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.
December 18, 2017
Neat and Fujitsu ScanSnap Partner for Document Tracking and Management
This past July, Neat made an official announcement that it had completed its exit from the scanner market and announced a hardware certification program that would ensure its popular software app would continue to be available to consumers that use a ...
December 18, 2017
The Top 5 Networking Mistakes by Business Execs
The No. 2 blunder, respondents reported, is failing to keep in touch or reaching out only when they need something (23%).
December 18, 2017
Building Client Relationships in a Distributed World
While there are clear benefits, cloud-enabled accounting solutions have greatly reduced or eliminated the need to interact directly with clients. Gone are the days of visiting client sites to help them process paper checks, or receive their paper records.
December 18, 2017
How to Win More Valuation Clients with Your Website
Many valuation firms try to identify prospects by networking and cultivating referrals from past clients. But research by consultant CEB, now part of research firm Gartner Inc., shows that most small business owners research a new product or service ...
December 18, 2017
IRS Offers Guidance to Businesses and Taxpayers Who Had Property Losses in 2017
Revenue Procedure 2018-08 provides safe harbor methods that individual taxpayers may use in determining the amount of their casualty and theft losses for their homes and personal belongings. Four of the safe harbor methods may be used for any ...
December 18, 2017
Some Businesses Face Data Analysis “Nightmare” with New Accounting Standards
The new lease accounting standard fundamentally changes accounting for lease transactions and will move thousands of lease contracts onto a company’s books and demands a level of data collection, storage and lease accounting that was not previously ...
December 18, 2017
CEOs Risk Jobs if Taxes Differ Too Greatly from Competition
Past research has offered mixed evidence on whether they do or do not: it has found that, despite the existence of a 35% statutory levy, federal tax rates differ considerably from one firm to another, as corporations navigate in myriad ways the ...
December 18, 2017
Annual Bonuses Expected to Increase this Year
Senior managers were asked, "Do you expect year-end bonus levels to be higher or lower than last year?"
December 18, 2017
What Makes Entrepreneurial Mentorship Work?
Mentoring appears to be an essential factor in entrepreneurial success, as many incubators, tech hubs, and universities have programs to match startup founders with experienced veterans.
December 18, 2017
GASB Proposes Guidance on Capitalization of Interest Cost
The Exposure Draft, Accounting for Interest Cost during the Period of Construction, proposes guidance that would enhance the relevance and comparability of information about capital assets and the cost of borrowing for a reporting period.
December 18, 2017
The Basics of Franchise Accounting
As a franchise owner, you can run your own business without the risk of starting a brand new company. Like any business, you take on the many responsibilities of day-to-day operations, including some basic accounting tasks.
December 18, 2017
IFRS Taxonomy Guide for Companies Now Available
The IFRS Taxonomy facilitates the digital creation and consumption of financial information. It improves investors’ access to financial information by listing and defining specific codes, or elements, that can be used to tag items of data.