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.
December 1, 2014
This Holiday Season, Make Time for Taxes
There is no better time than the holiday season to review any year-end tax planning decisions that could lead to savings come April 2015. Taxpayers have had time to adjust to the tax rate changes from 2013, so when it comes to prudent tax planning ...
December 1, 2014
University of Cincinnati Business Students Win PwC Challenge, Head to National Contest
The UC “Accounting is our LIFO” team competed against 5,000 students from 95 colleges and universities around the country.
December 1, 2014
3 Essential Retirement Tips
Wow, what an amazing market ride over the last few years! Running on tracks laid by an unprecedented Federal Reserve monetary easing program, the market has once again run to new all-time highs and appears to still have some steam. Or does it?
December 1, 2014
Audit Quality Group Requests Proposals for Academic Research Grants
The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to fund independent academic research on auditing-related topics.
November 30, 2014
10 Website Mistakes that Accounting Firms Should Avoid
It’s a sign of the sad state of accounting firm web sites that in 18 years of competition, none have ever won a Webby award for site design. Some financial and banking sites have won, and even the Arizona Society of CPAs was an honoree in 2006.
November 29, 2014
Black Friday is Over, Now It’s Time to Shop Local – Small Business Saturday Focuses on Neighbors
Today marks the arrival of Small Business Saturday, the fifth annual national event co-sponsored by American Express to encourage holiday shoppers to spend some of their cash at locally-owned storefronts in their neighborhood.
November 29, 2014
U.S. Senator Suggests Income Tax Incentive for Food Bank Donations
On the day before Thanksgiving, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (PA, D.) called upon Congress to step up the fight against food insecurity nationally by approving a Senate bill that would increase tax incentives for individuals and small and mid-sized businesses donating food to food banks. Senate Bill 1395, known as the Good Samaritan Hunger Relief...…
November 28, 2014
How Collaborative Accounting Can Help Grow Your Practice
Expectations from business owners and clients have changed. This is particularly true with accounting software and the impact on traditional write-up services.
November 27, 2014
Last Chance to Get CPE: Big Online Event Dec. 4, Register Now
I go to a lot of accounting conferences. Frequently I'm a speaker, talking as one practicing accountant to other accountants about improving communication with their clients and colleagues. Over the years, I've noticed a few problems with these conferences that I would like to rectify.
November 26, 2014
GASB Issues Standards for Lease Accounting by Governmental Entities
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued for public comment a Preliminary Views, Leases, which includes proposals to improve the accounting and financial reporting for leases for state and local governments from both a lessee ...
November 26, 2014
Money Saving Tips for Black Friday Shopping
This season, Thanksgiving and Black Friday are predicted to be huge days for discounts and holiday sales, with retailers like Macy’s and JC Penney opening their doors earlier than ever before to get in on the shopping action.
November 26, 2014
5 Year-End Tax Tips for Charitable Giving During the Holidays
Feeling generous this Holiday Season? The Internal Revenue Service is reminding individuals and businesses making year-end gifts to charity that several important tax law provisions have taken effect in recent years. Some of the changes taxpayers should k