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January 9, 2019 

The audit, tax and consulting services firm RSM US LLP has joined the Sheltered Harbor alliance partner community in both an assurance and advisory capacity. A not-for-profit subsidiary of Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), Sheltered Harbor is the industry standard for protecting and recovering customer account data in the event that a...…

January 9, 2019 

The determination of the correct safe harbor amount is further complicated for S corporation shareholders who elected under section 965(i) to defer their entire section 965 tax liability until the occurrence of a triggering event, Nellen wrote.

January 9, 2019 

The OECD, European Commission and others have been studying this for many years. The AICPA recently released a policy paper that explains the topic, issues and lists what some countries are doing or proposing. See AICPA Policy Report – Taxation ...

Annette Nellen

January 8, 2019 

Enhanced disclosures, along with related metrics, can promote important dialogue and deepen the understanding of audit quality, according to a new resource published by the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ). The Audit Quality Disclosure Framework assists ...

January 8, 2019 

There is no doubt that estate tax planners were giddy when the estate tax exemption was raised to $11.18 million. However, as part of TCJA, there are income tax implications to certain types of estate planning, that may help your clients. A non-grantor trust is an irrevocable trust. An irrevocable trust’s main purpose is to...…

January 8, 2019 

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) recently announced its plan to tax remote sales. California businesses should know that it will likely affect in-state businesses as well.

January 8, 2019 

Zwickert was formerly Chief People Officer at NetSuite (now Oracle NetSuite), a provider of cloud-based applications, where she transformed the company’s Human Resources function through technological innovations. Prior to NetSuite, Zwickert was EVP ...

January 8, 2019 

What are the biggest issues employers will face in 2019 when it comes to HR, payroll, benefits and taxes? The experts at Paychex, Inc. have identified the top 10 regulatory issues they say businesses need to keep an eye on.

January 8, 2019 

The ITA is an independent, not-for-profit, professional association of leading CPA firms, consulting firms and technology vendors whose purpose is to share information and build relationships that improve the way its member firms, and their clients, ...

January 8, 2019 

During the program, the following organizations presented sessions and many interviewed students for a variety of paid accounting internships: Abbott, Crowe LLP, Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, Grant Thornton LLP, KPMG LLP, PwC LLP, and Sikich LLP.

January 7, 2019 

Christopher D. Ittner and Jeremy Michels of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, were named recipients of the 2019 Greatest Potential Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award.

January 7, 2019 

Since its enactment in 2002 in response to notorious financial scandals at Enron, WorldCom, and other corporate behemoths, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or SOX, has been a continuing target of criticism. And probably no provision of the law has provoked ...