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.
December 12, 2014
IRS Issues New Procedure for Offers in Compromise Appeals
The Internal Revenue Service is releasing a revenue procedure today providing rules for the nationwide rollout of post-Appeals mediation for Offer in Compromise (OIC) and Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP) cases. The IRS Office of Appeals originally ...
December 12, 2014
Are Your Business Clients Really Ready for Obamacare?
In March of 2010, when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Acts were passed, the Individual Mandate seemed like a far off event that we didn’t need to worry about just yet.
December 12, 2014
IRS Hiring Practices and Salaries Examined in Report
A new report says the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) used its legislative authority appropriately when it temporarily hired employees at salaries higher than those typically given to Federal Government senior executives.
December 10, 2014
New Affordable Care Act Dashboard Helps Navigate Employer Mandate
Beginning Jan. 1, 2015, the ACA’s employer mandate will require employers to begin collecting and organizing data for submission to meet the mandatory requirements of offering affordable insurance that meets minimum essential value.
December 9, 2014
Bloomberg BNA Launches Premier Federal Tax Guide
Bloomberg BNA has released its inaugural edition of the Bloomberg BNA 2015 Federal Tax Guide, a quick reference guide developed to aid tax practitioners and professionals in the preparation of 2014 individual and business tax returns and 2015 planning. It
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of Thomson Reuters Checkpoint
Checkpoint is the online tax and accounting research solution offered by Thomson Reuters. Its most recent search enhancement, Intuitive Search, returns the most relevant results after recognizing whether a user has entered Terms & Connectors, a ...
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of BNA Tax & Accounting Center and Financial Resource Center
Bloomberg BNA offers a comprehensive online research tool with expert-written portfolios and a mobile app with access to its popular content including Federal tax, state tax, international tax, estate tax, and
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of CCH IntelliConnect
Wolters Kluwer, CCH provides tax and accounting professionals with a versatile web-based research product line called IntelliConnect accessible through web browsers and mobile apps.
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
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
IRS Interest Rates to Remain the Same for 1st Quarter 2015
The Internal Revenue Service today announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning Jan. 1, 2015. The rates will be: three (3) percent for overpayments (two (2) percent in the case of a corporation); three (3) percent for underpayments; five (5) percent for large corporate underpayments; and one-half (0.5) percent...…
December 5, 2014
Thomson Reuters Publishes Natural Disaster Property Tax Legislation Update
Thomson Reuters today announced that the latest ONESOURCE Property Tax overview on property tax exemptions and extensions for taxpayers effected by natural disasters is now available.