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.
September 16, 2014
Order Up: Clarifying Tax Deductions for Business Meals
Where the IRS is concerned, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. However, your clients may be able to deduct costs of certain meals, including lunches, if they meet the tax law requirements. Generally, write-offs for such meals are limited to 50% of the
September 16, 2014
McGladrey Acquires Battelle Rippe Kingston LLP
The accounting firm of McGladrey LLP will acquire the assets of Battelle Rippe Kingston LLP, a Certified Public Accounting firm offering services in the fields of assurance, tax and consulting in Southwest Ohio. The closing is expected to occur on Nov. 1,
September 14, 2014
Report Says IRS Needs to Improve Handling of Complaints Against Tax Preparers
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is not processing complaints against tax preparers in a timely manner, according to the latest report publicly from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
September 14, 2014
Travel & Entertainment: How to Stay Within Tax Boundaries for Temporary Assignments
[This is part of a series of articles on maximizing deductions for travel and entertainment (T&E) expenses.] Normally, you can’t deduct the cost of traveling between your home and your job, even though the travel is, in reality, business-related. The IRS considers “commuting” to be a nondeductible personal expense. However, if you qualify under the IRS’...…
September 12, 2014
How to Prepare for a Sales Tax Audit
The sales and use tax audit could possibly be one of the biggest challenges that your business clients will face. If you are working with a client who has been selected for an audit, you are now tasked with proving that the client remitted the correct amount of sales tax to the state Department of…
September 12, 2014
Are Your Clients Likely to Face a SALT Audit?
Historically, a business' gross revenues follow seasonal patterns and even a small change in gross revenue should result in a small change in the associated accounts. In an attempt to discover why one established contractor was selected for audit, I reviewed their sales tax filings and created the below table.
September 12, 2014
Bloomberg BNA Expands and Enhances Premier International Tax Library
Bloomberg BNA has made significant enhancements to its Premier International Tax Library, a comprehensive resource for international tax research that helps practitioners make more informed business decisions and provide value-added tax guidance.
September 12, 2014
Stagnant Salaries a Lingering Weak Spot for Job Market
The U.S. job market has steadily improved by pretty much every gauge except the one Americans probably care about most: Pay.
September 12, 2014
70% of Americans Support Marketplace Fairness, Online Sales Tax
Seven in ten Americans support legislation requiring sales-tax collection at the time of purchase, according to a poll of 1,016 U.S. consumers conducted for the International Council of Shopping Centers.
September 11, 2014
Bipartisan Representatives Urge Congressional Leaders to Save Cash Method of Accounting
A bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives – 233 members – have signed a letter urging the House leadership to preserve the cash method of accounting for tax purposes, writing that proposals requiring a transition to the accrual method ...
September 11, 2014
CPAs Challenge the IRS on PTIN Fees
First, a federal appeals court invalidated most of the regulations imposing continuing education and other regulatory requirements imposed by the IRS on tax return preparers (Loving, et al v. IRS, Civil Action 12-385 (JEB), U.S. Dist. Ct. DC, 1/18/13). .
September 10, 2014
IRS Direct Pay System Passes One Million Payments Made
With more than one million tax payments already processed this year through IRS Direct Pay, the Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers with upcoming tax payment deadlines to consider choosing this free online system to quickly and easily pay what they owe.