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April 14, 2015 

Believe it or not, accounting firms that focus on leveraging mobile technology in their practice are ahead of the curve. Mobile marketing is “the now” and the wave of the future. According to recent reports from Wolters Kluwer, CCH, BMO Wealth Institute,

Becky Livingston

April 14, 2015 

The new Pub. 590-B applies to 2014 tax returns filed in 2015. Two aspects that have often befuddled taxpayers in the past are the RMD rules for Roth IRAs and the options available when inheriting traditional IRAs.

Ken Berry, JD

April 14, 2015 

Usually, a transaction that occurs during the tax year is reflected on the tax return for that particular year. For instance, if you realize a capital loss on the sale of stock in 2015, the loss offsets tax liability on your 2015 return.

Ken Berry, JD

April 14, 2015 

In his sixth year in office, President Obama’s taxable income has continued to decline, according to his 2014 tax return.

Ken Berry, JD

April 14, 2015 

April 15 is ingrained, implanted permanently in most Americans' minds as the deadline for filing annual income taxes with the Internal Revenue Service. But what if I told you that you don't really have to file your form 1040 by April 15?

Isaac M. O'Bannon

April 12, 2015 

Technology is at the core of professional accounting firms, and for more than 25 years, this publication has covered the evolution of not on the technology, but also the dramatic changes in workflow processes and productivity.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

April 11, 2015 

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

April 10, 2015 

More than twice as many U.S. adults cited having enough money for a comfortable retirement (28 percent) and providing their children a debt-free education (23 percent) as the best indicator of financial success than did owning a home.

April 10, 2015 

Experience with general accounting principles and processes provides a solid career foundation for new accountants, including those who may decide to pursue a particular specialty in the future.

April 10, 2015 

This widespread dissatisfaction could be due to the fact that nearly 70 percent of finance leaders use a “last year plus percentage” budgeting technique, which is based on prior year figures plus a percentage to take into account planned business growth.

April 10, 2015 

The public database now houses CPA license information for over 97 percent of U.S. CPAs throughout the world, marking an unprecedented degree of data sharing between state regulatory boards.

April 10, 2015 

Company strengthens executive management, adds Marketing firepower to complement rapidly growing sales team .