Taxes January 26, 2026
Welcome to Tax Season 2026
The IRS today opened the 2026 tax filing season and began accepting and processing federal individual income tax returns for tax year 2025.
June 11, 2018
3 Benefits of Flexible Workplace Arrangements
82 percent of U.S. workers surveyed say the ability to work from anywhere at any time allows them to maintain a healthy work-life balance, yet more than half (62%) still prefer to work in the office — and this number is even higher among ...
June 7, 2018
5 Tips for Smooth Scaling with Document Management
As a business grows, so does the information within it. Paper documents and digital data can grow exponentially, choking your business processes and slowing your scaling—often when scaling is most vital. By implementing a document management solution ...
Taxes June 5, 2018
The 20% Pass-Through Deduction for Musicians
As a tax professional, you surely know about the new 20% tax deduction for “Pass Through” entities under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). If you have musician and other performing art clients, you may have wondered if (and how) they qualify.
June 4, 2018
A Lesson in Tax Basis Taught to us by Almond Trees, of All Things
I keep in touch with an ex-bookkeeper that I sort of mentored. She decided to take the Enrolled Agent Exam but ended up failing Part I and must take it again. When I asked her what she got wrong, she mentioned basis. Basis is a hard concept to ...
June 1, 2018
A Look at Deferred Compensation Plans
For many employees, generous benefits are more important than pay raises. There are many benefits options you can offer to attract and retain employees, including deferred compensation plans.
May 29, 2018
Top 10 Accounting Firm IT Survey Surprises
The upcoming conference season and lull before the extension season provides a great opportunity for firms to evaluate the current status of their production processes and target areas for improvement. The above highlighted findings of the ...
May 28, 2018
How Real Estate Giant Zillow Handles Sales and Use Tax Compliance — Part 2
In Part 2 of this interview, Scott Peterson, Vice President of U.S. Tax Policy and Government Relations for Avalara, continues his discussion with Jason Heckel, Senior Director of Tax at Zillow Group, who describes how he led Zillow in automating their...
May 22, 2018
What AI Means for the Accounting Profession: Part II
We see a number of products that are running crude AI today and vendors that are pretty far along in their use of AI. Getting products that apply to small and medium businesses are more of a challenge, but we see efforts at Intuit, Xero, BQE Core, ...
May 22, 2018
Why and How: Artificial Intelligence: Part I
One of the hot areas of emerging technology is Artificial Intelligence or AI. You know a topic is hot when products use the terminology in their name or in their marketing materials. We’ve see this done with “ease of use”, Cloud Computing, and Blockchain.
Technology May 22, 2018
Mom-and-Pop Stores Need CPAs More Now Than Ever
Up early in the morning and working late into the evening, many shop owners are not only working on the business, they are working in the business. Consider your wardrobe; the time of day you can speak with them one-on-one without too many distractions.
May 22, 2018
I’m Lucky to Know About Mom-and-Pop Businesses
My father owned his own business. He got up earlier than the sun in the morning and came home after dark every night. He worked harder than any of the dozens of employees who punched a clock in his tool & die company.
May 22, 2018
Apps We Love May 2018: Parenting and Childcare Apps
As we head into the summer months, many working parents will be searching for options to help with child care. You may have your tried and true favorites, you work from home, a responsible family member moves in for the summer, your kids are in a ...