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.
November 12, 2014
IRS Grants Taxpayers More Leeway on IRA Rollovers
Once the Tax Court ruled against a taxpayer in a controversial interpretation of the “once-a-year” rollover rule for IRAs, the IRS was only too willing and eager to jump on the bandwagon. But at least it delayed enforcement of the ruling until January 1, 2015. Now, under new guidance just issued by the IRS, procrastinators...…
November 12, 2014
Consumers Worried about Data Breaches, but Don’t Change Shopping Habits
In a world where the growing use of connected devices such as smart watches and connected cars is occurring at the same time that massive data breaches are making headlines, a new global study by ISACA shows consumers have conflicted attitudes ...
November 12, 2014
AICPA Presents Highest Award for Taxation Professionals
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has named Patricia A. Thompson as the recipient of the 2014 Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award, the highest honor bestowed by the accounting profession in the area of taxation.
November 12, 2014
Accounting Foundation Supports Doctors Without Borders for Ebola Efforts
The trustees of the TAG Foundation trustees have approved the disbursement of $10,000 USD from the foundation’s funds to assist Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in their Ebola relief efforts in West Africa.
November 12, 2014
Avalara Raises $100 Million in Financing
Avalara, a provider of cloud-based software for sales tax and other transactional tax compliance, has raised $100 million in a financing round from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.
November 12, 2014
IRS Clarifies IRA Rollover Limit
The Internal Revenue Service has issued new guidance to clarify the impact a 2014 individual retirement arrangement (IRA) rollover has on the one-per-year limit imposed by the Internal Revenue Code on tax-free rollovers between IRAs.
November 12, 2014
Legal Marijuana, Taxes and Accounting
It seems too early to make any sweeping financial generalizations based on such a short history. Nor am I interested in gauging the social impacts of marijuana legalization, which is both emotionally charged and unlikely to be resolved soon.
November 11, 2014
November SALT Checklist
What should you be doing in your state and local tax practice this month? Here's your SALT checklist for November.
November 11, 2014
AICPA Foundation Names Minority Doctoral Fellowship Winners
To help increase the number of CPAs from diverse backgrounds teaching at the college and university level, the American Institute of CPAs has awarded twenty-two scholars the Minority Doctoral Fellowship. The Fellowship, funded by the AICPA Foundation...
November 11, 2014
CCH Tax Briefing Focuses on 2014 Year-End Tax Planning
A new tax briefing focuses on 2014 year-end planning, providing expert analysis on the federal tax legislation outlook as well as strategies taxpayers and businesses may consider for reducing income taxes.
November 11, 2014
BizNet Creates Cloud-Based Excel Reporting Solution for Intacct Users
BizNet Software, which offers Microsoft Excel-based cloud reporting and business intelligence solutions, is partnering with cloud accounting software maker Intacct, to create a new cloud-based reporting tool, BizInsight for Intacct. Now available via ...
November 11, 2014
Xero Plans to Pick Up Pace of New Features
Online accounting software developer Xero has announced that it intends to speed up the pace of its upcoming big data capabilities that put small businesses in better control of their business.