Taxes January 23, 2026
The House Rules Committee declined to advance an amendment to a larger spending bill that would restore a gambler’s ability to deduct 100 percent of losses on annual tax filings.
January 23, 2026
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October 1, 2014
A popular point of discussion for firm owners is talking about the transition from working as a “technician” in their business (a producer of product) to leading as an entrepreneur.
September 30, 2014
Like all businesses, nonprofits need to track expenses, monitor income, create budgets, and produce financial statements. Also unlike their for-profit counterparts, nonprofits also need to track programs, membership dues, association fees, donations and grant funds.
September 12, 2014
The sales and use tax audit could possibly be one of the biggest challenges that your business clients will face. If you are working with a client who has been selected for an audit, you are now tasked with proving that the client remitted the correct amount of sales tax to the state Department of…
September 12, 2014
Frequently I hear that cloud technology and anytime/anywhere accounting is here now, it's great, it's what all accountants should be using and encouraging their clients to use, and this new technology will free the accountant to do what he or she was actually trained to do. But exactly what is that? Many accountants, particularly small…
September 12, 2014
Results of a recent study showed that "Those who save for the future by contributing to a 401(k) improved abnormal health test results and poor health behaviors approximately 27 percent more than non-contributors." This month's "By the Numbers" data from work-life balance expert Jeff Davidson demonstrates that our society could use a little help in…
September 12, 2014
Conflict. Whether it is related to decisions about firm management, technology or personnel, most of us try to avoid it like the plague. After all, wouldn’t life be easier if we could just make decisions in a vacuum and not worry about what others thought?
September 12, 2014
Audit re-engineering has been around for decades and delivered significant increases in firm productivity and is now making another quantum leap in improvement by integrating the key tenants of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) into today’s digital audit workflows.
September 12, 2014
Payroll is not a four letter word. Human Resources (HR) is an additional opportunity to help clients and tie them closer to your firm and services. While many CPA firms use outsourced services for payroll and HR, technology has made providing these services easier and more profitable.
Technology September 12, 2014
Darrell Layman made a bold move this year, and at the riskiest time: tax season. With a broad vision to significantly increase workflow efficiency across his firm, he transitioned from a desktop document management system to the cloud.
September 12, 2014
This article appeared along with, "Will You Succeed as a 21st Century Accountant?" In this installment, Gail interviewed Jennifer Warawa, VP and General Manager of Sage Accountant Solutions.
September 12, 2014
We seem to have reached a point in the accounting profession where accounting firms that want to grow and continue to be successful have embraced the need for technology. In doing so, they are turning over many of the mundane footing and ticking and balancing and reconciling and data entry activities to the software that…
September 12, 2014
The small business owner continues to be at the heart of the QuickBooks ecosystem. With every product, service and feature released, Intuit seems to be determined to make the next step even easier than the previous. So, it was no surprise when Intuit launched QuickBooks Financing to help with what remains a big challenge for...…