Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
February 24, 2014
America Saves Week Reminds Everyone to be Prepared
Are you saving enough for retirement and overall financial security? Now many be a good time to examine just how prepared you are.
February 24, 2014
Taxing Internet Sales is Wrong and Doesn’t Help Main Street
The U.S. Senate has passed a law to allow states to steal even more money out of your pocket by forcing web sites to charge you a sales tax, no matter where you live.
February 24, 2014
Six Reasons Why the IRS Can’t Regulate Tax Return Preparers
According to a new federal court of appeals case, the IRS doesn’t have the authority to regulate tax return preparers who routinely file returns on behalf of taxpayers.
February 24, 2014
Ohio Small Businesses Get New Income Tax Deduction
Beginning with the 2013 tax year, an individual taxpayer filing the IT 1040 is allowed a deduction amounting to 50 percent of the taxpayer's Ohio small business income of up to $250,000.
February 24, 2014
Deployed Military Forces Can Get Free Tax Help
Ohio's deployed military personnel may receive free tax preparation services from volunteer tax experts.
February 23, 2014
What Unearned Income Means on a Dependent’s Income Tax Return
A couple of years ago, a reader told me that he was very perplexed. He was trying to prepare his daughter’s tax return, but was coming up with a huge tax bill. Why?
February 23, 2014
Private Companies Had Slowest Sales Growth Rate in 5 Years
According to financial statements analyzed by Sageworks, a financial information company and the leader in the financial analysis of privately held companies, U.S. businesses grew sales at a rate of 5.4 percent in 2013.
February 22, 2014
How to Enhance Client Relationships, Even During Busy Season
Accountants, especially during busy season, have significant demands on their time, so it's critical to understand how to balance a desire to develop deeper client relationships and work-related time constraints.
February 22, 2014
Are Relocation Assistance Payments Taxable?
I have been preparing tax returns for a very, very long time. Yet, I usually feel as if I know nothing. So, when someone asks me a question, even when I am pretty sure of the answer, I look it up.
February 22, 2014
FreshBooks Adds New Tool for Business-Accountant Collaboration
Journal Entries for QuickBooks Desktop and CSV deliver seamless collaboration between accountants and small business owners to simplify tax time.
February 22, 2014
CCH Mobile™
CCH Mobile provides direct access to the IntelliConnect content you use the most when you are on the go. You can easily search your IntelliConnect Favorite publications with one tap. The tiled, widget approach coupled with the incredibly intuitive navigation technology makes it amazingly easy to get answers any place at any time. With all...…
February 21, 2014
New Online Accounting System Launches for Small Businesses
FINSYNC combines financial management and accounting software services with built-in business intelligence to create a virtual CFO for small business owners.