Mergers and Acquisitions January 29, 2026
Sorren Adds Hess & Rohmer in Texas
Gainesville, TX-based CPA and advisory firm Hess & Rohmer has joined Sorren, expanding the top 100 accounting firm's presence in the Lone Star State.
February 25, 2013
Nevada considering sales tax on accountants & other services to lower income tax rate
When it comes to creating a services tax, the Legislature could cast a wide net, taxing nearly every service at a lower rate and reducing the sales tax on goods in the process -- a Republican idea.
February 25, 2013
Pastor uses business skills to help church rebound and thrive
Since Lynn Munson's job led her to Yorba Linda in 2010, she has reined in her organization's finances, returned it to profit, made key staffing changes and presided over a merger.
February 24, 2013
Retailers struggle to curb shoplifting, fraud
Fraud, theft and other preventable losses drain billions of dollars from retailers nationwide as shops confront increasingly sophisticated criminals bent on looting shelves.
February 24, 2013
Former Wells Fargo banker helped fraud ring cash IRS tax refund checks
A former Wells Fargo Bank employee in Anchorage admitted in federal court Thursday that she helped members of an identity theft and tax fraud ring open illegitimate bank accounts and cash fraudulent checks.
February 24, 2013
Small businesses see potential positives and perils from crowd-funding
A 2012 federal law known as the JOBS Act opens the door to allowing small, privately owned businesses to market ownership stakes in their ventures to people over the Internet.
February 24, 2013
In Jesse Jackson Jr case, IRS and prosecutors focused on excessive indulgence
Prosecutors took a tougher stand against Jesse Jackson Jr. than his wife, Sandi, because they viewed him as the one who enabled the couple's seven-year $750,000 spending binge in which campaign dollars were spent on luxury goods, celebrity memorabilia, spa treatments and even a trip to Disney World.
February 24, 2013
Senate may consider online sales tax in 2013
Not a new tax. A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators hope to accomplish is the passing of a bill that would better enable states to collect taxes on transactions.
February 24, 2013
Indiana economy up, but still not ‘robust’
The Leading Index for Indiana, while rising slightly from its revised January level, still does not reflect a robust picture of the state's economy to start off the year. That's the bottom line, according to IU Business Research Center economist Tim Slaper, who put together and analyzes the index.
February 24, 2013
Shy at the airport? The TSA is introducing new security scanners
The new scanners are not as revealing as the former scanners, which received criticism for years for the level of personal detail evident during scans.
February 24, 2013
The Oscars: Academy Awards “Swag Bags” are taxable income, and the IRS is watching
Each Oscar nominee will receive an "Everybody Wins at the Oscars" gift basket, aka Swag Bag, worth just less than $48,000.
February 24, 2013
California corruption trial – Fate of 6 former city leaders in hands of jury
Feb. 23 — Before jurors left the courtroom to deliberate, the prosecutor took a final shot at the six former City Council members accused of corruption. “The one-percenters of Bell,” he called them, a band of small-town politicians who had “apparently forgotten who they are and where they live.” After four weeks of testimony, a...…
February 24, 2013
Vacation home buyers need to consider hidden costs: Property and State Taxes, Other Costs
People considering a vacation home need to consider other costs, like taxes.