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April 1, 2019 

With the growing cybersecurity threats and increasingly stringent compliance standards, it has become customary for firms of all sizes to require strict assurance certifications when working with outsourced experts.

April 1, 2019 

The accounting and business advisory firm BDO USA, LLP has acquired BioProcess Technology Consultants, Inc. (BPTC), a provider of chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) consulting services to the global biopharmaceutical indus

March 29, 2019 

States and local jurisdictions are continuing to advance employment-related laws and regulations intended to protect workers. To help business owners remain aware and informed of the changing landscape, Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 29, 2019 

The National Society of Accountants (NSA) is holding a live Enrolled Agent (EA) exam review at the Charlotte Marriott City Center, May 13 - 15 2019.

March 29, 2019 

Guyder Hurley is a full-service accounting firm specializing in the affordable housing industry. The firm’s clients include public housing authorities, HUD multi-family housing projects, low-income housing tax credit developments, state and local ...

March 29, 2019 

Everywhere you look these days, IT organizations are looking to the cloud to solve their data storage, movement, and analytics challenges…and with good reason! Cloud services from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others have revolutionized how we think about data, from an IT and an end user perspective. They’ve vastly reduced the function of the corporate...…

March 29, 2019 

The IRS recently announced that it had further lowered the threshold to qualify for penalty relief from 85 percent to 80 percent.

March 29, 2019 

The survey of 450 C-suite executives and over 450 business analysts found that many organizations have wasted significant resources on business transformation initiatives that have been poorly planned. In fact, over four out of ten (41%) senior ...

March 29, 2019 

The change will prohibit entities from using their own EINs to obtain additional EINs. The requirement will apply to both the paper Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, and online EIN application.

March 29, 2019 

Bloomberg Tax has released the latest version of its ASC 842 compliance system , Advantage Leased Assets. The new enhancements include support for customized, flexible lease payment schedules. Also included in this release is integration support for automating workflows between Advantage Leased Assets and general ledgers, ERPs, and other accounting systems. “The ability to add...…

March 27, 2019 

Nominations are now closed for the CPA Practice Advisor/AICPA Most Powerful Women in Accounting Awards. The 25 winners will be recognized publicly at the AICPA Engage 2019 and featured in the June 2019 issue of CPA Practice Advisor magazine.

March 20, 2019 

The Illinois CPA Society has compiled a list of five keep tax issues that people involved in sports betting, even NCAA March Madness pools, need to keep in mind.