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.
November 28, 2016
IRS Extends Obamacare Reporting Deadline for 2016
Form 1094-C is used to report to the IRS the summary information for the employer and for transmitting Forms 1095-C to the IRS. Form 1095-C is used to report information about each employee. The information reported on these forms is used to ...
November 28, 2016
For a Definition of Value, Just Ask Your Employees
The first step is specifying value from the standpoint of the customer. Accounting firms have multiple customers. The easiest to identify are, of course, the clients who pay you. But as you begin to understand the core of Lean, you need to identify ...
November 28, 2016
IRS Commissioner Gives Tax Season Briefing to AICPA
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen has been making the rounds. After giving a speech at the Council for Electronic Revenue Communication Advancement (CERCA) Fall Meeting on November 2 and the Security Summit Press Briefing on November 3, Koskinen ...
November 28, 2016
How to Grow a Profitable Business Valuation Practice
Several years ago, a business owner called Tim McDaniel seeking a business valuation to support the sale of her business to her son. She claimed to know already the value of the business – $2.5 million – and simply needed McDaniel to prove that ...
November 25, 2016
10 Ways Accounting Firms Can Retain Staff
A lot of the blame for staff defections must be placed on the outdated business model many CPA firms still use to run their firms and manage staff. Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results.
November 23, 2016
What Comes Next after New Overtime Rules Blocked?
In a stunning eleventh-hour decision, a federal judge in Texas has blocked the new “final overtime rule” set to take effect on December1, 2016. Judge Amos Mazzant held that the rule, promulgated by the Department of Labor (DOL), is in violation of federal law. The legal action was brought by 21 states and several prominent...…
November 23, 2016
IRS Offers Tax Tips to Self-Employed and Gig Economy Workers
As tax filing season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers who are self-employed or involved in the sharing economy to know about free resources that are available to help them with their taxes.
November 23, 2016
2017 CPA Practice Advisor Media Kit
Learn more about advertising opportunities and the topics CPA Practice Advisor will focus on in 2017.
November 23, 2016
New I-9 Form Released, Required After Jan. 22, 2017
By Jan. 22, 2017, employers must use only the new version, dated 11/14/2016. Until then, they can continue to use the version dated 03/08/2013 or the new version.
November 23, 2016
PDF of I-9 Form – 2016 Employment Eligibility
Printable PDF version of new I-9 form.
November 23, 2016
Accountants Want To Eliminate Paper Checks
Additionally, the survey exposed concerns about bill payment efficiency and security. Respondents that relied on handwritten checks or computer-printed checks often spend more time on bill payment, and 66% of all respondents worry that clients do not ...
November 23, 2016
California Supreme Court To Review Major Pension Ruling
In a ruling written by Justice James A. Richman, appointed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the appeals court said the Legislature can alter pension formulas for active employees and reduce their anticipated retirement benefits.