Accounting

January 12, 2015 

When it comes to buying power, women are steadily overcoming men. Throughout the next decade, women will control two-thirds of consumer wealth in the United States and will be the beneficiaries of the largest transference of wealth in our country’s ...

January 12, 2015 

As part of end-of-year tax legislation by Congress, the half-million dollar maximum deduction was retroactively preserved for 2014, as were a couple of other related provisions. But these extensions authorized by the Tax Increase Prevention Act ...

January 12, 2015 

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) says it supports Rep. Bob Goodlatte and his introduction of a bill that would reduce some regulatory hurdles for small businesses. The legislation is H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act.

January 12, 2015 

Economic and political uncertainty, the effects of the Affordable Care Act, and estimating the true cost of retirement are just some of the factors creating a complex and challenging financial landscape for Americans. This year’s AICPA Advanced Personal Financial Planning Conference, held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas January 19-21, will give planners the necessary...…

January 12, 2015 

Following last week's passage of Keystone pipeline construction by the new Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, a business group is urging the new Senate to do the same.

January 12, 2015 

Michael Maher, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2015 Lifetime Contribution Award by the AICPA.

January 12, 2015 

The American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants on Friday recognized three professors for research into bias that affects investment decisions, underscoring the significance of the work and its implications for ...

January 12, 2015 

With the holidays over, many Americans may have gift cards they either don't want, or simply know they'll never use. Even so, that doesn't mean that those gift cards are worthless, especially when you consider that more than $45 billion in gift cards have

January 9, 2015 

The Big 4 U.S. and international accounting firm PwC has launched CareerAdvisor, a free, interactive and customizable tool designed to help students discover their interests and professional goals as they prepare to enter the job market.

January 8, 2015 

Local government leaders globally are overhauling operations to achieve more efficiency and better service, but nearly 1 in 3 struggles to demonstrate a financial benefit and a majority of business executives see no value from their efforts.

January 8, 2015 

The accounting consulting firms of Boomer Consulting, Inc., and Flowtivity, LLC have announced that they have merged, effective January 6, 2015. The newly-combined consultancy will continue to operate under the Boomer Consulting brand.

January 8, 2015 

In partnership with DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc. (DMA), a leading corporate tax and technology consulting firm, the sales and use tax content from Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting will become a key component of DMA’s Tax Interchange for Retail ...