Accounting August 4, 2026
Nominations Open for Innovation Awards and 40 Under 40 Awards
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
October 15, 2015
The 5 Major Pains of Sales Tax Filing and Remittance
In an effort to increase income and cash flow, a number of jurisdictions are adding prepayment requirements for larger tax amounts. Prepayment requires payments to be made to jurisdictions on a different filing schedule, sometimes more than once a month.
October 15, 2015
A Window into the Cloud: Intuit Launches New QuickBooks Online Windows App
The QuickBooks Online Windows app combines the benefits of the web-based QuickBooks Online platform with the advantages offered in the desktop version to offer users features such as real-time collaboration, keyboard shortcuts, top menu bar and ...
October 15, 2015
On the Books – October 2015
On the Books is a monthly roundup of news briefs and events that have an impact on accounting firms.
October 14, 2015
Thinking of Expanding Your Payroll Business? Consider Offering Benefits Administration Services
As you start evaluating your clients and current service offerings, consider ways you can provide additional services to clients, starting with existing clients.
October 14, 2015
Changes Ahead for Minimum Wage and Unpaid Internships
There’s a lot being debated right now in terms of payroll legislation. The proposed and recently passed changes not only affect the wages they earn, but also redefine how they’re classified.
October 14, 2015
2016 Minimum Wage Increases by State
Did You Know? Minimum wage increases have gone into effect in several states. Here are the states that have enacted an increase in 2015: Alaska: $8.75 per hour effective February 24, 2015; $9.75 per hour effective January 1, 2016 Arizona: $8.05 per hour effective January 1, 2015; adjusted for inflation every January 1 Colorado: $8.23...…
October 12, 2015
Intuit Helps Accountants Grow with QuickBooks 2016
The 2016 version of QuickBooks Desktop strives to help accounting professionals achieve three main goals: be more efficient; gain better insights; and let their expertise shine.
October 9, 2015
New Laws and IRS Rules Make Year-End W-2 and 1099 Reporting More Challenging
With more businesses utilizing contractors to perform services traditionally relegated to employees, the need for sound 1099 processing and reporting is more important than ever before. There are numerous types of 1099 forms processed and filed ...
October 9, 2015
Balancing Your Life On The Cloud – Put That Silly Thing Down!
Get a Life! This was a popular saying when I was younger. I have a concern about people who can’t disconnect from technology. Unfortunately, being a technology innovator or being a Luddite has very little to do with physical age, but with attitude.
October 1, 2015
The NLRB Provides Ammo to Labor Unions
In recent years, unions and politicians alike have increasingly questioned the use of temporary workers, contract employees, and independent contractors. For example, Uber has been in the news recently over whether its drivers are employees of the ...
September 29, 2015
It’s Time for a 4th Quarter Income Tax Tuneup
With summer vacation over and school back in session, it’s time to help those extreme tax procrastinators get their returns filed. But what about the rest of your clients − the “good” ones whose taxes you completed way back in April?
September 28, 2015
4 Sales Tax Pointers for Self-Employed Clients
Self-employed clients are innovative, entrepreneurial and like taking a lot of risk, but probably aren’t paying much attention to their back-office operations, including the somewhat complicated issue of sales tax.