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 23, 2015
IRS Updates FATCA Registration Website
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Online Registration System is a secure, web-based system that financial institutions and other entities can use to register for FATCA purposes. Launched in 2013, the system allows the IRS to identify ...
November 23, 2015
7 Ways to Prevent Tax ID Theft: IRS Video
The IRS, states and the tax industry are committed to protecting you from identity theft. We need you to join us, taking a few simple steps to better protect your personal and financial data online and at home.
November 23, 2015
Xero Launches Accounting App for Apple Watch
Cloud accounting software maker Xero has released Xero for Apple Watch. The Xero Apple Watch app is the fastest and most convenient way for entrepreneurs to stay on top of their cash flow, with notifications and alerts when invoices have been paid.
November 23, 2015
Report Shows SMB Lending Stats
Fundera’s report is an aggregate analysis of the $63 million in customer financing secured on its platform between the company’s launch and the end of Q3 2015. The report includes information on annual percentage rates (APR), loan amounts, time to ...
November 22, 2015
The Most Important Factor in Keeping Retirement Savings Safe
This year, the President’s Council of Economic Advisers estimated that non-fiduciary advice costs Americans 1 percentage point of their return annually, which amounts to $17 billion each year.
November 22, 2015
Jock Tax Overturned, Supreme Court Denies Appeal
The tax rationale may be applied to entertainers who perform at local venues and even to high-ranking executives in town to conduct business. Currently, seven cities impose a jock tax.
November 22, 2015
Report: IRS Needs to Improve Controls on Audits of High Income Taxpayers
TIGTA found that the IRS has taken a number of actions to help to ensure tax compliance of high-income taxpayers. The IRS adopted a High-Income and High-Wealth strategy to audit more tax returns related to these individuals. The resulting audit ...
November 22, 2015
IRS, States and Tax Software Makers Make New Push For Data Security
The campaign -- which will continue through the April tax deadline -- was announced today at an event hosted by the Federation of Tax Administrators, comprised of state revenue departments across the nation. The effort is part of the Security Summit ...
November 22, 2015
Worker Productivity Surges For Some Before Holidays
The survey also showed that late afternoon is when many workers experience a slump, with 29 percent citing 4 to 6 p.m. as their least productive time of day. Consistent with previous research, most employees seem to hit their stride between ...
November 19, 2015
Is a Digital Divide Keeping Some Small Business Owners from Achieving Success?
In a nationwide survey on the state of small business in America, Bill.com found that entrepreneurship is alive and well in the United States. According to the survey of current and aspiring business owners, 90 percent reported that entrepreneurship ...
November 19, 2015
Sage Launches New Cloud Solutions for Accountants
Accounting professionals are increasingly finding their services to be commoditized, leading to reduced revenues and profits. Accountants understand the importance of altering their pricing model to one that sets prices based on the value the client ...
November 19, 2015
State and Local Sales Taxes Increase Across U.S.
The U.S. average combined sales tax rate increased marginally in the third quarter with an increase in the number of indirect tax changes, according to the latest ONESOURCE Indirect Tax report from Thomson Reuters.