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.
February 24, 2014
Six Reasons Why the IRS Can’t Regulate Tax Return Preparers
According to a new federal court of appeals case, the IRS doesn’t have the authority to regulate tax return preparers who routinely file returns on behalf of taxpayers.
February 24, 2014
Ohio Small Businesses Get New Income Tax Deduction
Beginning with the 2013 tax year, an individual taxpayer filing the IT 1040 is allowed a deduction amounting to 50 percent of the taxpayer's Ohio small business income of up to $250,000.
February 24, 2014
Deployed Military Forces Can Get Free Tax Help
Ohio's deployed military personnel may receive free tax preparation services from volunteer tax experts.
February 23, 2014
What Unearned Income Means on a Dependent’s Income Tax Return
A couple of years ago, a reader told me that he was very perplexed. He was trying to prepare his daughter’s tax return, but was coming up with a huge tax bill. Why?
February 22, 2014
How to Enhance Client Relationships, Even During Busy Season
Accountants, especially during busy season, have significant demands on their time, so it's critical to understand how to balance a desire to develop deeper client relationships and work-related time constraints.
February 22, 2014
Are Relocation Assistance Payments Taxable?
I have been preparing tax returns for a very, very long time. Yet, I usually feel as if I know nothing. So, when someone asks me a question, even when I am pretty sure of the answer, I look it up.
February 20, 2014
Obamacare May Be Delayed, But The Excise Tax Isn’t – How Much Can It Cost Businesses?
The recent decision to postpone the employer mandate to provide affordable health care coverage to full-time employees under Obamacare (the “play or pay rules”) is welcome news to certain mid-sized companies.
February 19, 2014
The Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2014 – IRS Cautions Taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service today issued its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide range of schemes ranging from identity theft to return preparer fraud.
February 19, 2014
Avalara and McGladrey Form Strategic Partnership
A new partnership between Avalara and accounting firm McGladrey could help thousands of businesses better manage their sales and use tax compliance processes.
February 17, 2014
Financing Getting Easier for Small Businesses
Business startups have a better opportunity for getting financing these days.
February 17, 2014
Justice and Treasury Approve Lending to Legal Marijuana Businesses
The burgeoning marijuana industry yesterday hailed a new road map the Obama administration gave banks for doing business with legal pot sellers without getting into trouble, but some financial institutions said it still leaves them in a difficult position.
February 14, 2014
New Federal Guide to Define How Legal Marijuana Sellers Can Use Banking Services
The federal government is set to unveil in the next few days a way for legal pot merchants to use banking services.