Taxes November 5, 2026
IRS Adjusts Tax Brackets, Standard Deduction for Tax Year 2027
The IRS has released the tax year 2027 annual inflation adjustments for nearly 70 tax provisions.
May 27, 2015
How Accounting Firms Can Address Disruptive Partner Behavior
In more than 20 years of consulting, I’ve observed hundreds of firms in the throes of partner conflict. In fact, when an MP I’m interviewing says, “Excuse me for a moment while I close the door,” I know I’m about to hear the “good stuff” – the real ...
May 27, 2015
Accounting Group Urges Better Safeguards to Protect Clients from Taxpayer Identity Theft
As the debate goes on about how to curb the increasing incidence of taxpayer identity theft in the U.S., members of BKR International discussed their experiences during the recent tax filing season, as well as ways to mitigate future risk and help clients
May 27, 2015
What Taxpayers Should Do If Their Info Was Exposed On IRS Website
Taxpayers whose accounts were compromised will be notified by the Internal Revenue Service. Individuals who believe their identities have been compromised in this, or any other attempt, should review the IRS “Taxpayer Guide to Identity Theft,” which ...
May 27, 2015
Guidance on Like-Kind Exchanges Added to Checkpoint Catalyst
Thomson Reuters has added new content to Checkpoint Catalyst that includes content covering IRC § 1031 to assist tax practitioners in implementing like-kind exchanges to secure tax deferral benefits for their clients.
May 27, 2015
How CPA Firms Can Reduce Staff Turnover and Boost Profits
The talent war has resumed among CPA firms vying for top candidates. During the recession, most firms focused their resources on the struggle to maintain a stable client base. Hiring was sluggish, and companies therefore did not have to worry much about
May 27, 2015
IRS Data Breach Sets Off Alarms, FBI to Investigate
A serious security breach at the IRS has the agency scrambling to beef up its ID theft efforts while the public and lawmakers stew. The IRS announced on May 26 that hackers had gained access to the personal information of more than 100,000 American househ
May 27, 2015
Report Shows Which U.S. Retailers Are Stuggling to Move Inventory
Despite positive expectations for consumer spending to pick up after the cold and long winter, retail sales in April proved to be relatively flat and disappointing. But for those sounding the alarm that the tepid April numbers may reflect overall ...
May 26, 2015
U.S. Institutional Investors Pump Billions Into Europe
North American institutions are planning long-term investments in foreign infrastructure and are pumping billions of pounds into Europe, a report from Armstrong International shows.
May 26, 2015
How Concur is Helping Tax & Accounting Professionals & Small Businesses with Travel & Expense Management
Bob Lewis, Concur’s Senior Director of Business Development, SMB Group, explains how small businesses can overcome the challenges with expense reports and travel management, as well as the benefits to tax & accounting professionals.
May 26, 2015
Avalara Partners with Epicor for App to Support Sales Tax Calculation, Invoicing in Field
Avalara, which makes cloud-based sales tax, VAT and transactional tax compliance systems, has developed a mobile application that combines Epicor Mobile Field Service with Epicor Tax Connect to support more accurate and streamlined invoicing in the field.
May 26, 2015
Is Your Firm Ready for Automation?
The opportunities for automation created by advances in technology are greater than ever before and this is changing the expectations of clients, employees and partners about how they exchange data with your firm. It will also continue to have a major ...