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.
October 24, 2018
Advisory Committee Recommends IRS Improve W-9, E-Signatures, and More
The report includes a discussion on how to implement and/or improve processes such as those for the Change of Business Master File Entity Addresses, E-Signature for Form W-9 as well as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
October 24, 2018
IRS Issues Proposed Regs on New Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations and other published guidance for the new Opportunity Zone tax incentive. Opportunity Zones, created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, were designed to spur investment in distressed communities throughout the country through tax benefits. Under a nomination process completed in June,...…
October 24, 2018
Gender Pay Gap Costs Women $500 Billion Per Year
Working women lose out on $500 billion a year because of a persistent gender pay gap, with women paid only 80 cents, on average, for every dollar paid to a man. The American Association of University Women’s (AAUW) annual report, The Simple Truth ...
October 24, 2018
San Francisco-Based VPTax Opens Office in Israel
VPTax is owned and operated by experts drawn from senior level positions at the Big 4 accounting firms. By leveraging proprietary software applications and in-house expertise, VPTax delivers superior quality at prices far below the competition.
October 24, 2018
Update on Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA) provides for shelter from capital gains tax for investment into qualified opportunity funds (QOF) and the permanent exclusion of capital gains from the sale or exchange of an investment in the QOF.
October 24, 2018
Captive Insurance Arrangements and Taxes
Captive insurance is generally defined as an insurance arrangement that is wholly owned and controlled by those insured. The primary purpose of the said captive is to insure risks of its owners, and those insured benefit from the captive insurer’s ...
October 24, 2018
PTIN Renewal Period Opens for Tax Preparers
Anyone who prepares or helps prepare any federal tax return, or claim for refund, for compensation must have a valid PTIN from the IRS. The PTIN must be used as the identifying number on returns prepared. Failure to have and use a valid PTIN may ...
October 24, 2018
FloQast Releases New Flux Module for Financial Reporting
Performing a monthly flux analysis on the income statement and balance sheet is essential for accounting teams to identify problems before they spin out of control. However, too many teams often skip this critical step because flux takes too much ...
October 24, 2018
Wolters Kluwer Announces 2018 Emerging Leaders
Now in its 6th year, the Emerging Leaders Program allows tax and accounting firms to nominate a rising star who displays key attributes including technical competency, exceptional communication skills, strong client service behavior, forward thinking ...
October 24, 2018
Economy, Taxes, and Healthcare Top Voting Issues for Business Owners in 2018
Rounding out the list, when ranked by percentage among respondents’ top three choices, government regulation and complexity (43 percent), wage legislation (i.e., minimum wage laws, overtime rules, and pay equity) (26 percent), immigration ...
October 24, 2018
The Five Costs of Reactive Technology Management in Accounting Firms
For accounting firms that plan to remain independent and grow organically, the costs of reactive IT management affect profits, productivity and retention.
October 24, 2018
Sage Showcases New Product Innovations at Sage Intacct Advantage 2018
Introduced in limited release in September, Sage Intacct Budgeting and Planning is a powerful, yet easy to use, cloud-based financial budgeting and planning solution that streamlines and improves the budget planning process. It is designed for small ...