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.
January 15, 2021
AICPA’s Financial Reporting Executive Committee Seeks Feedback on Insurance Entities Working Draft: Targeted Improvements to Long-Duration Contracts
The FASB accounting standard on Long-Duration Contracts makes targeted improvements to the existing recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts issued by an insurance company. FinREC and the AICPA ...
January 15, 2021
$1,400 Coronavirus Stimulus Payments: Biden Plan Also Includes Grants and Loans for Small Business
President-Elect Biden's new stimulus plan would send $1,400 stimulus payments to taxpayers who received the previous stimulus payments. Small businesses would see $15 billion in grants and $35 billion in low-interest loans.
January 15, 2021
Next Coronavirus Stimulus: $1,400 Payments and $15 Billion in Grants to Small Business
President-elect Biden's new stimulus plan would send $1,400 stimulus payments to taxpayers who received the previous stimulus payments. Small businesses would see $15 billion in grants and $35 billion in low-interest loans.
January 15, 2021
CES 2021 Gadget Highlights – The Biggest Technology Show of the Year
The International CES (Consumer Electronic Show) kicks off each New Year by showcasing the latest gadgets and technology trends projected for the coming year. While COVID forced the program to be 100% digital, it still provided a flood of product...
January 15, 2021
Are CFOs the New CEOs?
In the not-so-distant past, business empires based on “vision” alone grew to billion-dollar heights. WeWork is a particularly prominent example. Its staggering fall, only months before a global pandemic that rocked the entire business world, underlined a fundamental business truth; good leadership is not only about vision – it starts with a solid business plan...…
January 14, 2021
Finagraph and Ace Cloud Hosting Partner for Cash Flow Service in a Hosted Environment
The new strategic partnership immediately gives small businesses and accounting firms a state-of-the-art and hassle-free cloud hosted cash flow solution without changing out their existing accounting system.
January 14, 2021
Laura Peth Named Mazars Sacramento Office Managing Principal
Accounting, tax and consulting firm Mazars has named Laura Peth Office Managing Principal for the Sacramento office, taking over that role from National Healthcare Practice Leader, Gil Enos.
January 14, 2021
Individual CPAs Now Eligible to Apply for .CPA Website Domains
Using a .cpa domain allows practitioners to strengthen their brand identity in online communications and provides better security and resistance to Internet fraud, such as phishing and spoofing. And because the domain is only available to licensed CPAs...
January 14, 2021
Deadline for Forms W-2, 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC is Feb. 1, 2021
Businesses have until Feb. 1, 2021, to file the revised Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, and the new Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation, and provide copies to the recipients.
January 14, 2021
Prioritizing Modern Data and Client Service in a Digital Environment
As CPA firms, we can all agree that in the midst of continuing uncertainty, client communication and service remain at the top of our priority list. Remote client service is not a new phenomenon - most accounting firms have long been well versed in ...
January 14, 2021
Tips to Make Your Accounting Firm More Profitable in 2021
Now is the time to spend more time on delivering profitable services. Before anything else, take the time to assess the services you are offering and see which ones you can eliminate. These are services that don’t yield good profits, yet take a lot of tim
January 14, 2021
National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress
As part of the report, Collins released the fourth edition of the National Taxpayer Advocate’s “Purple Book,” a compilation of 66 legislative recommendations designed to strengthen taxpayer rights and improve tax administration.