Accounting October 6, 2026
The 2026 AI Finance Stack
73 tools worth knowing, how I would put them together, and the trends behind why finance teams are picking them.
July 22, 2015
Thomson Reuters Issues Special Report for Financial Audits of School Districts
Thomson Reuters has released a special report on school district auditing to address the unique characteristics of planning and performing audits for public school districts and provides tips to help professionals perform effective and efficient school...
July 22, 2015
Americans Most Satisfied with Personal Finances Since 2007: Post-Recession High
An increase in job openings and a rise in home equity values coupled with continued reductions in loan delinquencies means that the financial outlook for the average American is the most positive it has been since the third quarter of 2007.
July 22, 2015
IRS Has Material Weakness in Internal Controls Over Unpaid Tax Assessments
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently planning activities to address a recurring financial material weakness in its internal control over unpaid tax assessments. However, planning for the Customer Account Data Engine 2 (CADE 2) Transition State 2 (TS2) has not included specific actions and activities necessary to guide new system development efforts and to...…
July 22, 2015
4 Ways Tax Professionals Can Improve Their Tax Season
By utilizing technology for proactive engagement throughout the year, and especially early on the tax season, CPAs can improve client preparation and retention and minimize that last minute scramble in April.
July 22, 2015
How to Retain Your Firm’s IT Superstars
Retention is a huge challenge for CPA firms across the country and most of the focus and discussion is on accounting staff. What isn’t addressed nearly enough is retaining talent in important functional areas such as IT, HR, Marketing and Training.
July 21, 2015
Which Employee Fringe Benefits Are Taxable?
Now is the perfect time to look at the fringe benefits you provide to your employees. This specific taxation is a main focus of the IRS right now, and they recently conducted several free webinars to review the taxability of fringe benefits.
July 21, 2015
77 Percent of Americans Anxious about Online Security of Financial Information
Americans worried about security of financial information, email hacking, home robberies - not so much about having naked pictures posted online.
July 20, 2015
Anticipated Retirement Age for Working Americans Continues to Rise
Working Americans expect to retire at age 68 – a full decade later than when current retirees left the work force, according to the latest round of findings from Northwestern Mutual's 2015 Planning & Progress Study.
July 20, 2015
Small Businesses Can Get IRS Penalty Relief for Unfiled Retirement Plan Returns
The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging eligible small businesses that did not file certain retirement plan returns to take advantage of a low-cost penalty relief program enabling them to quickly come back into compliance.
July 19, 2015
IRS Watchdog Cites Failures, Concerns over 2015 Tax Filing Season
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson has released a report on the state of affairs at the IRS. There was plenty to complain about during the first half of 2015, but it remains to be seen how much the IRS can improve.
July 16, 2015
Fundbox Cash Flow System Launches New Mobile Dashboard
Fundbox, a mobile cash flow optimization platform for small businesses, has launched a redesigned, mobile-optimized dashboard. The new dashboard offers additional functionality, an improved user interface, and the convenience of one-click invoice ...
July 16, 2015
Taxpayer Fails to Hit Jackpot as Professional Gambler
The tax law provides some "tax insurance” for gambling activities. Generally, you can deduct the amount of your losses up to the amount of your winnings if you keep the proper records. But you can’t deduct an overall loss or related business expense.