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.
June 13, 2016
2016 Review of CCH SureTax
One of the more unique aspects of SureTax is the ability to calculate taxes for a variety of vertical markets including Retail, Communications, Energy, Construction, and Restaurants, along with general sales and use tax. The product is a ...
June 13, 2016
2016 Reviews of Sales and Use Tax Systems
With the complicated rules, and the inordinate amount of time it would take today’s business owner to research and implement tax rates for cities, counties, states, and even countries, it’s imperative that today’s business owners invest in a software ...
June 13, 2016
Survey Shows Top Five U.S. Telephone Scams
Almost nine out of ten Americans (89%) receive unwanted calls each month according to a recent survey which has also revealed the top 5 types of scam people have fallen victim to.
June 13, 2016
States Could Improve Business Tax Compliance By Sharing Data
Business tax non-compliance is a problem that plagues states across the U.S., but could be improved if states were able to more easily share data, according to new research by the Governing Institute. The survey of tax and revenue officials across 29 ...
June 13, 2016
How Investors Can Salvage Tax Losses With the Wash Sale Rule
Beware of the "wash sale" rule. This rule says you can't deduct the loss from the sale of securities if you buy "substantially identical" securities within 30 days before or after the loss sale. The disallowed loss is added to your basis in the new stock.
June 9, 2016
Scammers Move From Phish to Whales
Whaling is a form of phishing attack where senior executives and others with access to valuable and sensitive data are sent very personal and well researched emails. The attacker may send the target an email that appears to be from someone they ...
June 8, 2016
No Change for IRS Interest Rates in 3rd Quarter 2016
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
June 8, 2016
IRS Strengthens Authentication Process for Online Transcripts
After being disabled last spring, Get Transcript Online is now available for all users to access a copy of their tax transcripts and similar documents that summarize important tax return information.
June 6, 2016
IRS Explains Certified PEO Program
Revenue Procedure 2016-33, posted on IRS.gov, along with temporary and proposed regulations published last month in the Federal Register, carries out legislation enacted in late 2014 requiring the IRS to establish a voluntary certification program for ...
June 6, 2016
Increase in Payments Fraud Worries Financial Pros
Eighty-eight percent surveyed believe that payments fraud will become a bigger threat to the financial services sector over the next two to three years. Despite this anticipated increase, just one in 10 attendees felt that an effective ...
June 3, 2016
New York CPA Society Names New President
An NYSSCPA member since 1987, Zovistoski has served on the Society’s Board of Directors each year for the past six years—two of them as the Society’s secretary/treasurer. He’s also served as Finance Committee chair and Northeast Chapter president, as ...
June 3, 2016
How to Deduct Tuition Costs When Going Back to College (Trump Univ. Doesn’t Count)
Can you deduct the cost of going back to a school to get ahead in your career? It depends. If you pass a definitive tax law test, certain expenses are deductible on your personal tax return, albeit as miscellaneous expenses subject to an annual limit.