IRS May 29, 2026
IRS Increases Health Savings Account Limits for 2027
The IRS on Friday released its annual inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts for calendar-year 2027, with across-the-board increases.
September 8, 2020
IRS to Send Letter to 9 Million Non-Filers Who Didn’t Get Coronavirus Stimulus
The letters are being sent to people who haven’t filed a return for either 2018 or 2019. Based on an internal analysis, these are people who don’t typically have a tax return filing requirement because they appear to have very low incomes, based on ...
September 8, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerates Digital Transformation Strategies for Accounting Firms
As the world reels from COVID-19 and its ensuing economic effects, accounting firms are forced to innovate on a dime to ensure business continuity in the new normal. The economic shutdown and slow recovery have exposed just how much disruption the ...
September 8, 2020
Does Your Firm Have a Clear Vision for Document Management?
The more this year of clear vision has progressed, the more it has been blurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, frantic reactive thinking, and desperation. However, some firms have continued to look to the future, and have been proactive at choosing their ...
September 8, 2020
Best Places to Retire 2020
After putting in decades of hard work, Americans naturally expect to have financial security in our golden years. But not all can look forward to a relaxing retirement. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2020 Retirement Confidence ...
September 8, 2020
Can Corporate Transparency Inhibit Worker Productivity?
The study’s findings are based on an analysis of employee performance over an extended period in three workgroups totaling 94 employees who constituted separate shifts responsible for equipment inspection, operation, and maintenance in a ...
September 8, 2020
Coronavirus Splits Americans on Economy Ahead of Election
Those who believe their finances are better now than they were back in January 2017 tend to be male (31% vs. 22% of females), white (31% vs. 17% of all other races), college graduates (29% vs. 22% with no more than a high school diploma), ...
September 8, 2020
AICPA News: September 2020
AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the association.
September 7, 2020
How COVID-19 Unexpectedly Advanced the Future of Auditing
All the lessons we’ve learned from the pandemic so far have played a role in disrupting the status quo and the same holds true for the auditing profession. As those in the profession are all too aware, we have audited the same way for decades.
September 4, 2020
Communicating Compassion to Customers in Tough Times: Six Connections Suggestions for Showing Empathy
Hi. This is Trish with Copytech and we’re running a special on ink I thought you might be interested in. Really, Trish? Our business is down so much that we’re barely making copies right now. Thanks for being tone-deaf. No, I don’t want to hear about your specials. In February you had expressed interest in...…
September 4, 2020
5 Ways a Crisis Helps Drive Transformation
There’s a saying that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. What it actually represents is an opportunity–and the space–for change that normally isn’t available. Here are some of the key hurdles that usually stand in the way of change:
September 4, 2020
Illinois CPA Society Inspires Future CPAs at Jumpstart to Accounting Program
During the two-hour program, participants heard from and interacted with inspiring professionals from Accountemps, Becker, Caterpillar, Gleim, Roger CPA, Salesforce, and Wipfli, who covered the ins and outs of networking, standing out in in-person and ...
September 3, 2020
Empire Suite Announces Availability of Automated Tax Scheduling
Empire ATS helps accounting firms minimize the total cost of tax compliance work and maximize profits. This is accomplished by making sure the right resources are assigned to each return based on business sector expertise, client experience, staff ...