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.
February 3, 2015
IRS Targets Tax Shelter Abuses, Misuse of Trusts
The Internal Revenue Service is targeting abusive tax shelters and structures it says some Americans use to avoid paying taxes. The agency says the problem has been a lingering issue, and so it has been added to the annual list of tax scams known as the “
February 3, 2015
Roth & Company Becomes First Iowa Accounting Firm to Join Global Network TIAG
The Iowa-based accounting firm of Roth & Company, P.C. has joined TIAG (The International Accounting Group), a worldwide alliance of more than 115 independent accounting firms. Roth & Company, P.C. will be the exclusive member of TIAG for Iowa.
February 2, 2015
Illinois CPA Society Hosts Minority Internship Prep Program
The program is tailored to students from institutions of higher learning where accounting firms may not typically recruit. Each MTWW scholar was awarded a scholarship and interviewed for an internship with at least three of the seven participating ...
February 2, 2015
IRS Watching for Fake Documents During Income Tax Season
Hiding taxable income by filing false Form 1099s or other fake documents is a scam that taxpayers should always avoid and guard against, according to the Internal Revenue Service. This scheme is one of those on the annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams f
January 30, 2015
January 2015 – A Year in the Life of a Payroll Accountant
Now that the New Year has started, it’s a great time to perform an audit of your clients’ payroll system to ensure everything is in order.
January 29, 2015
Super Bowl Stats: How Much Money, How Many Chicken Wings, How Many People Will Watch?
Whether you're rooting for the New England Patriots, the Seattle Seahawks or just watching for the most anticipated commercials of the year, the Super Bowl is definitely a game of numbers. From the Roman numerals that denote this as Super Bowl XLIX ...
January 29, 2015
Troy Waugh Inducted into The Advisory Board Hall of Fame
On Thursday, January 29, The Advisory Board inducted Troy Waugh into its Hall of Fame and presented Troy with the 2015 Hall of Fame Award. This award is given to an individual who is recognized as making significant contributions to the accounting profess
January 29, 2015
Checklist Helps Tax Professionals Keep Track of Healthcare Law Reporting Requirements
The 1040 Checklist for Determining Minimum Essential Health Insurance Coverage was developed by the tax experts at Thomson Reuters and focuses on two new reporting requirements that will figure prominently on many 2014 Form 1040 returns: The premium tax c
January 29, 2015
How to Get a Charitable Tax Deduction Without Donating Anything
It’s very rare in the tax world when you can “get something for nothing.” But that’s essentially what happens when a real estate owner donates a qualified conservation easement to charity. In essence, the property owner is merely agreeing to keep the land
January 29, 2015
5 Innovation Killers that Lurk Inside Many Businesses
The work of innovative thinkers is why the world has smartphones, laptop computers, toaster ovens and numerous other gadgets and creative approaches to problem solving. Yet groundbreaking ideas aren’t always welcome in the corporate world or within other
January 29, 2015
New Report Focuses on Capitalizing or Deducting Expenditures under Tangible Property Regs
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has released a special report, Capitalizing or Deducting Expenditures under the Tangible Property Regulations. The report is intended to help guide tax practitioners in determining which expenditures on tangible properties ...
January 29, 2015
LedgerDocs Launches New Website
LedgerDocs, a developer of cloud-based workflow and accounting processes for professionals and businesses, has launched a newly redesigned website.