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April 11, 2019 

Canopy designed the new app to enhance and complement the work accountants perform at their desks with the long-term vision of covering important accounting use cases including client and teammate collaboration, task management, document scanning ...

April 11, 2019 

The CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois, the charitable partner of the Illinois CPA Society, announced its Board of Directors to serve April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020.

April 11, 2019 

The American Institute of CPAs has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the guidance regarding the deduction for qualified business income (QBI) under Internal Revenue Code section 199A.

April 11, 2019 

Payroll taxes withheld by employers account for nearly 72 percent of all revenue collected by the IRS, making noncompliance and cheating in this area one of the biggest problems for the nation’s tax system. Payroll taxes are a priority area for the ...

April 11, 2019 

New Mexico is the latest of more than 35 states to adopt economic nexus and impose a sales tax collection requirement on remote businesses that have a certain amount of economic activity in the state.

Gail Cole

April 11, 2019 

This sales tax roundup packs a punch. Here are some of the most notable sales tax changes that could impact your sales tax compliance.

Gail Cole

April 11, 2019 

RSM US LLP, a national accounting, audit, tax, and consulting services firm, will join the Avalara CRUSH19 sales tax conference as the event’s Diamond sponsor. Avalara is a provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses of all sizes. This year’s event, themed The Path Forward for Tax Compliance, will take place May 8–10 in...…

April 11, 2019 

Nearly 86,000 individuals sat for the CPA Exam in 2018 with 110 candidates meeting the criteria to receive the Elijah Watt Sells Award.

April 11, 2019 

A new poll of small business owners shows the new tax law has not helped small businesses’ profitability nor has it helped small business owners hire, grow or invest in their businesses. In fact, 65% don’t think l

April 10, 2019 

Approximately 60% of respondents polled during a recent webcast by the firm said they would be willing to adopt technology within their organizations to automate repeatable tasks; however, 94% reported they were either not currently using (67%) or are...

April 10, 2019 

Often, taxpayers choose the standard deduction assuming that itemized deductions and other deductions would be less beneficial. This feeling is even stronger with the new increase in the standard deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, however ...

April 9, 2019 

The TAP reports annually to the Secretary of the Treasury, the IRS Commissioner and the National Taxpayer Advocate. The Office of the Taxpayer Advocate is an independent organization within the IRS that provides support for and oversight of the TAP.