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March 23, 2014 

The accounting profession has seen revolutionary change since 1974. Yet, even as the professionals at WithumSmith+Brown, PC (WS+B), Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, are knee-deep in 1120s and 1040s for this year's tax season, they will carve out a little time to help celebrate the firm’s 40th anniversary on March 21.

March 23, 2014 

View business due dates with the IRS's online tax calendar.

March 23, 2014 

There are strategies that these business owners can take to help alleviate many of these tax time woes, and a big one is by staying in more frequent contact with their accountant. That's according to a new nationwide survey of accounting professionals.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 23, 2014 

Fresh out of prison, two felons went to work for uncredentialed tax offices, using fraudulent deductions to create bigger tax refunds for clients.

March 22, 2014 

Effective March 11, 2014, the IRS approved e-signatures on Form 8879 through an online revision to Publication 1345.

March 21, 2014 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued guidance intended to improve private company financial reporting regarding consolidation of lessors in certain common control leasing arrangements.

March 20, 2014 

Many federal income tax breaks are reserved for low-income families – the earned income tax credit (EITC) instantly comes to mind – but that doesn’t mean that wealthier individuals can’t get their fair share of the pie.

Ken Berry, JD

March 20, 2014 

Wow! I just read an article about a woman who died six years ago and no one noticed. (Talk about a senior’s biggest fear.) It seems that she had so much liquidity in her bank account that her automatic payments lasted that long – before her mortgage company finally foreclosed.

Eva Rosenberg

March 20, 2014 

With built-in security and convenience, the ADP Mobile Solutions app gives employees who work for an employer that is an ADP client all the tools needed to access their HR information.

March 20, 2014 

What began as a modest bill in the 2010 New York state legislature has swelled into a full-fledged movement.

March 20, 2014 

Live-in nannies, maids and aides that help the elderly and disabled with meals, housework, bathing and dressing are not currently guaranteed the minimum wage. As a practical matter, the local market for the aides who visit for part of the day does pay at least minimum wage, but those who are staying 24 hours are…

March 20, 2014 

New York state police, based on information developed by a state comptroller's audit, have arrested a former clerk/treasurer of the now-dissolved village of Altmar, Oswego County, and charged her with embezzling $117,615 in village funds.