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.
February 26, 2018
Key Exception in New Mortgage Interest Deduction Rules
Prior to the TCJA, a taxpayer could deduct mortgage interest for a qualified residence on the first $1 million of acquisition debt and the first $100,000 of home equity debt. “Acquisition debt” is defined as a loan used to buy, build or substantially ...
February 26, 2018
Tax Identity Theft Cases Drop for Second Year
Key indicators of identity theft dropped for the second year in a row in 2017. This includes a 40 percent decline in taxpayers reporting they are victims of identity theft in 2016. Since 2015, the number of tax-related identity theft victims has fallen...
February 26, 2018
7 Questions to Gain More Business Valuation Engagements
Business owners have 80 to 90 percent of their financial wealth locked up within their businesses, according to the Exit Planning Institute, which trains and advises succession planning professionals. However, survey after survey by the institute ...
February 26, 2018
Why Tech Adoption Should Matter to Your Firm
Technology is everywhere and it’s being adopted at rapid rates. Most likely, your clients are using the latest technology. Being informed and “in-the-know” could be important to retaining and acquiring clients, whether they’ve said so or not.
February 26, 2018
Six Major U.S. Banks Take Steps on Gender Pay Gap
Six of the nine banks and financial companies targeted by Arjuna Capital have now taken action, measuring and ameliorating pay practices on key measures to the vicinity of 99 percent since facing shareholder pressure.
February 26, 2018
My Tax Refund Is Late – IRS Refund Calendar and Chart 2018
The IRS began processing tax returns on January 29, 2018, for income earned in 2017. In general, the IRS says that returns with refunds are processed and payments issued within 21 days. For paper filers, this can take much longer, however.
February 23, 2018
March 1 is Tax Deadline for Farmers and Fishermen
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding farmers and fishers about the March 1 deadline to take advantage of special rules that can allow them to forgo making quarterly estimated tax payments.
February 23, 2018
MaloneBailey Named to Best of Houston List
MaloneBailey, LLP, a public accounting firm based in Houston, Texas, announced today that it has been named one of Houston’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2018 for its fifth year in a row.
February 23, 2018
Florida Accounting Firm Shinn & Co. Merges Into Carr, Riggs & Ingram
Top 20 nationally ranked CPA and advisory firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (CRI) has increased its investment in Florida, expanding its locations to serve clients there through the merger of Shinn & Company.
February 22, 2018
3 Popular Tax Benefits Retroactively Renewed
The Internal Revenue is ready to process tax year 2017 returns claiming three popular tax benefits recently renewed retroactively into law.
February 22, 2018
Vacation Time and Company Culture Top List of Worker Concerns (After Salary)
Beyond the paycheck, what factors are critical for candidates considering job offers? According to a new survey from staffing firm Accountemps, more than one-quarter of workers (26 percent) cited vacation time as most important. Corporate culture (24 ...
February 22, 2018
Armanino Foundation Marks First Anniversary with New Projects
Beginning this summer, the Armanino Foundation is sponsoring four volunteer vacations where staff and partners use their personal vacation time to travel around the country or abroad, donating their time to worthy projects.