Accounting August 4, 2026
Nominations Open for Innovation Awards and 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
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.
November 19, 2015
IRS Advisory Council Releases Annual Report and Recommendations
Based on its report findings and discussions over the last year, the IRSAC made several recommendations on a broad range of issues and concerns.
November 19, 2015
U.S. Accounting Firms Plan to Hire More IT Staff
A recent survey conducted by the Information Technology Alliance (ITA), an independent membership association of leading mid-market technology professionals, consultants and product/service providers in North America, confirms that CPA Firm CIOs plan ...
November 19, 2015
Good News For Taxpayers Filing a Non-Resident State Income Tax Return
As it stands now, each state has different thresholds in place for the amount of time an employee must work in the state before needing to file a non-resident tax return. Requirements run the gamut from one day to 60 days, and in some cases, taxation ...
November 19, 2015
2015 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Each year, CPA Practice Advisor recognizes women professionals who have had the most impact on the profession, whether through day-to-day client service as a partner or senior member of an accounting practice, or by mentoring and guiding others.
November 19, 2015
Joanne Barry, CAE – 2015 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
Joanne S. Barry, CAE CEO/Executive DirectorNew York State Society of CPAswww.NYSSCPA.org ————————Click here to see the other honorees of the 2015“Most Powerful Women in Accounting” awards. ———————— What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for women in the accounting profession? A new report just came out that said the number...…