Advisory April 24, 2026
5 M&A Signals CPAs Should Be Watching for Their Clients in 2026
The choppiness of the M&A market is an opening, not an obstacle. Use it to build a stronger advisory foundation with the clients who need it most.
May 23, 2018
AICPA Comments to IRS on Proposed Regulations for Valuing Inventories
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has recommended changes to the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) proposed Dollar-Value Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) Regulations: Inventory Price Index Computation (IPIC) Method Pool.
May 23, 2018
IRS Issues Notice on State and Local Tax Deductions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued a notice stating that proposed regulations will be issued addressing the deductibility of state and local tax payments for federal income tax purposes. Notice 2018-54 also...
May 23, 2018
Adaptive Insights Launches Customer Journey Program
The new customer program is anchored by a new website that provides a broad view of the possibilities for more collaborative and comprehensive planning and then walks customers through the considerations for implementing the selected elements of their ...
May 23, 2018
Thomson Reuters to Host 20th Annual EBIA Advanced Cafeteria Plans and Benefits Conference
Session topics will cover new and evolving benefit designs—such as qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (QSEHRAs) and association health plans—as well as compliance responsibilities under existing laws and regulations, including ...
May 23, 2018
Why Compliance is a CPA’s Competitive Weapon for 2018
As economies, businesses, and people progress through innovation, so must accountants adapt to the evolving role of finance. The days of the one-dimensional CPA number cruncher are long gone. Accountants are increasingly expected to master areas ...
May 22, 2018
FBI Tips on Network Security for Small Business
In addition to securing your data, there are everyday network security concerns that we all face. Here’s what we learned by talking with a James M.T. Morrison, a Senior Computer Scientist at the FBI who is working to educate and empower companies to be mo
May 22, 2018
What AI Means for the Accounting Profession: Part II
We see a number of products that are running crude AI today and vendors that are pretty far along in their use of AI. Getting products that apply to small and medium businesses are more of a challenge, but we see efforts at Intuit, Xero, BQE Core, ...
May 22, 2018
Why and How: Artificial Intelligence: Part I
One of the hot areas of emerging technology is Artificial Intelligence or AI. You know a topic is hot when products use the terminology in their name or in their marketing materials. We’ve see this done with “ease of use”, Cloud Computing, and Blockchain.
Technology May 22, 2018
Mom-and-Pop Stores Need CPAs More Now Than Ever
Up early in the morning and working late into the evening, many shop owners are not only working on the business, they are working in the business. Consider your wardrobe; the time of day you can speak with them one-on-one without too many distractions.
May 22, 2018
I’m Lucky to Know About Mom-and-Pop Businesses
My father owned his own business. He got up earlier than the sun in the morning and came home after dark every night. He worked harder than any of the dozens of employees who punched a clock in his tool & die company.
May 22, 2018
Apps We Love May 2018: Parenting and Childcare Apps
As we head into the summer months, many working parents will be searching for options to help with child care. You may have your tried and true favorites, you work from home, a responsible family member moves in for the summer, your kids are in a ...
May 22, 2018
4 Ways to Motivate Your Staff Daily
While a healthy paycheck contributes to employee satisfaction, money won’t keep the best employees if other more important aspects of their employment are not met, according to one of the nation’s principal authorities on leadership science.