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.
May 1, 2015
Proposed Law Would Improve 529 Savings Plans in 3 Ways
In a rare show of bipartisan support, the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) voted 26 -0 to approve a bill that would improve and extend benefits for Section 529 plan accounts.
April 30, 2015
Wolters Kluwer, CCH Small Firm Services Customer Care Earns Award as Top 50 Call Center
Wolters Kluwer, CCH Small Firm Services, a global provider of tax, accounting and trust tax solutions, has been named one of the Top 50 medium-sized call centers in North America as part of the 2015 Top 100 Call Center awards by BenchmarkPortal.
April 30, 2015
Congress Considers Tax Deduction for Some Sports & Fitness Expenses
The new proposed legislation would revise the rules by adding “qualified sports and fitness expenses” to Section 213. This includes amounts paid for membership at a fitness facility, participation or instruction in a program of physical exercise or ...
April 29, 2015
FASB Proposes Changes to Not-for-Profit Financial Statements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to improve the information provided in not-for-profit financial statements and notes to financial statements. Stakeholders are encouraged to review and comment on the proposed ASU, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities, by August 20, 2015. “The proposed ASU contains...…
April 29, 2015
NFL Gives Up Its Tax-Exempt Status
On the eve of its annual draft, the National Football League (NFL) announced that it is giving up its tax-exempt status, according to Bloomberg News and various other media sources. Unlike most other nonprofit organizations, the tax break was considere
April 29, 2015
Group Pushes for Entrepreneur Tax Credit, Other Reforms
The groups behind the letter make up the Tax Alliance for Economic Mobility - a national coalition working to advance federal policies that expand savings and investment opportunities for lower-income households through reform of the U.S. tax code.
April 29, 2015
Police Seize Money From Maine Tax Collector’s Home
State police in Maine have seized $58,500 in cash from the home of the longtime tax collector for the town of Anson during an investigation into unaccounted for excise tax revenues at the town office.
April 29, 2015
Missouri and North Dakota Create Sales and Use Tax Exemptions for Data Storage Centers
In April, both Missouri and North Dakota enacted legislation creating sales and use tax exemptions for new and expanding data storage centers, according to Ryan, a global tax services firm.
April 29, 2015
68% of Americans Have Regrets About College: From Loans to Degree Choices
Popular wisdom says that getting an education is one of the best investments a person can make. After all, those with a four-year college degree, on average, earn about twice as much over their lifetime as those with only a high school diploma.
April 28, 2015
Deloitte Partners with Accenture Duck Creek to Help Insurers
The Big 4 accounting and business consulting firm Deloitte has established a strategic alliance with Accenture Duck Creek to help US property and casualty insurers prepare for the dynamic changes that are reshaping the insurance industry.
April 28, 2015
The Most Effective B-to-B Sales Processes for Small Businesses
The small business mentoring organization SCORE has gathered statistics that report on which sources are providing small businesses with the best business-to-business (B2B) sales leads and what percentage of leads convert to each stage of the sales funnel
April 27, 2015
MIP Fund Accounting by Community Brands
MIP Fund Accounting is a configurable fund accounting solution that allows you to report and track information that is most important to you, your board and your supporters. To help you deliver on your mission, our solutions can change and grow with you.