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November 26, 2019 

As the year winds to a close, tax professionals have the opportunity to look at their clients’ tax situations to identify tax savings or deferral options that may help decrease their tax liability.

Mike D'Avolio

November 26, 2019 

To ensure the relevance of CPAs and the CPA profession, it is time to look beyond the traditional tax, accounting, and audit services—what we refer to as compliance services—that CPAs have built their reputations on.

November 25, 2019 

As a new study notes, this probably reflects concerns about the amount of time board service entails, concerns that "are exacerbated when one considers that a CFO who serves on an outside board is likely to be a member of the audit committee, which is ...

November 22, 2019 

The American Institute of CPAs has issued recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the calculation of unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) under section 512(a)(6) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).

November 22, 2019 

Avii, provider of the Avii Workspace unified SaaS platform for tax, audit, advisory, compliance and management consulting firms, now with the XCM productivity enablement and workflow platform.

November 22, 2019 

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (DHG), a U.S. top 20 public accounting and advisory firm, has acquired the accounting firm of RyanSharkey of Vienna, Virginia, effective December 1, 2019. RyanSharkey’s 50-person team adds strength to DHG’s assurance, tax and ...

November 21, 2019 

Three banks match the category average with scores of 78: Citizens Bank (unchanged), Fifth Third Bank (up 4%), and Regions Bank (down 1%).

November 21, 2019 

Each year, Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance selects a local charity or non-profit to support through its AFWA Gives Back initiative during the Women Who Count National Conference. This year, AFWA challenged conference attendees to bring gently ...

November 21, 2019 

83 percent of investors surveyed also agreed on the likelihood of a global recession in the next 12 to 18 months, meaning businesses will need to work even harder to outstrip the competition.

November 21, 2019 

The retirement setback from early withdrawals is noticeable by respondents who have done so; 61% are behind where they should be on retirement savings, and just 18% say they are ahead of where they should be.

November 21, 2019 

The first days on a job aren't always smooth sailing, suggests new research from global staffing firm Accountemps. While nearly all professionals surveyed (95%) said their company has an onboarding process, and 79% rated it as effective, 59% of ...

November 21, 2019 

Javier Goldin, CPA, an early champion of virtual CFO/controller services, has been named the 2019 recipient of CPA.com’s Innovative Practitioner Award, which recognizes innovation in process, services or technology implementation in public accounting.