Taxes November 9, 2026
IRS Expands Tax Pro Account to Allow Business Client Payments
Tax professionals can now make certain payments on behalf of their business clients through Tax Pro Account, the IRS announced on Nov. 6.
April 12, 2013
Licensing Tax Preparers: It’s necessary, and it’s going to happen soon
More than half of all tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service are prepared by professionals. That’s a substantial number of returns, so it is sad to see the number of preparers who make significant errors.
April 12, 2013
2013 Innovation Award Nominee: iPhone App for FreshBooks
iPhone App for FreshBooks nominated for 2013 Innovation Award.
April 12, 2013
SmartVault Enhances QuickBooks Online Integration
SmartVault has released enhancements to the SmartVault-QuickBooks Online integration process that are aimed at significantly improving usability.
April 12, 2013
OSCPA Contest Spotlights Future CPAs
The Ohio Society of CPAs' “Me in a Moment” video contest gives accounting students the opportunity to talk about the part-time jobs, campus activities and community service activities they dedicate their time to when they are not studying to become a CPA.
April 12, 2013
New York accounting firm Freed Maxick adds PCI Data Security services
Freed Maxick CPAs Offers PCI Data Security Service line, Expanding Technology Consulting Practice.
April 12, 2013
$19 million in grants for SBA Resource Partners to support Hurricane Sandy small business recovery
April 11, 2013 — Small businesses rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will get both immediate and long-term help laying a foundation for economic recovery and resiliency thanks to expanded services funded by a $19 million emergency appropriation. Small businesses can take advantage of free expanded counseling, training and technical assistance from the U.S....…
April 12, 2013
New video surveillance system for retailers can help reduce loss, increase revenue and enhance security
New video solution can help retailers enhance security, ensure store compliance and increase revenues by 10 percent or more.
April 11, 2013
End of Tax Season Update: IRS receives fewer returns, refunds down, errors with EITC abundant
Every tax professional, most small business owners and a good number of other taxpaying Americans know that last-minute changes to the tax code this year resulted in a delayed tax filing season.
April 11, 2013
No surprise: Small businesses say complex taxes are their biggest problem
Complexity and inconsistency within the tax code continue to be a major problem for small businesses, and one-in-four report spending 120 hours or more per year on the administration of federal taxes—three full work weeks!
April 11, 2013
Sales taxes on services back in discussion in Minnesota, but excluding accounting and legal services
Less than a month after Gov. Mark Dayton dropped his plans for a comprehensive overhaul of the state's tax system, Senate DFLers unveiled a plan Thursday, April 11, to make big changes in sales and corporate taxes.
April 11, 2013
Boy Scouts may risk loss of tax exemption in California
Some California lawmakers seeking to pressure the Boy Scouts of America to abandon its ban on openly gay members are taking a novel approach: They are threatening to strip the organization of its state tax exemption.