: Assess your banking relationship

Seven key questions small business owners should ask themselves about their bank

News • April 16th, 2013

Increased small business lending coming, according to FICO survey

Lenders expect credit supply for small businesses to meet demand, approval rate on loan applications to increase, and loan delinquencies to drop

News • April 16th, 2013

Tax preparer, a former IRS agent, gets 24 years for defrauding clients and attempted murder

A former IRS agent who opened a tax preparation business was sentenced Friday to nearly 24 years in prison for defrauding clients out of more than $11 million and then attempting to hire a hit man to kill four of them.

News • April 16th, 2013

Congress considering bills to protect against tax fraud and ID theft

Lawmakers renew push for legislation to prevent $5 billion tax ID fraud

News • April 16th, 2013

Thomson Reuters Acquires TaxWorks Software from RedGear Technologies

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters recently announced the acquisition of select TaxWorks assets from RedGear Technologies.

News • April 16th, 2013

Apr. 25: Free CPE Webcast on Using Cloud-Based Tax Prep and Workflow

CPA Practice Advisor will host a CPE-eligible webcast on Thursday, Apr. 25 on how to use cloud-based programs for tax preparation and workflow.

News • April 16th, 2013

Doc.It and Network Management Group Form Strategic Alliance

April 16, 2013 – Doc.It and Network Management Group Inc (NMGI) have announced the creation of a strategic alliance between the two companies. Doc.It is a provider of a scalable full suite of document management products for accounting professionals.

News • April 16th, 2013

IRS report shows which tax payers are more likely to face an audit

What are the odds of being audited? One factor that affects the odds is income, with top earners much more likely to receive IRS correspondence, a visit or a formal hearing.

News • April 15th, 2013

First Financial Planning Competency Handbook released by CFP Board

CFP Board's First-Ever Book Published by Wiley

News • April 15th, 2013

Homebuilders worried about rising labor and materials costs

U.S. homebuilders are concerned that limited land and rising costs for building materials and labor will slow sales in the short term.

News • April 15th, 2013

Contractors are using mobile more than ever: Survey shows jobsite use up 35% in last year

The use of smartphones by contractors while on the job jumped 35% from last year, according to new research from EMA Contractors, a specialty group at Eric Mower + Associates.

News • April 15th, 2013

Bloomberg BNA Offers 2013 Edition of "ERISA Regulations"

New Edition Contains All the Rules and Regulations on Employee Benefits Issued by Federal Agencies, in One Comprehensive Volume

News • April 15th, 2013

Former orthodontist representing himself in $36M tax fraud case

While succeeded in obtaining a federal judge's permission to plead his own case, the court rejected a lengthy habeas corpus motion in which Dr. Unger disavowed the court's jurisdiction and used numerous Biblical references to support his effort to...

News • April 15th, 2013

Investor Advocate Warns That Investors in Non-Traded REITs Could Have Losses They Don't Know About

One of the nation's largest brokerage firms, LPL Financial has been ordered to re-pay more than $2 million in restitution to investors who bought shares of REITs that are not traded on the stock exchange.

News • April 15th, 2013

Former home loan officer receives 27 month prison sentence for $2.5M fraud

Daniel A. Vivas of Oklahoma City has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy that caused more than $2.5 million in losses to various banks and mortgage lenders.

News • April 15th, 2013

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