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 9, 2017
Do You Check Work Email During Vacation? Survey Says … #&*!@
Are vacations where people completely disconnect from the office a thing of the past? Research shows "workations" may be more common for professionals today. In a recent survey from staffing firm Accountemps, 54 percent of workers said they typically ...
June 9, 2017
Should Businesses Be Transparent About Employee Compensation?
Should professionals' pay be public knowledge? Employers in the advertising and marketing fields don't think so, according to new research from staffing firm The Creative Group. More than eight in 10 creative executives interviewed (82 percent) said ...
June 9, 2017
Social Media and Mobile Devices Spur Growth in Lawsuits
While social media sites and mobile devices offer expanded communication and flexible work options, they are also causing a spike in litigation.
June 9, 2017
IRS Says Interest Rates to Stay Same for Third Quarter 2017
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2017.
June 9, 2017
Interview Tip: Can Body Language Cost You a Job?
Whether it's a yawn, a glance at your phone or watch, or eye rolls, when it comes to landing a job, what you say to a prospective employer may sometimes be less important than how you say it.
June 9, 2017
5 Technology Trends in Business Payments
B2B payments are fundamentally different than consumer payments, for three main reasons. First, there is the sheer volume of payments businesses make. A small enterprise might be making 100,000 payments a year on 200,000 invoices, and working with ...
June 8, 2017
IRS Requires Electronic Payment for Private Letter Rulings
At the beginning of the year, the IRS increased the fees that taxpayer must pay to obtain a private letter ruling. Now it says that you must pay Uncle Sam electronically. Your check won’t be good anymore once a short transition period ends.
June 8, 2017
The Tax Blotter – June 2017
Who says taxes aren’t fun? This column is devoted to interesting tidbits, legislative developments and amusing news in the world of taxation. At the very least, it will keep you informed and, at best, it might illicit a chuckle of bring smile to your lips
June 8, 2017
Is Massachusetts New “Cookie” Tax Directive Half-Baked?
The state of Massachusetts wants to impose new tax obligations on cookies. No, not the kind that you bake in the oven. These cookies are stored on your personal computer.
June 8, 2017
The Evolving World of Outsourced Payroll
Companies that choose to outsource one or more functions must always consider both the costs and benefits of doing so. No one-size-fits-all answer works for most small business clients. Rather than trying to offer such a solution, we believe it is ...
June 8, 2017
Who Should Bear the Risk of Client Retention?
The key to a successful operation of an accounting or tax practice is client retention. That is true after the purchase of a practice but, in fact, that is true for any practice. All firm owners must be able to retain clients in order to survive and ...
June 8, 2017
What Millennial Business Owners Want from Accounting Firms
Accounting firms that want to attract millennial-led businesses as clients should diversify services, provide a digital experience and work in the cloud, according to a new survey from Bill.com.