Accounting August 4, 2026
Nominations Open for Innovation Awards and 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
March 11, 2018
Survey: 44% of Professionals Lose Sleep Over Work
Sleepless nights caused by work anxiety are taking a heavy toll on employees. According to new research from global staffing firm Accountemps, more than four in 10 professionals (44 percent) often lose sleep over work.
March 10, 2018
When Will the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Get Involved in Cryptocurrency?
What we’re seeing now are US companies setting up their ICO to occur overseas. However, the proceeds from that ICO are then funneled into the US Company, which sets off a disastrous tax scenario. This whole situation can be avoided by setting up a ...
March 9, 2018
Woodard’s Scaling New Heights: “This Event is Going to Take Place”
Update: Scaling New Heights 2018 is located at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The dates are June 17-20. More information can be found at https://woodard.com/2018-scaling-new-heights-home/ Reported March 9, 2018: Joe Woodard, CEO and manager of Woodard Events, LLC, the organization behind the annual accounting technology conference Scaling New Heights, is encouraging conference registrants...…
March 9, 2018
Mazars USA Opens Los Angeles Office
Mazars has opened its offices at 1875 Century Park East, Los Angeles, CA to serve the increasing needs of its clients and the expanding number of professionals at the location.
March 9, 2018
SASB and Fordham University Announce Collaboration
Fordham University will provide a permanent venue for SASB Standards Board meetings, beginning with SASB's next Standards Board meeting at Fordham tomorrow. New York City's central location enables the SASB to establish a more prominent presence in ...
March 9, 2018
The Tax Blotter: March 9, 2018
Generally, achievement awards and similar goodies handed out to employees or celebrities are taxable at ordinary income rates. However, there are several notable exceptions in the tax law.
March 9, 2018
IRS Warns of Fake Charity Tax Scams
These ‘fake’ charities attempt to attract donations from unsuspecting contributors, using a charitable reason and a tax deduction as bait for taxpayers. Fake charities are one of the “Dirty Dozen” tax scams for the 2018 filing season.
March 8, 2018
Women in Senior Management Down 2%
There has been little progress for women in senior leadership roles in the United States over the past year, according to a new report based on Grant Thornton International Ltd.’s quarterly survey of 2,500 mid-market businesses in 35 economies.
March 8, 2018
Treasury Pushes Harder on Carried Interest Limits
Prior to enactment of the new tax law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), managers of private equity funds could benefit from the usual capital gains rules for carried interest, the portion of a fund’s returns paid to managers. Unlike ordinary income ...
March 8, 2018
Workiva and Anaplan Announce Platform Integration
Workiva has integrated its Wdesk platform with Anaplan’s Connected Planning platform to offer a comprehensive solution for modernizing critical finance and accounting functions, including planning and analysis, management reporting, industry specific ...
March 8, 2018
National Society of Accountants Asks IRS for 6-Month Extension for S-Corp Elections
The requested extension, which extends the time from March 15 to September 15, will allow time for the IRS to issue appropriate guidance as well as time for tax preparers to analyze the guidance and provide sound advice to clients.
March 8, 2018
Is IRC §280E a Tax or a Penalty?
There was an interesting appeals case, that turned into a Writ of Certirori[1]. Green Solutions Retail, Inc. v. United States, started in US Tax Court. Green Solutions is a Colorado cannabis dispensary, that had its 2013, and 2014 tax returns audited ...