Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
August 29, 2016
Alabama Accounting Firms to Merge Staff of 140
Himmelwright, Huguley and Boles (HHB) has provided a broad range of accounting, tax, and advisory services since 1998 to both businesses and individuals—including several specialties that now broaden BMSS’ offerings. Specifically, the firm provides a ...
August 29, 2016
Why Nonprofits Need Nonprofit Accounting Software
Nonprofit organizations rise and fall on their reputations. Increased requests for transparency and accountability in financial reporting coupled with donor demand that contributions be used as intended has nonprofit financial managers reviewing their ...
August 29, 2016
Accountant Wins Case To Deduct MBA Expenses
Is the cost of the education deductible? The odds are often stacked against it, especially if you’re pursuing an advanced degree. Nevertheless, an accountant in a new Tax Court case was able write off the costs of an MBA program.
August 29, 2016
Democrats Push Harder to Get Trump’s Tax Information
With about two months left before the presidential election, Republican nominee Donald Trump still hasn’t made his tax returns available to the general public. And it doesn’t look like the billionaire is going to do it anytime soon or even before voters g
August 26, 2016
Professionals on the Move – August 26, 2016
A roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
August 26, 2016
The Hidden Tax Aspects of the Gig Economy
There’s a whole new world of commerce out there that’s being called the “sharing economy” and while it might appear to be a simple exchange, it comes with a lot of tax implications. Airbnb, DogVacy, TaskRabbit and Liquid are all examples of the trend ...
August 26, 2016
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Proposes Complete Overhaul of Taxes and IRS
It barely caused a ripple on the national scene, but Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico, captured the Libertarian party’s nomination for president back in May. Since the announcement, Johnson has mostly been a sideshow to the main event ...
August 26, 2016
MACPA, BLI Usher In New Era Of Learning For Accounting and Finance Pros
Nano learning and blended learning are now accepted forms of continuing professional education, thanks to newly revised standards from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the American Institute of CPAs.
August 25, 2016
New Guidelines for Reporting for Not-for-Profits
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that simplifies and improves how a not-for-profit organization classifies its net assets, as well as the information it presents in financial statements ...
August 25, 2016
Latinos and Low Income Americans Most Likely to Be Uninsured
Of the U.S. adult population currently without health insurance, 88 percent is Latino, makes less than $16, 243 a year, is under age 35, and/or works for a small business, according to new Commonwealth Fund survey findings.
August 25, 2016
Experts Predict Sharp Decline in Competition across the ACA Exchanges
A new analysis from Avalere finds that nearly 36 percent of exchange market rating regions may have only one participating insurance carrier offering plans for the 2017 plan year and there may be some sub-region counties where no plans are available.
August 25, 2016
Retirement Looks Different for Boomers, Xers and Millennials
Seventy-seven percent of Generation X workers are saving for retirement and they started at age 28 (median). Among those participating in a 401(k) or similar plan, they contribute seven percent (median) of their annual pay.