January 21, 2014
International Accounting Alliance Appoints New Board Member
Ronald Storch of Berdon LLP in New York joins respected accountants from around the world on TIAG’s Advisory Board.
January 21, 2014
Michigan Accountant Sentenced for Practicing with Expired CPA Credential
The owner of an accounting practice in Dowagiac, Michigan, who misrepresented himself as a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) was ordered to pay a hefty amount of restitution and serve the next year on probation.
January 20, 2014
What Small Businesses Need to Know About Health Care Tax Credit
Starting this year, the credit goes up to 50 percent for for-profit entities, and 35 percent for tax-exempt ones.
January 20, 2014
Does Your Firm Have a Data Breach Response Plan?
Accounting firms are repositories of personal information and have become targets for criminal hackers. They are like an auto accident waiting to happen.
January 20, 2014
One Accounting Firm’s Journey to a Hybrid Cloud
Our accounting firm, like many others is fully networked. All of our desktop PCs, printers and desktop scanners as well as two full size printers/scanners/copiers are connected. We have a dedicated fax line, a fax to email account, several automated email servers that are automated to send and receive emails from clients.
January 20, 2014
Does Mentoring Really Work for Accounting Firms?
As an avid reader and educator on talent development within our profession, I have long been an advocate of mentoring in order to develop future talent in our firms. The ideal is for firms to develop a program that pairs current leaders with future leaders to transfer knowledge and wisdom from one person to another.
January 17, 2014
Why Business Credit Cards Can Turn Company Accounting Into a Nightmare
With one-man firms comprising roughly 40% of the accounting services industry, according to IBISWorld, and around one-third of all CPAs admitting to a bit of moonlighting in a 2008 Bay Street Group survey, it’s clear that a large segment of the industry has more than just its clients’ small business needs to deal with.
January 16, 2014
ADP Assisting Businesses with Protective Claims Filing
U.S. Supreme Court Arguments Held Yesterday; Businesses Have Until April 15, 2014, to Reserve the Right for a Refund of FICA Taxes Remitted on Severance Pay in 2010
January 15, 2014
Developer Offers Free Practice Management System to Tax Firms
TaxWorkFlow, LLC announced today that it will provide its TaxWorkFlow practice management software free to tax professionals this tax season. The offer will be available to 100 tax firms on a first-come, first-served basis and will include a complete version of the software with instructional support to ensure that the system is implemented smoothly.
January 15, 2014
Ohio Accounting Firm Announces Name Change
The Ohio-based accounting and consulting firm Howard, Wershbale & Company, one of the top 200 accounting firms in the U.S., has announced that it is finished its rebranding as HW&Co.
January 15, 2014
CCH Names Shari Dodgen as Director of Strategic Relationships
Former CPA Practice Advisor publisher Shari Dodgen has been appointed as CCH's Director of Strategic Relationships
January 14, 2014
Financial Firms to Increase Technology Spending in 2014
Financial services firms, particularly investment firms and traders, are planning on investing more in technology in 2014, says to a new survey. The growth is intended to drive business growth and manage the market challenges in the coming year, according to the “A Look Ahead to Industry Technology Trends in 2014” survey conducted by IPC…