Technology

January 6, 2016 

It’s clear to even passive observers that the profession has undergone a tremendous technological evolution over the past 10-20 years, moving from a service bureau and 13-column worksheets to tax software and general ledger applications.

Mark Albrecht

January 5, 2016 

Recent data show the number of actual donors (as a percentage) giving to nonprofit organizations is on the decline, even with actual dollar amounts continuing to rise. Nonprofits will need to explore new giving models and look at ways to capitalize on ...

January 5, 2016 

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

January 4, 2016 

Several companies are proposing solutions, but it is uncertain how successful these will be. But it is clear that the use of “white lists” will be a major part of the solution, and that one of the leaders in this movement is a vastly enhanced PC Matic.

Dave McClure

January 4, 2016 

The Smart Home Marketplace Survey also found that more than half of homeowners (54 percent) would purchase or install smart home products if they were selling their home and knew that doing so would make it sell faster. Of that group, 65 percent would ...

January 4, 2016 

The national accounting and business services firm WithumSmith+Brown, PC has acquired the central Florida firm of Averett Warmus Durkee, P.A. effective December 31, 2015. Averett's staff of more than 100 partners and associates will merge into Withum ...

December 30, 2015 

The IRS has issued a two-month extension for employers and issuers to provide individuals with forms reporting on offers of health coverage and coverage provided. The new deadline is March 31, 2016.

December 28, 2015 

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

December 26, 2015 

Nine in 10 retailers surveyed (91.9%) said they have experienced the return of stolen merchandise, similar to last year’s 92.7 percent. Wardrobing, or the return of used, non-defective merchandise , also presents a unique challenge year after year for ...

December 22, 2015 

Fourlane has been named Intuit’s Reseller Partner of the Year for 2015, marking the fifth time the company has received the honor. Fourlane is a provider of bookkeeping and consulting services in Intuit QuickBooks, QuickBooks Point of Sale and ...

December 21, 2015 

Accountants spend a considerable amount of time cleaning up books at the end of the year, manually entering data and preparing returns for clients. Recognizing this, Intuit has developed Trial Balance within QBOA to help eliminate manual data entry.

Taija Sparkman

December 21, 2015 

Do you yearn for a better, easier way to track expenses, prepare expense reports, process reimbursements? Maybe we can help…!

Gail Perry