General News May 26, 2026
Texas Accountant Indicted, Accused of Stealing $3 Million From Two Colorado Companies
Emily Katherine Merrill, 41, faces 10 counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering, according to an indictment.
March 3, 2015
Top 10 IRS Identity Theft Cases of 2014
Continuing its enforcement push against refund fraud and identity theft, the Internal Revenue Service today announced the Top Ten Identity Theft Prosecutions for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14). The ongoing efforts to bring identity thieves to justice ...
March 3, 2015
IMA Launches Accounting Honor Society for College Students
The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), an association for accountants and financial professionals in business, has launched the IMA Accounting Honor Society (IAHS). The program is designed to recognize and honor academic achievement in ...
March 3, 2015
Avalara Acquires Sales Tax & Occupancy System for Vacation Properties
Avalara, Inc., a provider of cloud-based software delivering compliance solutions related to sales tax, VAT and other transactional taxes, has acquired HotSpot Tax, Inc., a provider of tax compliance solutions for the vacation rental industry.
March 3, 2015
The Sleeter Group Acquired by International Media Company
The Sleeter Group, Inc. has joined Diversified Communications, a family-owned, international media company with a 65-year history. The Sleeter Group, Inc. operates a membership community that provides professional training and development through an annual conference, membership networking forums, webinars, books, exams, newsletters, blogs and research services. The company serves a large, dynamic market with roughly...…
March 2, 2015
Regulations and IT Issues Add To Costs for Businesses
Many businesses are wasting valuable resources by maintaining disparate IT systems or using manual processes to remain compliant with laws and regulations governing their workforces, according to a new study released by CFO Research and ADP.
March 2, 2015
How Self-Employed Businesses Can Take On IRS Audits
Running a small business subjects an owner to various twists and turns on a daily basis. Few events, however, will raise an entrepreneur’s blood pressure quicker than a U.S. Department of Treasury letter informing them the business has been selected ...
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.