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 15, 2017
Tax Reform: House and Senate Reach Deal
House and Senate Republicans have agreed to a new tax reform bill – the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – by ironing out their differences in conference. Now the measure faces a vote in Congress before it can become law. As expected, the final version of the ...
December 15, 2017
ALTER Your Path: 5 Steps to Becoming a Consultant
As we try to keep up in today’s fast-paced, disruptive world, we need to remember we are extremely valuable. We have a fundamental understanding of how business works. Yes, it ties back to debit and credits, but today we don’t need to worry so much ...
December 14, 2017
2018 IRS Mileage Rates for Business Travel, Charitable, Medical and Moving Expenses
The business mileage rate and the medical and moving expense rates each increased 1 cent per mile from the rates for 2017. The charitable rate is set by statute and remains unchanged.
December 14, 2017
NABA Announces Partnership with AICPA Foundation to Expand ACAP Program
NABA's ACAP program exposes high schools students to a career in the accounting and finance profession while participating in one-week residency on a college or university campus. The structured program introduces students to accounting, finance, ...
December 14, 2017
The Top Five Benefits of Outsourced Accounting
Today’s business owners are facing greater expectations when it comes to financial transparency and government compliance. All too often, businesses are juggling day-to-day responsibilities alongside more complex and time-consuming tasks such as finance, accounting, compliance, internal audit, and risk management. They are simply trying to do more with fewer resources.
December 14, 2017
IRS Increases Mileage Rates for 2018
The business mileage rate and the medical and moving expense rates each increased 1 cent per mile from the rates for 2017. The charitable rate is set by statute and remains unchanged.
December 14, 2017
8 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring Seasonal Employees
With winter approaching, employers in certain industries may need to hire temporary employees to help handle seasonal increases in demand. Even though seasonal employees are by definition short-term hires, cutting corners during the onboarding ...
December 14, 2017
TaxSlayer Launches Online Advance Tax Refund Product
Exclusively from TaxSlayer, qualifying customers can receive up to $1000, in as little as 48 hours of their e-file being accepted by the IRS. Customers can select to receive these funds via direct deposit into their bank account or via an American ...
December 14, 2017
Outsourcing vs Automation: Is There a Difference?
When companies listen to the call of automation—even in the face of immediate shareholder interest—it earns it soul.
December 14, 2017
Survey Shows CFOs Combat Talent and Data Challenges with Strategic Tech Investments
In light of today’s evolved finance function, and extremely competitive market, businesses are hard pressed to find, engage, and retain accounting and finance talent with the requisite mix of capabilities and experience required to drive financial ...
December 14, 2017
Divvy Launches Secure Financial Platform
Using Divvy, businesses can prevent any fraudulent spending by assigning budgets to teams and individuals, tracking transactions in real-time, and analyzing spending across the entire company in one place.
December 14, 2017
Is Automation Killing Finance?
The automation shift that is now in motion boils down to this: By automating manual, slow, disconnected spreadsheet-based planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, Finance increasingly will be able to spend far more time leveraging data than ...