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.
Auditing January 30, 2024
SEC Sues Marcum Assurance Partner Over Numerous Audit Violations
Edward Hackert is accused of improper conduct by repeatedly not following U.S. auditing standards over a 10-year period.
Firm Management January 30, 2024
NDH Advisors Acquires Houston CPA Firm Jain & Jain
The transaction is Chicago-based NDH Advisors' second in as many months after acquiring Stratus Group last November.
Small Business January 30, 2024
Will Congress Pass a Farm Bill in 2024?
The farm bill, covering over a billion dollars in spending on nutrition programs, crop insurance and sustainable ag-land funds, has been stuck on the legislative road.
Taxes January 29, 2024
Trump Tax Leaker Gets 5 Years in Prison
Charles Littlejohn had pleaded guilty to stealing Donald Trump’s tax records from the IRS and leaking them to the New York Times.
Auditing January 29, 2024
PCAOB Doles Out $590,000 in Fines to Haynie & Co., Four Partners
The top 100 firm and two current and two former partners were sanctioned for subpar auditing and quality control failures.
Small Business January 29, 2024
Valentine’s Day Retail Sales Expected to Set Record
The top gifts include candy (57%), greeting cards (40%), flowers (39%), an evening out (32%), jewelry (22%), clothing (21%) and gift cards (19%).
Payroll January 29, 2024
U.S. Economy Grew 3.3% in Q4 2023
The figures wrap up a year in which the economy showed surprising stamina, defying expectations by many Wall Street economists that the country was poised to slip into a recession.
Taxes January 29, 2024
IRS Direct File Launches for Low-Income Taxpayers in 12 States
Taxpayers in 12 states — Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming — will have access to a new program from the IRS called Direct File.
Taxes January 29, 2024
IRS Chief Gives a Shout-Out to Tax Professionals as 2024 Filing Season Begins
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel had a message today for all tax professionals as they embark on another filing season: Thank you.
Taxes January 29, 2024
IRS Starts Accepting Returns and Extends Hours at Tax Assistance Centers
2024 Tax Refund Calendar: How to Estimate When You May Receive Your Refund.
Taxes January 26, 2024
Florida Tax Preparer Gets Prison for False Returns and Online Romance Scam
Between 2015 and 2020, Coates claimed $228,788 in tax refunds on her individual federal income tax returns by falsely reporting that taxes had been withheld from her income and had been paid to the IRS.
Taxes January 26, 2024
IRS-CI to Host ERC Seminars for Tax Professionals
The sessions held in February aim to ensure that tax professionals have the latest ERC information and understand ERC eligibility criteria.