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 29, 2015
For 2015, A New Year Means New Payroll Withholding
Now that the New Year has started, it’s a great time to perform an audit of your clients’ payroll system to ensure everything is in order. The past few months were spent preparing clients for the upcoming year and making changes to employees’ ...
January 27, 2015
5 Tips for Accounting Firms to Attract the Strongest Staff
With the critical pursuit of talent in the accounting industry, firms will likely encounter candidates or new hires who on the surface appear disciplined and solution-focused but in the end lack the fortitude to survive — let alone thrive — in a ...
December 11, 2014
IRS Announces 2015 Standard Mileage Rates
The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2015 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving purposes.
December 8, 2014
Katie Tolin – 2014 Most Powerful Women in Accounting
What advice would you give to female college students about the opportunities for women in the accounting profession?
December 8, 2014
‘Tis the Season: Last Chance this Year to Connect with Clients
How are you interacting with your clients this holiday season? Are you sending gifts or cards? Are you answering your phones with a holiday greeting? Have you festooned your website with digital garland and blinking lights? Let's take a moment to consider
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of Time and Billing Systems
Over the past several years, two major factors have significantly changed the way many firms operate, both internally as well as how they interact with their clients. The internet, of course, has something to do with this, but it is more in the way ...
December 5, 2014
In Firm: 2015 IT Predictions and 2014 Results
It's prediction time again, where we dust off the proverbial crystal ball and share our technology thoughts ahead of the curve, as well as fess up on how our previous year’s guesses fared.
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of Professional Tax Research Systems
As a young boy, I once accompanied my parents on a visit to their CPA’s office. I curiously looked around at the thick black books that lined the bookshelves, noticing that the tax court cases and internal revenue code went back to the early 1900s.
December 5, 2014
Technology Trends for 2015
It has been a year of sweeping trends and high emotions. While many of the key issues might seem to have been outside of the realm of tech – the economy, immigration and health care leading the list – that wasn’t exactly the case.
December 5, 2014
Payroll Accountant’s Checklist for December
What should you be doing in your payroll practice this month? Here's your Payroll checklist for December.
December 5, 2014
Prepping for Your First Filing Season
When you start a new business, there’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work that must happen to ensure you are delivering a high quality product or service to your customers. This is especially true for payroll practitioners just starting out. As you gear up for your first filing season, now is the time to make sure...…
December 5, 2014
Elevate Your Thinking
Whether its technology, processes or new service lines, we, as a profession, have the tendency to follow the herd. We watch a handful of progressive firms test new or different ideas and only when they’ve had success do we jump on board and try to ...