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Carr, Riggs & Ingram Adds ProSport CPA
Review of SuiteFiles – The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast – August 2024
Avalara Adds Generative Chat to Bolster Support and Product Experiences for Customers and Partners
What Can be Done About the Accounting Talent Shortage?
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Many Workers Feeling More Burned Out
More than one-third of workers surveyed (34%) said they are more burned out on the job today compared to a year ago. Of those respondents, 30% pointed to having a fuller plate at work as the top reason for rising levels of fatigue.
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IRS Offers Final Regs for Tax Withholding for Retirement and Annuity Payments
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued final regulations updating the federal income tax withholding rules for certain periodic retirement and annuity payments made after Dec. 31, 2020. Prior to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), if no withholding certificate was in effect for a taxpayer’s periodic payments, […]
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Report Shows 840,000 New Unemployment Claims
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a second week while remaining elevated, as the labor market makes scant progress amid risks of further weakness without additional federal stimulus.
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Oct. 15 is Tax Deadline for Americans with Extensions
The IRS has electronic filing options, including Free File. Taxpayers and tax professionals should continue to use electronic options to support social distancing and speed the processing of tax returns, refunds and payments.
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More Diversity Needed in Accounting Education
The AICPA’s most recent Supply and Demand Report shows an interesting trend, one that the industry needs to find a strategy to address. When students first start down the path of becoming an accounting professional, there’s pretty ...
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58% of Americans Plan to Stop Using Cash After Covid-19
More than half (58%) don’t plan to go back to using cash after the pandemic ends, choosing instead to transition to a cash-free lifestyle. Millennials are leading the charge, with 64% making the switch, followed by 53% of Generation X, and 42% of Boomers.
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Coronavirus, Lawsuits, and Workers Compensation
COVID-19 cases continue to rise following record numbers of new cases reported over the past few months in California, Florida, Texas, and several other states. This recent dramatic increase in cases has caused a sluggish reopening of the economy in ...
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Biden Proposes 401(k) Change to Equalize Benefits
Policy analysts have stated that taxpayers would save roughly the same 20.5% in tax on their contributions to their 401(k)s. This works out to close to $4,000 for a 45-year-old making the maximum annual contribution. It’s not yet clear if the credit ...