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.
November 30, 2015
Report Says Enforcing Payment Card Reporting Could Narrow Tax Gap
The IRS received 2,933 Forms 1099-K with gross transactions totaling $543.9 million for which the payee TIN was that of a deceased individual. TIGTA identified that the TIN Matching Program, used by payers to verify a payee TIN, does not alert the ...
November 30, 2015
80% Say They Prefer Experiences over Physical Gifts This Holiday Season
When asked to choose 83% of Americans selected a spa day over luxury fragrance, 81% opted for concert tickets over an iTunes gift card, 78% picked a weekend getaway over Hotel Collection 800 Thread Count Egyptian Cotton Sheets and 72% chose a ...
November 30, 2015
Home Sales Increase Slightly in October
Pending home sales were mostly unchanged in October, but shifted marginally higher after two straight months of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Gains in the Northeast and West were offset by declines in the Midwest and South. The Pending Home Sales Index inched 0.2 percent to 107.7 in October from an...…
November 30, 2015
5 Tips to Avoid Identity Theft During the Holidays
Statistics show approximately 15 million Americans have their identities used fraudulently each year, with financial losses totaling upwards of $50 billion.
November 30, 2015
National Accounting Group Offers Year-End Tax Tips
As your time runs out, the National Society of Accountants (NSA) also offers this list of tax changes and strategies, courtesy of Wolters Kluwer.
November 29, 2015
Stopping Taxpayer ID Theft: The IRS Means Business
The three main partners in the program – the IRS, the states and other tax industry sources –will also be releasing additional YouTube videos highlighting these tips as the tax filing season approaches. The first video in the series is now available ...
November 29, 2015
Rubio Offers Unique Tax Reform Plan
Rubio’s proposed tax plan includes a dramatic change in the way capital gains are treated. With this little-noticed proposal, holders of capital assets – including securities, real estate and small business interests – would calculate their potential ...
November 27, 2015
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish: Why We Need to Save the USDS
The USDS garnered high praise within both the government and the private sector for its work on the ACA web site, and the plan was to expand its ability to consult with the most technically challenged Federal agencies.
November 24, 2015
IRS Raises Safe Harbor Threshold for Tangible Property Expensing to $2,500
The Internal Revenue Service has reduced the paperwork and recordkeeping requirements for small businesses by raising from the safe harbor threshold for deducting certain capital items $500 to $2,500.
November 24, 2015
Year-End Payroll Reporting: State-by-State Due Dates for Form W-2
The skies are cloudy, the leaves are changing, the air is cool and brisk—and in this profession, that means time to think about year-end prep for payroll departments.
November 24, 2015
2016 EY Income Tax Guide Now Available
With new chapters of information on tax preparation, the EY Tax Guide 2016 is now available online and in bookstores nationwide to guide taxpayers through the tax filing season. New to the 31st edition are important updates on tax law changes ...
November 23, 2015
AICPA Recognizes Top Accounting Educators
The Effective Learning Strategies Awards are given each year to educators who demonstrate innovative teaching practices and curricula in one of three educational levels: introductory, upper level, and graduate.