Taxes December 9, 2025
Chicago Mayor Tweaks Head Tax Plan to Target Bigger Companies
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a new version of his head tax Tuesday, now pushing a $33-per-employee monthly tax on companies with over 500 Chicago employees.
May 2, 2013
$520M Shortfall for Pennsylvania Budget
An estimate released Wednesday by the state's Independent Fiscal Office shows a $520 million shortfall between projected general fund revenues and Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget through the end of the next fiscal year.
May 2, 2013
Many Part-Time Workers Getting Fewer Hours Due to Health Care Act
The law requires large employers offering health insurance to include part-time employees working 30 hours a week or more. But rather than provide healthcare to more workers, a growing number of employers are cutting back employee hours instead.
May 2, 2013
Next Generation Strategic Partner Retreats
Learn from a team of the profession’s most respected thought leaders, led by Darren Root, CEO of RootWorks, president of Root & Associates, Executive Editor of CPA Practice Advisor and co-author of The E-Myth Accountant.
May 2, 2013
Diebold cutting 700 jobs
Struggling Diebold Inc. started 2013 with one major job cut -- that of now former Chief Executive Officer Thomas Swidarski.
May 2, 2013
Restaurants see increase in same-store sales
Same-store sales and customer traffic results were mixed; Restaurant operators somewhat more optimistic about sales growth and the economy
May 2, 2013
IRS Digging into Taxpayer Holdings in Caribbean Banks
A federal court in San Francisco has granted an order authorizing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a summons seeking information about US taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts with FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB), a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
May 2, 2013
The Sad State of CyberSecurity
Small and mid-sized businesses are failing at security. This puts them in peril and, if they're your clients, you could suffer, too.
May 1, 2013
KPMG’s Insider Trading Scandal: A Watershed for the Auditing Profession?
Recently, a KPMG senior audit partner leaked privileged client information to a "golfing buddy." This is not just another accounting or insider trading scandal. This event is different, and just may be a watershed for investors and the auditing profession. Grumpy Old Accountants provides commentary on contemporary accounting, auditing, and financial reporting issues. It is…
May 1, 2013
Accounting firm faces claim of conflict of interest in audit of development agency
As a Big 4 firm was auditing JobsOhio's books last fall, it also was seeking $1 million in taxpayer money from JobsOhio for an unnamed client.
May 1, 2013
CCH Small Firm Services Partners with eFileCabinet to Offer Client Portals
CCH Small Firm Services and eFileCabinet have announced a new partnership designed to offer integrated portal/file sharing services to tax and accounting professionals.
April 30, 2013
New York bookkeeper admits theft of $1.3 million from employer
A woman in the upstate New York town of Arcade has admitted stealing $1.3 million from American Stainless Corp. in Buffalo.
April 30, 2013
For Minneapolis, auditor’s office is a one-person job
The office of Minneapolis' primary government watchdog is a quiet place these days.