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.
March 2, 2015
IRS Provides Relief from Estimated Tax Penalties for Farmers and Fishermen
Farmers and fishermen who miss this year’s March 2 tax deadline because they are receiving corrected premium tax credit forms (Form 1095-A) from the Health Insurance Marketplace will have until April 15, 2015, to file their 2014 returns and pay any tax d
March 2, 2015
AICPA to Host Webcast on Legalized Marijuana
As of last week, laws legalizing recreational marijuana use have gone into effect in four states, with nearly half of the states already having medical marijuana laws on the books. Professional service providers, including CPAs, are increasingly ...
March 2, 2015
Accounting Firm Introduces Use Tax Compliance System
Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the U.S., has introduced the Crowe Use Tax Simplifier, a tool that facilitates the use tax verification process.
March 2, 2015
How to Attract New Clients and Communicate Better with Existing Ones
To accelerate referrals you have to take a proactive approach. This is done by consistently giving your clients something to talk to their friends about. In order to consistently clients something to talk about without cutting into your billable ...
March 2, 2015
Point-of-Sale Systems Help Small Retailers Automate Processes
The majority of purchases today are made using debit or credit cards. And in an age of intense competition, many retailers have resorted to offering loyalty or discount cards to reward customers with special pricing and targeted sales offers.
February 27, 2015
CFOs Say More Staff Autonomy Increases Productivity
Roughly one in three chief financial officers (CFOs) in a Robert Half Management Resources survey admitted their organization would be more productive if they gave their employees greater autonomy at work.
February 27, 2015
5 Tips to Avoid ID Theft and Refund Fraud During Tax Season
Your Social Security Number could be the ticket for a fraudster seeking to claim a false tax refund or worse, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A fraud expert offers some tips for preventing such crime – or at least catching it early.
February 27, 2015
Why the “Angel of Death” Tax Loophole Will Remain Alive and Well
During his recent State of the Union Address, President Obama outlined his proposal to change several key provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Specifically, the President advocated for the elimination of the basis step‐up that occurs at an individual’
February 27, 2015
Home Office Deductions: The Simplified Method May Cost Taxpayers Money
The midterm elections are long over but some of the most important “votes” for 2014 aren’t in yet. Specifically, certain elections on the tax returns of your clients can either make or break their year. And, if you point them in the right direction ...
February 26, 2015
The Cost of a Bad Hire (It’s Not Just Money) – And How to Avoid Bringing One on Board
Making a bad hire can be very expensive to organizations. In fact, research suggests (www.blissassociates.com/html/articles/employee_turnover01.html) replacing an employee who doesn’t work out can cost at least 150 percent of that worker’s salary. Still,
February 26, 2015
Should Taxpayers Deduct State Income Tax or State Sales Tax?
The optional sales tax deduction is a no-brainer for some individual taxpayers. If you live in one of the seven states with no state income tax – Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming -- you should elect to deduct your ...
February 26, 2015
Deltek to Acquire Global Talent Management Provider
Deltek announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire HRsmart, a global provider of talent management solutions with over 1,000 customers around the world. This acquisition will broaden Deltek’s portfolio of Human Capital Management (HCM