Firm Management November 4, 2026
How Small CPA Firms Can Create Polished Marketing on a Budget
For small accounting firms, marketing often becomes the thing that gets squeezed between client work and deadlines.
March 1, 2017
Tax Prep Scams Expected to Rise
The NCL, which operates Fraud.org, says that in a typical scam, an unscrupulous tax preparer may falsify a victim’s earnings, claim credits they did not earn, or even steal a consumer’s entire refund by having it deposited into a different account.
March 1, 2017
Atlanta Accounting Firm BNKJ Joins Carr Riggs & Ingram
The CRI-BNKJ merger strengthens CRI’s position as one of the nation’s leading benefit plan audit service providers. Collectively, the two firms perform more than 450 benefit plan audits annually. Along with its current offerings, BNKJ can now deliver ...
March 1, 2017
Viking Launches Third Luxury Ocean Liner
On Viking Ocean Cruises, every fare includes a veranda stateroom, an included shore excursion in each port of call, all onboard meals, beer and wine with lunch and dinner service, premium dining reservations, Wi-Fi internet, 24-hour room service ...
February 28, 2017
PwC Faces Fall-Out From Oscar Night Flub
Confusion reigned at the Academy Motion Picture Art and Sciences awards on Sunday night as Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the duo who appeared together in the iconic film, “Bonnie and Clyde” 50 years ago, initially announced the winner of the Best ...
February 28, 2017
Indiana CPA Society Receives Top Association Media Honors
The Indiana CPA Society (INCPAS) was presented with one top honor - a Gold Award - for "Best New App," and one Silver Award for "eLearning and Live Training" by Association Trends on February 23 at a luncheon in Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2017
Americans Too Relaxed About ID Theft During Tax Season
Taxpayers show a pattern of poor practices that leave much of their data vulnerable to breach, according to the second annual Tax Season Risk Report from CyberScout, a data security and identity theft protection firm. While the IRS is taking steps ...
February 28, 2017
Doug Sleeter Inducted into Accounting Hall of Fame
Sleeter has been a member of CPA Practice Advisor’s Top Thought Leaders since the program’s founding in 2009, and is a frequent speaker at events across the country. He has been a frequent columnist in CPA Practice Advisor and other accounting ...
February 27, 2017
AuditFile Add-On for Xero Enhances Audits
The audit automation system from AuditFile, Inc. is now featured as an add-on solution on Xero’s App-Marketplace. AuditFile’s integration with the Xero online accounting software for small businesses gives firms of all sizes a seamless audit solution ...
February 27, 2017
Accounting Thought Leader Symposium Kicks Off in Indy
The most influential thought leaders in the accounting profession gathered for CPA Practice Advisor's 9th annual Thought Leader Symposium in Indianapolis, February 26-28, where they are participating in discussions, and occasional disagreements, about ...
February 25, 2017
Income Tax Questions: What If You Don’t Get Your W-2 Form? What if You Lose Your W-2 Form?
It’s tax time and many Americans are waiting on their income tax refunds. But some taxpayers are still waiting to file because of lost or missing W-2 forms. If you are asking either of these questions, the IRS has answers: What if I lost my W-2 form? What if my work never sent me a...…
February 24, 2017
March 1 is Tax Deadline for Farmers and Fishermen
Wednesday, March 1 is the 2017 deadline for taxpayers with income from farming and fishing to file their 2016 Form 1040 and pay the tax due to avoid making estimated tax payments.
February 24, 2017
Major Income Tax Reform Coming this Summer, Says Treasury Secretary
On the income tax reform agenda: Tax rate cuts, fewer brackets, repeal of AMT, cap on itemized deductions, elimination of personal exemptions, Sec 179 changes, 15% corporate income tax rate, repatriation tax, repeal of estate tax.