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.
November 7, 2017
Adaptive Insights Adds Financial and Operational Planning
The third major software release of the year, Adaptive Suite 2017.3, brings new features and functions that continue to deliver on the company’s commitment to offer a planning, reporting, and analytics platform that enables businesses to adopt an ...
November 6, 2017
CPA Practice Advisor Launches New Tax Practice Advisor Newsletter
CPA Practice Advisor, the source for news, software reviews, and best practices advice for members of the accounting profession, has launched a new weekly newsletter specifically directed at tax preparers.
November 6, 2017
50% of Businesses Still Use Paper Checks – But They Won’t For Long
Lack of adoption for electronic payments in B2B transactions is still a widespread problem. With 50 percent of businesses still using paper checks as their primary mode of payment, the inefficient paper processes maintained by accounting professionals ...
November 4, 2017
Printable IRS Form 1099-MISC for Tax Year 2017 – For 2018 Income Tax Season
Printable and fileable Form 1099-MISC for tax year 2017. This form is filed by April 15, 2018.
November 3, 2017
10 Million U.S. Taxpayers Faced IRS Penalties in 2016
Most of those affected taxpayers can easily reduce or, in some cases, eliminate the penalty by increasing their withholding or adjusting estimated tax payments for the rest of the year. With a little planning, taxpayers can avoid the penalty altogether.
November 2, 2017
Examining the GOP Tax Reform Proposal
The current graduated seven-bracket structure would be reduced to four rates of 12%, 25%, 35% and 39.6%. The previous plan was based on only three brackets with a top rate of 35% and didn’t specify income amounts. Thus, this new plans preserves the ...
November 2, 2017
Fair Scheduling Laws: The Newest Employment Law Trend in the USA
Sometimes called secure scheduling, fair scheduling, or restrictive scheduling, new employment laws are creating major compliance requirements for businesses. Currently 5 cities and 1 state have passed some form of a scheduling law.
November 2, 2017
2018 Minimum Wage Changes – State-By-State
Twenty-seven states — plus Washington, D.C. — index their minimum wages to rise automatically with the cost of living. More states will index minimum wage increases annually, starting in the following years, like: Minnesota (2018), Michigan (2019) and ...
November 2, 2017
New Tax Reform Plan Cuts Corporate Tax Rate, Eliminates AMT and Estate Tax, Changes Brackets
The plan would also repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT) and the estate tax, while preserving the current status quo tax deferred treatment of 401(k) and similar accounts.
November 2, 2017
Right Networks Acquires Xcentric
The acquisition combines two customer-centric, accounting vertical-focused market leaders, bringing together a comprehensive set of offerings that address every step of the cloud journey for CPA firms, accounting professionals and their SMB clients.
November 2, 2017
Will 2018 Income Tax Refunds Be Delayed Again? EITC and ACTC Credits
Taxpayers can start efiling their returns as soon as January 12, 2018 for taxes overpaid (refunds) in tax year 2017, using either an income tax preparer or through do-it-yourself tax programs. Filing early can greatly speed up the refund process, ...
November 2, 2017
2018 IRS Income Tax Tables and Brackets
Because a higher Consumer Price Index (CPI) pushes the ranges of the income brackets upward and also increases the standard deduction and exemption amounts, the taxes due on the same income decrease from year to year. For example, suppose married ...