May 18, 2015
As the U.S. economy improves, higher demand for financial executives is driving a steady rise in salary and benefits, according to the findings of an annual survey issued by Grant Thornton LLP and Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF).
May 15, 2015
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May 15, 2015
With the economy finally showing some signs of life, businesses are looking to invest and grow. When you have discussions with your clients, do not forget to ask them about their planned capital expenditures, hiring plans, and training needs.
May 12, 2015
Imagine you are sitting in your office one day and a business client came in and dropped a six inch thick stack of paperwork and receipts on your desk and asked you to help make enough sense of it to submit a tax filing to the IRS. Your first reaction ...
May 11, 2015
A subset of Americans is redefining the way families within their income bracket live, work and plan for the future, according to a survey released today by EverBank. The High Net Worker (HNW), named for the group’s earning power, dogged work ethic and av
May 8, 2015
Cash-strapped states are looking to tax amnesty programs that give scofflaws a bit of a break on penalties and interest if they own up and pay up. The programs bring needed revenues to states struggling to balance their budgets and encourage taxpayers ...
May 7, 2015
The IRS is reminding small business owners that they have just a couple of more weeks – until June 2, 2015 to be exact – to qualify for special tax relief if they haven’t filed annual retirement plan reports on time (IR-2015-74, 5/1/15).
May 6, 2015
TIGTA found that, over a 10-year period (Oct. 1, 2003 through Sept. 30, 2013), 1,580 IRS employees were found to be willfully tax noncompliant.
May 4, 2015
More than one-third of American adults (35 percent) report that they have never reviewed any of their credit reports and another 14 percent say they typically go more than a year between checks, according to a new study by Bankrate.com.
April 30, 2015
The new proposed legislation would revise the rules by adding “qualified sports and fitness expenses” to Section 213. This includes amounts paid for membership at a fitness facility, participation or instruction in a program of physical exercise or ...
April 29, 2015
The groups behind the letter make up the Tax Alliance for Economic Mobility - a national coalition working to advance federal policies that expand savings and investment opportunities for lower-income households through reform of the U.S. tax code.
April 24, 2015
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has sent written testimony to Congress saying the need for small business tax reform is urgent.