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April 29, 2019 

The Illinois CPA Society recently hosted more than 170 accounting students from colleges and universities across the state at its Jumpstart to Accounting program. The annual event provides students exclusive access to ...

April 29, 2019 

If you’re like most small firms your marketing activities were placed on the back burner while you studied the TCJA and translated the new law for your clients this tax season. Take a breath – or a well-deserved vacation – and then dust off your marketing

Jean Caragher

April 28, 2019 

More than a decade on from the global financial crisis of 2008, the financial services industry is far from settled. In fact, the next five years look set to be just as dynamic for financial services companies as the previous ten. David Furlonger, ...

April 28, 2019 

If you are like most people on Social Security, you need that check every month to buy groceries and to keep a roof over your head. But believe it or not, for a fortunate few that check is essentially bonus money, totally unnecessary for day-to-day survival. ““That situation is not as unusual as many may...…

April 28, 2019 

The IRS, has very strict rules deeming which people are employees and ones that are not. The tests are rather simple to follow. They all boil down to whether the employer has “control” over the employee.

Craig Smalley

April 28, 2019 

At its annual Spring Collaborative meeting held April 28-30, 2019 in Chicago, Information Technology Alliance (ITA) President Stan Mork announced that the ITA Board of Directors has selected a new president to take over his role upon retirement on ...

April 25, 2019 

The future of work is already here. But how is that impacting students, and equally importantly, professors? This spring, PwC launched a series of data analytics academies designed just for professors. These two-day seminars take a hands-on look at ...

April 25, 2019 

In the past year, nearly three quarters of corporate tax professionals (74 percent) say they dedicated extra time and resources, including bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI), in order to comply with federal tax reform policy changes, according to ...

April 25, 2019 

The Associate Chief Counsel, International, is responsible for coordinating and directing all activities of the international organizational component of the Office of Chief Counsel. That organization provides legal advisory services on all ...

April 25, 2019 

This annual career development conference will spotlight top strategies for advancement, networking and leadership growth that will equip attendees with the critical skills necessary for consistent success and upward mobility in the accounting and ...

April 25, 2019 

The Excel Awards were established in 1984 by the ICPAS Board of Directors. They are presented each year to new CPAs for outstanding performance on the Uniform CPA Exam.

April 25, 2019 

The ETAAC provides an organized public forum for discussion of issues in electronic tax administration, such as prevention of identity theft and refund fraud. ETAAC supports the overriding goal that paperless filing is the preferred and most ...