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.
June 16, 2017
U.S. Homeowners Pay More Than $15k to Sell Their Homes, $40K+ In California
More than eight out of 10 home sellers make improvements before listing. While some sellers prefer to complete these projects themselves, those who outsource can expect to spend more than $2,650 nationally to cover staging, carpet cleaning, interior ...
June 15, 2017
Work Life Balance Improving
Nine in 10 respondents (91 percent) reported their manager is very or somewhat supportive of their efforts to achieve this balance, and 74 percent said their boss sets a good or even excellent example.
June 15, 2017
CCH CodeConnect Named SIIA CODiE Award Finalist for Best Content Search & Discovery Solution
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting today announced that CCH CodeConnect has been named a finalist for the 2017 SIIA CODiE Awards for Best Content Search & Discovery Solution. This is the 4th consecutive year that Wolters Kluwer has been recognized as a CODiE
June 15, 2017
New IRS Tax Scam Focuses on Electronic Payments
The IRS is warning people to beware of a new scam linked to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), where fraudsters call to demand an immediate tax payment through a prepaid debit card. This scam is being reported across the country, so ...
June 15, 2017
Survey Shows Nonprofits Most Concerned with Staffing and Funding Cutbacks
The survey is intended to provide tax-exempt organizations with a barometer to measure performance on key areas including strategic planning, operations, scope and impact, human resources and governance.
June 15, 2017
How Accounting Firms Can Turn Leads into Clients
Most accountants didn’t go to school for sales, marketing or business development, yet these non-technical, soft skills have become an essential part of the professional’s role, especially for those who are on the partner track.
June 15, 2017
More Americans Taking Vacation Days
American workers took an average of 16.8 days of vacation in 2016, according to new research from Project: Time Off, turning the trend line in a positive direction after losing almost a week of vacation time since 2000. The jump, up from 16.2 days in ...
June 15, 2017
Mortgage Payments Out of Reach in Half of Largest U.S. Cities
Buying the typical home listed for sale in more than half of the nation's 35 largest markets will require a greater share of income than the median-valued home required historically, according to a new Zillow® analysisi.
June 15, 2017
What Should Keep Entrepreneurs Up At Night?
Security and privacy should keep entrepreneurs up at night. Jim Bourke, CPA.CITP, CGMA, the Managing Director of the Advisory Services group at Withum and a CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader, talks about how an accountant can assist businesses in safeguarding these issues. For more on Jim, please visit https://www.withum.com/partner/james-c-bourke.
June 15, 2017
10% of U.S. Power Came From Wind and Solar in March
For the first time, monthly electricity generation from wind and solar (including utility-scale plants and small-scale systems) exceeded 10% of total electricity generation in the United States, based on March data in EIA’s Electric Power Monthly.
June 14, 2017
Tax-Exempt Does Not Mean Exempt From Filing Tax Returns
May 15 was the filing deadline for nonprofits operating on a calendar year that are required to file Form 990-series information returns. Many nonprofits mistakenly believe that they are not required to file returns with the IRS, particularly if they ...
June 14, 2017
Small Businesses Need Tax Cut, Says AICPA
A reduced tax rate for income of small businesses would place additional pressure on the need to distinguish between profits of the business and compensation of the owner-operators, Nellen noted. “We should continue to use traditional definitions of ...