Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
June 5, 2019
UCLA Forecast Shows Chances of Recession Increasing
Concurrently, Shulman warns that “when the economy slows to 1% growth, the risk of a recession becomes very real, with the second half of 2020 being most problematic.
June 5, 2019
Indiana CPA Society Members Visit Lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
Members of the Indiana CPA Society (INCPAS) visited Indiana lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to discuss the accounting profession’s advocacy agenda. They were attending the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Spring Meeting of Council and ...
June 5, 2019
Do Clawback Penalties Spur Misreporting?
Which is the better way to spur achievement – by rewarding employees for attaining goals or by penalizing them for failing to do so? While the question has remained a perennial matter of debate, a new scholarly paper observes that "given the financial ...
June 5, 2019
Small Business Wages and Hiring Growth Hold Stready
The South continues to lead regions in employment growth; the West remains the top region for hourly earnings growth. Dallas is again the top metro for job growth; San Diego continues to lead metros for wage growth.
June 4, 2019
The Tax Blotter: June 4, 2019
With the summer coming up soon, your small business clients may arrange to have their teenaged kids work for the firm instead of lounging around the pool. This can provide ta advantages for bot the family and the business.
June 3, 2019
Canopy Launches New Cloud-Based Professional Tax Prep System
Canopy, a maker of cloud-based practice management for tax and accounting professionals, announced the commercial launch of Canopy Tax Prep. The system includes full integration between entities and with the practice management platform.
June 3, 2019
Home Values in U.S. Fall for the First Time in Seven Years
U.S. home values fell from March to April, the first month-over-month decline since February 2012, according to the April Zillow Real Estate Market Report.
June 3, 2019
Father’s Day Spending Forecast to Hit New High of $16 Billion
Americans are expected to spend more than ever on gifts for Father’s Day this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insight & Analytics. Total spending for the holiday is estimated to reach $16 billion, up from last year’s $15.3 billion. “Fathers, husbands and sons can expect to feel the...…
June 3, 2019
IRS Offering Early Bird Registration Discount for Tax Forums
The IRS hosts forums across the country to interact with tax professionals and provide the latest information on federal and state tax issues. Attendees who register by 5 p.m. Eastern time on June 15 qualify for the early bird rate of $235.
June 3, 2019
GSCPA Members Visit Lawmakers to Discuss Issues Important to the Accounting Profession
Members of the Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA) visited Georgia lawmakers in Washington, DC to discuss the accounting profession’s advocacy agenda. The CPAs were attending the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Spring Meeting of Council and Annual ...
June 3, 2019
Top CFO Skills: Business Development, HR and Tech
The CFOs had an average of nine years of accounting and finance experience earlier in their career, but only 14 percent said they had worked exclusively in accounting and finance. They also worked at three different companies, on average.
June 3, 2019
EY Completes Acquisition of Legal Managed Services Firm
The acquisition significantly grows the existing EY Law service offerings. With Pangea3, more than 1,100 legal project managers, services professionals and technologists join EY, bringing the total number of EY Law professionals across the globe to 3,500.