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.
January 28, 2015
FASB and PCC to Hold Private Company “Town Hall” at Southern Methodist University
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Private Company Council (PCC) will host their fourth Private Company Town Hall Meeting on April 28, 2015, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. The town hall meeting will take place from
January 28, 2015
IRS Looking for Offshore Tax Schemes and Scams
Avoiding taxes by hiding money or assets in unreported offshore accounts remains on the annual Internal Revenue Service list of tax scams known as the “Dirty Dozen” for the 2015 filing season.
January 28, 2015
Intuit Partners with Uber to Simplify Bookkeeping for Drivers
Intuit and Uber are joining forces to make it easier for workers in the on-demand economy to file taxes and manage their finances throughout the year.
January 27, 2015
Georgia CPAs Prepare for Event at State Capitol
More than 200 Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) from across Georgia are preparing to meet on January 29 for the 2015 CPA Day at the Gold Dome.
January 27, 2015
Prager Metis CPAs Completes Merger with Polakoff and Michaelson
The accounting and business consulting firm of Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, has completed a merger with Polakoff & Michaelson, CPA, P.C., a boutique accounting firm based in New York City, which focuses on Family Office Service.
January 27, 2015
IRS Warns of Shady Tax Preparers, Advises Taxpayers to Use CPAs or EAs
The Internal Revenue Service is once again warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for unscrupulous income tax return preparers, one of the most common “Dirty Dozen” tax scams seen during tax season.
January 27, 2015
5 Tips for Accounting Firms to Attract the Strongest Staff
With the critical pursuit of talent in the accounting industry, firms will likely encounter candidates or new hires who on the surface appear disciplined and solution-focused but in the end lack the fortitude to survive — let alone thrive — in a ...
January 26, 2015
8 Tips to Reduce the Risk of Identity Theft
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a filing season alert warning taxpayers to watch out for identity theft at tax time, one of the year’s “Dirty Dozen” tax scams. The IRS continues to aggressively pursue the criminals that file fraudulent returns usi
January 26, 2015
National Average Sales Tax at 5.45%, While 201 Localities Changed Indirect Tax Policies
While the average U.S. sales tax rate remained unchanged in the fourth quarter, the number of indirect tax changes increased from the previous quarter, according to the latest ONESOURCE Indirect Tax report from Thomson Reuters.
January 26, 2015
There’s Still Some Juice Left in the Residential Energy Tax Credit for 2014 Returns
It’s not quite “lights out” yet for the residential energy credit. This tax break for homeowners, which has expired and been renewed numerous times in the past –sometimes with modifications -- was extended once again by the Tax Increase Prevention Act of
January 26, 2015
QuickBooks Connect Conference 2015 Slated for Nov. 2 in San Jose
Intuit has announced the second annual QuickBooks Connect conference will be held in San Jose, California, on November 2. Last year, the inaugural event brought together nearly 4,000 entrepreneurs, small businesses, accounting professionals and ...
January 26, 2015
3 Ways Obamacare Affects Income Tax Returns
Unless you’ve been way out of touch, you probably know that a key part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, requires that taxpayers have qualifying health care coverage. Those without will need to qualify for an exemption, or pay a penalty.