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Apr 25, 2024
A recent experiment tested different generative AI models against each other on the CPA Exam and found they each have their own strengths and weaknesses.
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Apr 25, 2024
Regulators, investors and the public are demanding ever greater tax transparency, and companies must navigate evolving, complex reporting requirements around the globe.
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Apr 25, 2024
Companies are increasingly prioritizing cybersecurity, executive compensation clawbacks and more.
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Apr 25, 2024
Firms must transform their business models to afford the cost of multilayered retention strategies, a new report by the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs says.
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Apr 25, 2024
Optimizing your presence online can maximize the reach of your client advisory services practice — and all your other practices, as well.
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Apr 25, 2024
Cum-Ex was a tax-driven trading strategy in which a global network of bankers, lawyers and agents exploited loopholes on dividend payout laws across Europe to reap duplicate tax refunds.
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Apr 25, 2024
Cum-Ex was a tax-driven trading strategy in which a global network of bankers, lawyers and agents exploited loopholes on dividend payout laws across Europe to reap duplicate tax refunds.
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Apr 25, 2024
An overwhelming 77% of registered voters in the seven states that will decide the 2024 presidential election like the idea of a billionaires tax to bolster Social Security shortfalls.
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Apr 24, 2024
The IRS has long offered alternative dispute resolution, but says use has declined in recent years, and it hopes to make it more attractive and accessible.
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Apr 24, 2024
In "The Black Tax," professor and historian Andrew W. Kahrl explores how the racial wealth gap in America has roots in unfair tax practices.
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Apr 24, 2024
Turns out clients are as mistaken about tax preparers as they are about taxes.
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Apr 24, 2024
Lindsay Stevenson's transformation team drives innovation for Top 50 Firm BPM
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Apr 24, 2024
Its investigators identified a scheme to improperly claim COVID relief tax credits.
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Apr 24, 2024
Thomson Reuters announced the release of CoCounsel, a generative solution within Checkpoint Edge meant to help tax professionals with complex research.
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Apr 24, 2024
$28 million in grants are available for Low Income Taxpayer Clinics, with a particular emphasis on states and counties that aren't currently covered.
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Apr 24, 2024
Podcasting is the new blogging. Everyone's doing it, and you should, too, right? Not so fast.
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Apr 24, 2024
Firms need to adapt to changes in technology at a pace that makes sense for them and their clients.
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Apr 24, 2024
The events will be held in Chicago, Baltimore, Dallas, Orlando and San Diego this year.
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Apr 23, 2024
The IRS Advisory Council is looking for new members, and help with fairness in tax administration.
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Apr 23, 2024
What to do next month; White House returns; taxing AI; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Apr 23, 2024
Accounting Today is in the midst of surveying CPA firms with wealth management practices for this year's 'Wealth Magnets' ranking.
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Apr 23, 2024
The situation in the long term still looks favorable for the IRS: It now has specific authority to attack syndicated conservation easements that are too abusive.
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Apr 23, 2024
The research will focus on investor needs and build on relevant preexisting initiatives when possible.
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Apr 23, 2024
At its core, CAS/CAAS aims to transcend traditional transactional and compliance services, venturing into the realms of advisory and consulting.
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Apr 23, 2024
Not only are ransomware attacks growing dramatically, 90% of IT decision-makers have made at least one payment in the last year.
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Apr 23, 2024
Luthar, who was suspended in January, will be 'available to assist the company and provide transitional support' as a non-executive employee until Sept. 30.
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Apr 23, 2024
Solve your talent woes by getting the right people doing the right work at the right time.
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Apr 23, 2024
How do you charge sales tax when different kinds of digital product are sold together?
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Apr 22, 2024
Deloitte auditors have been turning their attention to climate risks affecting clients who need to deal with a growing array of regulations and laws around the world as the pace of climate change accelerates.
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Apr 22, 2024
BEPS Pillar Two will affect a significant number of companies by establishing an effective global minimum tax rate of 15%.
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Apr 22, 2024
Experts say that busy entrepreneurs often miss incentives and advantages available to them. Financial advisors and tax professionals can give them a nudge.
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Apr 22, 2024
Tax season is the best time of the year for memorable on-the-job experiences.
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Apr 22, 2024
Consultant Geraldine Carter explains why it's not the hours you work that matter, but what you and your clients get out of them.
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Apr 19, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service's criminal investigators have been on the lookout for tax evasion by businesses that don't pay employment taxes.
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Apr 19, 2024
After a decade-long effort by holders of the personal financial specialist credential, aspiring candidates can be tested on investments, retirement plans and other areas.
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Apr 19, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service previewed a draft form for crypto brokers for reporting on the proceeds of digital asset transactions to their customers.
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Apr 19, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service previewed a draft form for crypto brokers for reporting on the proceeds of digital asset transactions to their customers.
