Technology February 9, 2026
Botkeeper is Closing Its Doors
In a statement posted on the Botkeeper website over the weekend, Enrico Palmerino wrote that the automated bookkeeping platform he founded in 2015 is shutting down.
January 13, 2017
IRS Free File Starts, But Refund Delays Expected for EITC
Taxpayers can get a jump now on preparing their returns, and the companies will hold the returns until Jan. 23 when the filing season officially begins. Taxpayers also should remember that, by law, the IRS must hold refunds claiming the Earned Income ...
January 13, 2017
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January 13, 2017
A Look at President-Elect Trump’s Pro-Business Labor Nominee, Andrew Puzder
President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice for Labor chief, and while the nominee’s name may be relatively unknown, a look at his ideology reveals that his nomination is not much of a surprise. Indeed, throughout his campaign Trump has derided President Obama’s regulatory action, and during a recent stop in Des Moines, Iowa, Trump promised...…
January 12, 2017
Report Analyzes Estate Planning Tax Strategies for Sales to an Irrevocable Trust
Thomson Reuters has released a special report, Sales to Intentionally Defective Irrevocable Trusts, which discusses the sale to an intentionally defective irrevocable trust (IDIT) in exchange for its promissory note. The report establishes that the ...
January 12, 2017
How Small Accounting Firms Find Big Advantages in the Cloud
Traditional accounting practices relying on non-integrated accounting systems, beware. Today’s competitive financial services world demands actionable insights that improve efficiency and drive revenue. You may find yourself overtaken by accounting ...
January 12, 2017
List Highlights Top-Rated Tax and Accounting Pros
When searching for tax and accounting help, it can be hard to determine who is a superstar and who is nonresponsive. The TaxBuzz Top 50 recognizes the best-reviewed and highest-rated CPAs, EAs and tax professionals of 2016.
January 11, 2017
Americans Spent $46 Billion on Gift Cards in 2016
Gift cards have become not only an acceptable substitute for more traditional gift options, but are increasingly expected and eagerly used, especially among "older" Millennial adults, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in the report ...
January 11, 2017
What Trump’s Presidency Means for Taxes
With the inauguration only a week away, many voters are wondering what Trump's presidency means for taxes, and whether he will follow through with his pre-election tax proposals.
January 11, 2017
New Scam Targets Tax Professionals
The new phishing scheme is targeting accounting and tax preparation firms nationwide, with the cyber criminals trying to collect sensitive information that will allow fraudsters to prepare fraudulent tax returns.
January 11, 2017
NVCA Adds New Award Categories for 2017
The new award categories include the Rising Star Award, Excellence in Healthcare Innovation Award and the Venture Firm of the Year Award. These three new award categories join the current roster of awards that includes the Lifetime Achievement in ...
January 11, 2017
AICPA Issues Revenue Recognition Working Drafts for Aerospace, Telecom and Time-Shares
The AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinREC) has issued four new working drafts of accounting issues related to the implementation of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers – for ...
January 11, 2017
CFOs Say Sloppy Work is Biggest Peeve
More than one-third (35 percent) of CFOs cited lacking attention to detail or sloppy work as the most annoying behavior by coworkers.