July 22, 2015
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
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 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
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
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
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
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).
July 8, 2015
Starting this fall, students pursuing a Masters of Science in Accounting at American University’s Kogod School of Business will be able to complete coursework that will qualify them for six exemptions from ACCA’s 14 exams.
July 7, 2015
Perhaps the biggest concern is: Do you want to let this issue drive a wedge between the firm and the partner candidate?
July 7, 2015
The Institute wants to build a system that would be programmed to provide a continuous analytical evaluation of a firm’s engagement performance that would require human review when the system identified concerns. It would review all firms that perform ...
July 7, 2015
Greatland, a provider of W-2 and 1099 products for businesses, has acquired Irvine, Calif.-based NewportWave, a company specializing in W-2 and 1099 software and support.
July 1, 2015
Payrolls for businesses with 49 or fewer employees increased by 120,000 jobs in June, the same as May. Employment among companies with 50-499 employees increased by 86,000 jobs, up from 63,000 the previous month.