Technology February 9, 2026
Botkeeper is Closing Its Doors
In a statement posted on the Botkeeper website over the weekend, Enrico Palmerino wrote that the automated bookkeeping platform he founded in 2015 is shutting down.
February 8, 2016
Staff Succession Planning Is Critical To Accounting Firm Success
Have you ever thanked someone for a job well done by saying, “I don’t know what we’d do without you”? Well, in a well-run public accounting firm, managers do know what they’d do if an employee left the team. They have succession plans in place. Creating contingencies for the replacement of staff members — be...…
February 4, 2016
How to Use Best Practices in Employment Agreements
Well-written employment agreements, which can include non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, can help companies and employees alike by clarifying expectations and decreasing the chances of disputes.
February 3, 2016
The Worst Tax Penalties and How to Help Your Clients Avoid Them
It is important for us to keep in mind that tax responsibilities are not the first thing our busy clients are thinking about, and in many cases they are not on their radar at all.
January 7, 2016
10 Habits That Threaten Business Data Security
They’re just old habits. You likely do them without even thinking. But these 10 habits could be making your company vulnerable to hacks and other cyberattacks.
December 28, 2015
New Study Pokes Holes in Trump’s Tax Plan
Calls for federal income tax cuts are a time-honored tradition by presidential candidates of all stripes, but the Tax Policy Center study says that Trump’s plan dwarfs the proposals made by other GOP contenders.
December 21, 2015
Trial Balance In QuickBooks Online Accountant Eliminates Double Work
Accountants spend a considerable amount of time cleaning up books at the end of the year, manually entering data and preparing returns for clients. Recognizing this, Intuit has developed Trial Balance within QBOA to help eliminate manual data entry.
December 21, 2015
Apps We Love: Expense Management
Do you yearn for a better, easier way to track expenses, prepare expense reports, process reimbursements? Maybe we can help…!
December 21, 2015
Women and Accounting
This month we honor the women who are standing out among us, the Most Powerful Women in the Accounting Profession, and there are certain characteristics that make these particular women standouts among the standouts.
December 21, 2015
Sales Tax 2016: What Can We Expect in the New Year?
The coming of a New Year is a time to reflect on the past — what went well and what you wish you’d done differently.
December 21, 2015
How to Prepare for a Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Audit in 9 Steps
Are you concerned that your company isn’t as ready for a sales tax audit as it could be? Here are the top nine steps you can take with your exemption certificates to ensure your company is audit-ready.
December 21, 2015
2015 Review of Tax Research Systems
Taxation is no longer a once-a-year engagement, at least not for clients with more than a couple of W-2s and 1099s. Complex and high net worth clients require strategic tax planning, which in turn requires their professional to stay on top of changes ...
December 21, 2015
Comprehensive Practice and Workflow Management for Tax Season — and Beyond
Finding the right practice management solution can be challenging especially after an acquisition, as was the case when Maryland-based Faragalla & Associates’ founder, Albert Faragalla, CPA, purchased the accounting practice owned by ...