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.
December 18, 2014
7 Ways to Foster Innovation in Public Accounting Firms
As the new year begins, many managers find themselves evaluating their departments and assessing ways to do things better, faster and cheaper. If fostering an innovative culture is a priority for your company, you’re not alone. Many public accounting firm
Taxes December 18, 2014
Ring In Tax Tidings for Stock Sales on New Year’s Eve
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December 17, 2014
Audit and Risk Professionals Say Biggest Challenge is Communicating with Executives
The most widespread challenge facing audit, risk management and compliance professionals is putting their work into a context that speaks to executives. According to the 2014 GRC Technology Pulse Survey, conducted by ACL, the company that is ...
December 17, 2014
Congress Creates New Tax-Favored Savings Accounts for Disabled
As part of its last moves before the holidays, the lame duck Congress and Senate passed the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, which primarily focused on many tax deductions and credits that had technically expired at the end of last year.
December 17, 2014
3 Tips for More Accurate Business Valuation
It’s a classic conundrum – to build versus to buy. Make dinner at home versus take-out. DIY that holiday wreath or roam a tree farm to choose the perfect one for the door. While there are certainly people constructing their own coffee table ...
December 17, 2014
Financial Group Wants More Limits on Corporate Inversions
Earnings stripping allows companies to avoid U.S. corporate tax by shifting domestic earning to low- and no-tax jurisdictions. In the process, the U.S. part of the company is saddled with debt which is owed to the foreign entity. The interest payments o
December 17, 2014
Gadgets for All! Holiday Tech Gifts for 2014
There was no Cyber-Monday this year, and in truth no Black Friday. Instead, retailers hosted a minor level of price cuts in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, a means of testing the waters. That text wax only moderately successful, which is good ...
December 17, 2014
Congress Renews Most Expired Tax Breaks
At long last, Congress granted a reprieve for most of the expired tax provisions that had remained in limbo this year, but the late-breaking tax relief is only temporary.
December 17, 2014
Accounting Tools for the Digital Age
From tracking outgoing inventory to determining a company's deductions for charitable donations, accountants "have an app for that." Which tech tools are most useful to the modern-day accountant?
December 17, 2014
Another Epic Fail For the IRS and ObamaCare?
It would be nice to believe that with years to prepare, the Internal Revenue Service is prepared to manage the complexities of verifying insurance qualifiers for Obamacare, collecting the $95 from those who owe a penalty, and easing the way for the ...
December 16, 2014
How Much Admin Expense Should Accounting Firms Incur?
There are 3 metrics used for measuring admin expense: (a) Admin personnel as a percent of total headcount, (b) Overhead expenses as a percentage of revenue and (c) Overhead expenses per person. Let’s examine each.
December 15, 2014
AICPA Issues Advisory to Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors
The AiCPA has prepared a new advisory to provide plan sponsors, administrators and trustees with an understanding of the importance of hiring a quality auditor to perform employee benefit plan financial statement audits