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.
July 6, 2016
IRS Warning: Tax Preparers Are New Target of Cyber Criminals, Tax ID Theft
Leaders from the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and tax preparation community are warning tax preparers that they increasingly are targets of cybercriminals and should take appropriate steps to protect clients from data theft.
July 6, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series #7: Educational Assistance Plans
If some of your employees are looking to go back to school, or to enroll in college courses for the first time, you might decide to lend a helping hand. An employer can set up a program that effectively pays for all or most of the costs on a tax-free ...
July 6, 2016
2016 Review of Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Indirect Tax
Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Indirect Tax is a sales tax, use tax, VAT and GST tax policy management system which automates the entire indirect tax process, including tax calculation, reporting, compliance filing, and remittance of funds.
July 5, 2016
Americans Spend $3,000 Per Year To Go To Work: Commute, Day Care and Coffee Costs Add Up
Among working parents with children 18 years old and younger living at home with them, 29 percent say they spend money on daycare per month. Of these working parents who spend money on daycare, more than 1 in 3 (36 percent) spend $500 or more per ...
July 5, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series: #5: Dine At Work On The IRS
Does your business provide meals to its employees in your own cafeteria or by other means? Generally, the cost of this fringe benefit is deductible by the business and tax-free to the employees, but only as long as certain tax law requirements are met.
July 5, 2016
XCM Awarded for Productivity and Risk Mitigation for Accounting Firms
XCM Solutions, LLC has been named as the 2016 Productivity and Risk Mitigation Award Winners. The annual awards are chosen from the results of the 3rd Annual Accounting Firm Operation and Technology Survey measuring the company’s products that have ...
July 5, 2016
3 Ways Women Can Improve Their Retirement Odds
Women, with longer life expectancies and lower average salaries, are much more concerned than men about whether they will be able to save enough money to have the kind of retirement they want, studies show.
July 4, 2016
5 Tips for Successful CPA Firm Partner Retreats
Retreats are not intended to be a walk on the beach. Effective retreats address tough issues. A healthy amount of conflict and disagreement serves as evidence that the group is addressing important, sensitive issues. Firms that adhere to these ...
July 4, 2016
Blockchain Technology – What It Is, And How It Can Help Accountants
The real second shift in accounting technology will come by way of Blockchain and it is starting to take shape. Accountant’s role is starting to shift from bookkeeper to business consultant. People skills have become just as important as keeping the ...
July 4, 2016
Smartphones and Slacking Hit Work Productivity Hardest
Technology helps workers stay connected while away from the office, but often causes them to disconnect while in the office, leading to a negative impact on productivity.
July 4, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series: #3 Let’s Get Physical!
The statutory requirements for on-site athletic facilities are precise. If you operate a gym or similar facility on the business premises, the value of the benefit is exempt from tax and deductible by the company as long as substantially all use at ...
July 3, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series: #2: An Adoption Assistance Plan
Taxpayers who adopt children may be in line for special tax breaks. Significantly, you can claim a generous tax credit for qualified adoption expenses you’ve incurred, subject to a reduction based on your modified gross income (AGI). But high-income ...