Accounting
PwC Locks Down Top Spot in Vault's Best Accounting Firms Ranking for 2025
PwC has been ranked the No. 1 best accounting firm to work for by Vault for the last 12 years.
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Jason Bramwell is senior staff writer for CPA Practice Advisor. He has nearly 25 years of professional writing experience, the last nine covering the accounting profession. He most recently was a staff writer and editor at Going Concern, and he previously spent five years as a staff writer and editor at AccountingWEB. He can be reached by email at jbramwell@cpapracticeadvisor.com.
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Taxes
IRS Adds More Census Tracts For EV Charger Tax Credit
These additional census tracts were determined to meet the description of eligible census tracts in Notice 2024-20, the IRS said.
Accounting
RightTool Wins 2024 Accountant Bracket Challenge
The QuickBooks automation tool defeated CPA Jason Staats, host of the Jason Daily podcast, in the final by a score of 355-110.
Auditing
PCAOB Really Flexed Its Enforcement Muscles in 2023
Total enforcement activity reached its highest level since 2017 and monetary penalties doubled compared to the record set in 2022.
Accounting
Fortune Includes 7 CPA Firms in 2024 ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ List
The same seven public accounting firms that made Fortune’s list for 2023 also made this year’s ranking—just their positioning changed.
Auditing
PCAOB Proposal Would Require Audit Firms to Disclose a Variety of Metrics
The proposal would direct firms to provide more information, like involvement of partners and auditor turnover, to investors.
Auditing
PCAOB Wallops KPMG Netherlands With Record $25M Fine For Exam Cheating
Rampant cheating on internal training exams occurred from 2017 to 2022 and the firm lied about its knowledge of it, the PCAOB said.
Accounting
Jason Staats Set to Face RightTool in 2024 ABC Tournament Final
Voting for the championship match between CPA Jason Staats and QuickBooks automation tool RightTool ends April 12.
Taxes
IRS Proposes Regs For Stock Repurchase Excise Tax
The new guidance pertains to the Inflation Reduction Act's 1% excise tax owed on corporate stock repurchases or buybacks.
Taxes
IRS Adds Security Steps For Tax Pros to Receive Transcripts
The IRS told tax professionals last week it’s making changes that will impact how practitioners obtain a client's tax transcripts.
Taxes
How the 50 States Rank By Tax Burden
Residents of New York state are burdened by taxes the most, while Alaska residents have the lowest tax burden, a WalletHub study found.
Taxes
IRS: Energy-Efficient Rebates Not Income
However, taxpayers will need to reduce the basis of the property when they sell it by the amount of the rebate, the IRS said last week.