Advisory April 24, 2026
5 M&A Signals CPAs Should Be Watching for Their Clients in 2026
The choppiness of the M&A market is an opening, not an obstacle. Use it to build a stronger advisory foundation with the clients who need it most.
Taxes March 11, 2026
Poison-Pill Effort to Cancel Proposed California Billionaire Tax Hits Voters’ Mailboxes
California voters are being urged to put a poison-pill effort on the November ballot that would nullify a controversial proposed tax on the state's billionaires.
Taxes March 11, 2026
Washington State ‘Millionaires Tax’ Clears House After 24-Hour Debate
After a debate that stretched more than 24 hours, the Washington House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a state income tax on people earning more than $1 million a year, setting up a final vote in the Senate as early as Wednesday.
Technology March 11, 2026
Diligent Unveils AuditAI Tool for Internal Audit Teams
Governance, risk, and compliance SaaS solutions provider Diligent launched AuditAI, a new suite of agentic AI capabilities for internal auditors, during an Institute of Internal Auditors conference this week.
Taxes March 11, 2026
A Tax Preparer Went to Prison for a $4.3M Scam. She’s Now Charged in a New $5.5M Scheme, Feds Say
Before Jessenia Cordero finished serving her prison term for a $4.3 million in a tax fraud scheme, the wheels were in motion for her next scheme, federal authorities allege in court records.
Taxes March 11, 2026
Ex-Mayor of Portage, Indiana, Sentenced to 3 Years of Probation for Federal IRS Charge
James Snyder will have to pay $78,111.57 in restitution, which is what he still owes for obstructing the IRS, made in monthly payments of $570 a month. He has paid $18,000 of his debt.
Taxes March 10, 2026
Chicago-Area Tax Preparer Gets 10 Years in Prison for $14 Million Fraud Tied to COVID-19 Loans
Sharhabeel Shreiteh of Crete, IL, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Tuesday in a massive, $14 million fraud scheme where he collected kickbacks for filing more than 1,500 bogus loan applications at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Taxes March 10, 2026
Law Professor Learns Harsh State Income Tax Lesson
A law school professor working from home contested a state law requiring him to pay tax to a different state than the one where he resides.
Taxes March 10, 2026
Which States Tax the Rich at the Highest Level?
Stacker, a website specializing in publishing data, found that the American elite—the top 1%—pay, on average, roughly 37% of overall income taxes and earn 19.5% of salaries nationwide.
Firm Management March 10, 2026
New York Firm BST & Co. CPAs LLP Celebrates 50 Years
What began as a firm with fewer than five practitioners and $600,000 in revenue in 1976 has today blossomed into a multi-faceted consulting business generating annual revenue of $23 million.
Technology March 10, 2026
Emburse Expands Emburse Pay, Unifying Outbound Spend into a Single Intelligent Platform
The enhanced platform unifies vendor payments and global employee reimbursements within a single governed system.
Technology March 10, 2026
Smarsh Launches AI Enabled Communication Surveillance for Small to Medium Businesses
It offers autonomous AI capability designed to dramatically reduce compliance alert volume up to 60% and eliminate thousands of hours of non-actionable review work each month.
Taxes March 10, 2026
Could Washington State ‘Millionaires Tax’ Lead to Capital Flight?
Tax them, and they will flee. That’s the idea behind capital flight, an economic term used by tax critics to describe an exodus of wealth and investments because of higher taxes or cost of doing business.