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.
June 10, 2013
New leader for WeiserMazars Long Island office tax department
A partner at the firm since January 2012, he will be responsible for the day to day operations of the Long Island Tax Department including directing team members in compliance, tax planning, research and training.
June 10, 2013
Report looks at FASB’s Proposed Accounting Standards for Leases
Thomson Reuters has released an overview of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) proposed accounting standards for leases.
June 10, 2013
Small nonprofits getting cut in healthcare tax credit
Due to the federal budget impasse, certain small non-profits nationwide will see an 8.7 percent cut in a federal tax credit they have received since 2010 for providing health care insurance for their employees.
June 10, 2013
IRS Income Tax Tables for 2014 Tax Season
The below tax tables were released by the IRS and are the official rates for individuals and married taxpayers when they file their returns before April 2014. These are, then, the official rates for tax year 2013, which ends Dec. 31, and for which filers who pay estimated taxes during the year should follow.
June 10, 2013
Mortgage industry seeing highest job growth in 5 years
Mortgage employers expanded their monthly payrolls, making a significant gain over the past year. The last time mortgage staffing was this strong was during the George W. Bush administration.
June 10, 2013
Report: Low wages put many WalMart workers on assistance
WalMart Stores Inc. wages are so low they force many of its employees onto the public doles, creating a drag on taxpayers and the economy, according to a new report from the staff of congressional Democrats.
June 10, 2013
In attempt to avoid bankruptcy, Detroit offers creditors less than 10 percent
Detroit's attempt to avoid bankruptcy will hit a critical stage next week as emergency manager Kevyn Orr brings together dozens of creditors to present a stark offer: less than 10 cents on the dollar for the loans, bonds, retiree obligations and other debts that have been strangling the city for years.
June 10, 2013
Ohio Senate passes state budget
The Ohio Senate passed the two-year, $61.7 billion budget today along party lines, offering up tax cuts for business owners and more money for schools, including 13 of 16 in Franklin County.
June 10, 2013
Tim Cook Defends Apple’s Tax Accounting
Associated Press Video: Apple's CEO, Tim Cook is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates. (May 21)
June 10, 2013
Pennsylvania group wants elimination of property tax
They revenue-neutral legislation proposes to eliminate school property taxes and raise the state income to 4.34 percent and sales taxes to 7 percent in its place.
June 9, 2013
IRS to cancel two e-Services products used by many tax professionals
IRS canceling Disclosure Authorization of Form 2848 and Electronic Account Resolution (EAR). Tax practitioners react strongly, petition the IRS to reverse course on e-Services scale back
June 9, 2013
New Florida law speeds up foreclosure process
In the week before Florida Gov. Rick Scott's deadline to sign a bill that would speed up the state's residential mortgage foreclosure process, bank employees flooded his inbox with a form letter urging his approval.