Taxes May 28, 2026
After more than a year of publicly hyping the idea of major property tax relief, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday finally unveiled what he called a plan to deliver it. What he did not unveil was an actual proposal.
September 21, 2015
The IRS issued more than 100.3 million refunds totaling more than $270.9 billion, compared to nearly 101.2 million refunds totaling more than $272.4 billion in 2014. The average refund increased slightly to $2,701 in 2015, compared with ...
September 21, 2015
A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.
September 20, 2015
In addition to the standard rates for specific destinations, certain high-cost areas are specified. All the other destinations are treated as low-cost areas if the high-low alternative is used.
September 20, 2015
The autumn is the traditional time for investors to harvest capital losses from securities transactions to offset capital gains realized earlier in the year. It’s a year-end tax strategy that seems as timeless as the seasons themselves.
September 20, 2015
Any retirees who felt queasy over the recent swings in the market probably have their money invested in the wrong areas, Slovon says. He suggests options that retirees, or those nearing retirement, should look for as they try to figure out how much ...
September 18, 2015
This feature allows small businesses to enter the details of paper invoices into BlueVine’s cloud-based invoice factoring solution, manually creating an online invoice. Without being required to connect accounting software to BlueVine, qualified ...
September 18, 2015
The Tax Fundamentals Certificate Program provides practitioners with the basic knowledge and tools they need to understand and confidently expand their practices to tax planning, compliance with tax return preparation, and reporting requirements for ...
September 18, 2015
Chance is a big proponent of testing a retirement plan to make sure it’s sound. To do it right, though, means being thorough, he says. Often, testing is based on just projected income, but that doesn’t go far enough because it doesn’t take into ...
September 18, 2015
The AARP Fraud Watch Network lit up the phone lines today as part of an effort to warn thousands of consumers about two leading "imposter scams" that last year victimized more than 10,000 New Yorkers.
September 18, 2015
Pay raises for U.S. employees are expected to hold steady in 2016, according to a survey by the Towers Watson HR consulting firm. Virtually all respondents (98%) said they plan to give employees raises next year, with an average salary ...
September 17, 2015
ZenPayroll, which has been the flagship online small business payroll system from the company of the same name, has changed its name to Gusto, the company announced on Thursday.
September 17, 2015
This year’s 40 Under 40 honorees are among the best and brightest talent in the accounting profession. They are all active in the professional community, as well as in their local communities, where many are small business owners and employers.