July 29, 2015
Concur Partners with Lyft and HotelTonight for Travel Convenience
A 2015 survey of travel managers found that more than 50 percent say the booming on-demand and sharing economies are a top trend impacting travel programs.
July 27, 2015
10 Tech Weapons for Road Warriors
The basic set of technologies to consider as essential are getting smaller and lighter each year, to the point that they are now feasible for both in-office and traveling engagements. As with any armory, the accountant need only select the right ...
July 24, 2015
CohnReznick Receives AWSCPA’s 2015 Innovation in Women’s Programming Award
This award recognizes CohnReznick for its efforts to continually develop new and innovative programs to promote and support women in the accounting profession, as exemplified by WomenCAN: A Collaborative Advocacy Network for Women and the Executive ...
July 24, 2015
Grant Thornton launches Latin America Business Group
The group will be made up of specialized subject matter resources from Latin America, current and former U.S. secondees to Latin America and others who have extensive experience with clients operating in Latin America. These individuals will have ...
July 24, 2015
New Certificate Program Covers Tangible Property Regulations
TPRs affect nearly every business that has fixed assets, depreciable property, repairs and maintenance expenses. The new regulations can be extremely complicated and will require most businesses to file at least one Form 3115 to make appropriate ...
July 22, 2015
AICPA Names Winner of New Scholarship for Financial Planning
The Institute established the scholarship in 2010 to encourage young CPAs to use their financial expertise in the practice of estate planning. The scholarship honors P. Thomas Austin, who chaired the Advanced Estate Planning Conference for three ...
July 22, 2015
AICPA to Congress: Compliance with Federal Tax Laws Can Hamper Small Business Growth
Lewis also recommended specific changes to the tangible property regulations that address how businesses should report the acquisition and improvement of tangible property to reduce complexity. The $500 de minimis safe harbor threshold for taxpayers ...
July 22, 2015
Thomson Reuters Issues Special Report for Financial Audits of School Districts
Thomson Reuters has released a special report on school district auditing to address the unique characteristics of planning and performing audits for public school districts and provides tips to help professionals perform effective and efficient school...
July 22, 2015
Americans Most Satisfied with Personal Finances Since 2007: Post-Recession High
An increase in job openings and a rise in home equity values coupled with continued reductions in loan delinquencies means that the financial outlook for the average American is the most positive it has been since the third quarter of 2007.
July 16, 2015
The ABCs of Higher Education Tax Breaks
One of the groups working on tax reform for the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) has just recommended that the two higher education credits and the tuition deduction be combined into a single credit. But significant tax reform is still in its infancy.
July 9, 2015
The First Steps to Starting a Small Business LLC
Starting a business sounds simple – take your idea, get a federal ID number and a bank account, and you’re ready to go. Unfortunately, that level of simplicity is a myth. There are many complexities and nuances when creating a business at the federal ...
July 9, 2015
Study Reveals State of Accounts Payable, ePayables Adoption
According to the report, epayables adoption is gaining the most initial traction in key areas, such as document imaging/scanning (72 percent), automated routing and workflow approval (52 percent), and automated data capture and extraction (38 percent).