Technology

 IRS Allowed Up to $167 Million in Questionable Fuel Tax Credits

November 13, 2014 

IRS Allowed Up to $167 Million in Questionable Fuel Tax Credits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may have allowed approximately $167.7 million in questionable fuel tax credit claims between 2011 and 2013, according to a new study released publicly today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA

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November 12, 2014 

Avalara Raises $100 Million in Financing

Avalara, a provider of cloud-based software for sales tax and other transactional tax compliance, has raised $100 million in a financing round from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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November 7, 2014 

Redesigning Your Firm for the New World

What do SMBs want? Have you stopped to think about what small businesses really want when it comes to hiring or switching accountants? In March of 2014, we released the results of our second annual SMB study...

Doug Sleeter

 Sales Tax Is About to Take Center Stage

November 7, 2014 

Sales Tax Is About to Take Center Stage

Once the elections are over, we expect Congress will finally get busy focusing on sales tax legislation. But that's only part of the excitement here at the magazine. It's that time of year when accountants have a bit of time to spare before they ...

Gail Perry

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November 7, 2014 

Thomson Reuters Urges Accounting Firms to Embrace Technology

Accounting firms elevate their relevance and provide more value to their clients by embracing technology and better aligning their services to meet the needs of today’s business owners and personal clients, a Thomson Reuters executive told 1,300 tax ...