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.
October 27, 2014
Ohio CPA Society Focuses on More Diversity in Accounting Firms
The Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA) is putting a stronger emphasis on creating a more inclusive and diverse accounting profession, and addressing issues of targeted groups within the profession with several recent appointments to ...
October 27, 2014
Harvard, MIT and $100,000 in Free Consulting: How One Accounting Firm Plans to Hit Aggressive Growth Goals
Imagine having 80 of the finest, Ivy League-educated minds at your disposal for 10 days. They encompass a variety of academic backgrounds from science to medicine to law. Their sole purpose is to thoroughly examine your firm, customer base, industry and c
October 27, 2014
Hey Tax Pros, Don’t Forget to Renew Your PTIN
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding the more than 690,000 federal tax return preparers in the U.S. that they must renew their Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTINs) for 2015. All current PTINs will expire Dec. 31, 2014.
October 27, 2014
Taxologist of Tomorrow Program Gives Students Hands-On Way to Explore Career
Thomson Reuters has launched a new program to help accounting students explore the possibilities of a career as a tax professional. The program, called "Taxologist of Tomorrow", provides high school students with hands-on, technologically driven lessons t
October 27, 2014
IRS Told to Improve Integration Between its Software Programs
If tax processing systems are not properly integrated to deliver filing season functionality, taxpayers may be unable to timely file returns, receive refunds, or obtain timely, accurate customer service.
October 27, 2014
2014 Review of Cougar Mountain Denali Payroll
BASIC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS: 4.5 Stars Navigation has been substantially improved with the shift from the older CMS package. Instead of stepping through different screens for each employee, there is a summary screen with an Excel like grid, from which the user can click to drill down and update specific information such as hours worked or...…
October 27, 2014
Survey Shows the Top Trends Facing Accounting Firms
Successful accounting firms, those that are “Very prepared,” report they can leverage key industry trends to engage clients now and in the future are able to put cash in the bank 10 days faster than those reporting they are “less prepared.”
October 27, 2014
Tax Pros Offer Tips on Ways Holiday Giving Can Also Earn Tax Benefits
Considering giving a large cash gift to a loved one during the coming holidays? Thinking of making a big donation to charity or buying small gifts for business associates? Such gestures may provide you with your own present next year: a tax deduction.
October 26, 2014
How to Get the Biggest Tax Deductions from Charitable Donations
At the end of the year, socially-conscious clients can boost their deductions, and thereby lower their tax bills, by giving a little extra to the charities of their choice. That’s still a sensible tax strategy as 2014 draws to a close. But a recent ...
October 26, 2014
The End of the Year is Near: Take Your Required Minimum Distributions or Face Big Penalties
Should retirees take money out of their qualified retirement plans like 401(k)s and IRAs to help pay for their living expenses? Most retirement-savers in their 70s or older have little choice: Under the federal tax law, they are mandated to make ...
October 24, 2014
U.S. Workers More Aware and Focused on Personal Finances
U.S. employees are more aware, focused, and motivated to improve their overall financial wellness, according to a new study.
October 24, 2014
Federal Judge Dismisses IRS Lawsuit, Moves Tea Party Scandal to Back Burner
The ongoing “Tea Party” scandal has appeared to loose some steam after a federal judge in the nation’s capital tossed out a lawsuit aimed by conservative nonprofit groups against the IRS (True the Vote, Inc. v. IRS, DC- Dist. Of Columbia, Civil Action No.