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.
March 20, 2014
The Complications of an Untaxed Death
Wow! I just read an article about a woman who died six years ago and no one noticed. (Talk about a senior’s biggest fear.) It seems that she had so much liquidity in her bank account that her automatic payments lasted that long – before her mortgage company finally foreclosed.
March 20, 2014
N.Y. Town Clerk Accused of Embezzling $117K
New York state police, based on information developed by a state comptroller's audit, have arrested a former clerk/treasurer of the now-dissolved village of Altmar, Oswego County, and charged her with embezzling $117,615 in village funds.
March 19, 2014
Autonomy CEO Says HP is Misleading Investors
In a sharply worded letter released Wednesday, Mike Lynch, former chief executive of Autonomy, has accused Hewlett-Packard of misleading shareholders about the accounting problems it claimed to have uncovered at the British company it acquired in 2011.
March 19, 2014
March Madness Tax Tips – Keep Your Betting In-Bounds with the IRS
Have you finished polishing your March Madness brackets? Whether you're betting with a small group of friends or taking part in a major pool, there are some tax implications you need to consider.
March 18, 2014
UltraTax and AdvanceFlow Integration Gives Firms Cloud Tax & Audit Options
ax and accounting software developer Thomson Reuters has announced new integration between its UltraTax CS tax prep software and its AdvanceFlow cloud-based engagement management software.
March 18, 2014
8 Common 1031 Property Exchange Mistakes
A 1031 exchange is a swap of one business or investment asset for another without tax. Right? Sure, but there are very specific rules and conditions and if, like many investors, you make one of these common mistakes, you could be paying a significant penalty.
March 18, 2014
Don’t Miss These Six State Income Tax Items
State income taxes are often overlooked by the general public, but professional tax return preparers should not make the same mistake. Nevertheless, it is easy to miss tax benefits or liabilities associated with state income taxes, especially as they relate to federal Form 1040.
March 18, 2014
The Biggest Tax Mistakes for Small Businesses
There are strategies that these business owners can take to help alleviate many of these tax time woes, and a big one is by staying in more frequent contact with their accountant. That's according to a new nationwide survey of accounting professionals.
March 17, 2014
‘Jeans Day’ Helps Accounting Firm Give Back to Community
After the Japan earthquake three years ago, the Santa Monica, Calif., accounting firm Gumbiner Savett decided to help raise funds to support the victims of that disaster, as well as some of the firm’s affiliates and former staff in the country.
March 17, 2014
New House Bill Links “Doc Fix” to Obamacare Delay
New legislation passed by the House tying the “doc fix” to Obamacare is expected to meet its demise on the Senate floor. Thus, a once-promising solution to a long-term problem is likely to turn into another victim of bipartisan politics.
March 17, 2014
How to Tell Clients Their Last Tax Pro Made Mistakes
This topic has been coming up a lot in the past week or so. And it’s a bit disconcerting to tax professionals who invest time with new clients like this.
March 17, 2014
New Jersey Lawyer Sentenced to 6 Months for Tax Evasion
U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson imposed the prison term on Gottesman and also ordered that he be placed on supervised release for three years when he gets out of prison and that he pay $27,385 owed to the IRS. That amount represents taxes Gottesman owes from 2006 to the present, according to Fishman.