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Apr 19, 2024
Seventeen percent of comment forms in 2021 and 2022 contained auditor evaluation deficiencies, according to the PCAOB.
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Apr 19, 2024
The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council will be investigating an anonymous whistleblower report alleging potential deficiencies in the firm's systems of quality management and the quality of its audits of the Chinese real estate giant.
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Apr 19, 2024
The AFRC will investigate an anonymous report alleging deficiencies in the firm's quality management and the quality of its audits of the Chinese real estate giant.
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Apr 19, 2024
Battery-material maker Novonix, electric vehicle charger manufacturer Wallbox and rare earth producer MP Materials Corp. were among about 35 recipients of clean energy tax credits totaling nearly $2 billion.
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Apr 19, 2024
KPMG enters $1.1 million partnership with Women's Health Access Matters; UHY releases nonprofit trends report; and more news from across the profession.
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Apr 19, 2024
Tax preparers who fail to take note of red flags and proceed with ERC calculations they know aren't reasonable, or fail to amend an existing claim, might face disciplinary proceedings.
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Apr 19, 2024
Plus, LeaseCrunch announces webinar on lease changes and remeasurements; and other accounting technology updates.
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Apr 19, 2024
Plus, LeaseCrunch announces webinar on lease changes and remeasurements; and other accounting technology updates.
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Apr 19, 2024
Firms have to cut the cord tethering them to the compliance work of old.
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Apr 19, 2024
While still a minority in the accounting world, remote partners offer unique benefits amid talent shortages.
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Apr 19, 2024
Remote partners bring many advantages, but firms do need a little more thought when it comes to managing them.
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Apr 18, 2024
Speedy decision; trouble in paradise; diplomatic imbecility; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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Apr 18, 2024
Experts from the Fed, Intuit and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center explored ideas for more effective ways to advance the goals of the mortgage interest deduction.
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Apr 18, 2024
Ross Tennenbaum said he intends to improve its customer experience, and hinted at an e-invoicing partnership with a blue chip company.
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Apr 18, 2024
Accounting and finance professionals are expressing greater confidence about the world economy this year, according to a new survey.
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Apr 18, 2024
PricewaterhouseCoopers US is realigning its organizational structure across three lines of service — Assurance, Tax and Advisory — starting in July.
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Apr 18, 2024
PricewaterhouseCoopers US is realigning its organizational structure across three lines of service — Assurance, Tax and Advisory — starting in July.
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Apr 18, 2024
Ernest John Nedder, a partner and chief strategy officer at RSM US LLP, will be the next CEO of the RSM International network, succeeding longtime CEO Jean Stephens on June 1.
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Apr 18, 2024
If an enterprise doesn't accurately measure and manage cash flow effectively, it won't be able to make sound financial decisions for the future.
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Apr 18, 2024
The lawsuit accuses the SEC of acting without authority to create the Consolidated Audit Trail.
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Apr 18, 2024
The suit in Texas accuses the SEC of acting without authority to create the Consolidated Audit Trail.
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Apr 18, 2024
Donald Trump is under pressure from economists in his circle to embrace a flat tax rate, softer trade stance and to hold the line on the state and local tax deduction.
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Apr 18, 2024
Economists in Donald Trump's circle are pressuring him to to embrace a 17% tax rate for all, and to hold the line on the state and local tax deduction.
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Apr 18, 2024
Economists advising Donald Trump are pushing to keep a cap on the state and local tax deduction, limiting a valuable tax break for many residents of New York, New Jersey and California.
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Apr 18, 2024
Economists advising Donald Trump are pushing to keep a cap on the state and local tax deduction, limiting a valuable tax break for many residents of New York, New Jersey and California.
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Apr 18, 2024
Biden's pitch for a fair Tax Code and Werfel's quest for a digitally transformed IRS are among the key issues to pay attention to after the dust has settled on tax season.
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Apr 18, 2024
Some remote partners act as a beachhead in new markets, allowing access to clients far beyond a firm's local geography.
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Apr 18, 2024
The process of becoming a remote partner isn't much different from the traditional path — but it may take a little extra effort.
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Apr 17, 2024
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board plans to host a series of five in-person forums this year, with different members of the board visiting cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Miami, and Jersey City.
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Apr 17, 2024
The first class members of the AICPA and NASBA's pilot Experience, Learn & Earn program are completing their inaugural semester.
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Apr 17, 2024
A phish, a mill and a stroll overseas are just three of the 12 major scams the Internal Revenue Service for this year's rogues gallery.
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Apr 17, 2024
Diverse teams and inclusive work environments produce better results.
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Apr 17, 2024
There are just three things clients want to know at tax time, and video summaries can provide the answers.
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Apr 17, 2024
Biden's comments, timed to follow Tax Day, sought to highlight differences between his tax and economic agenda and Trump's.
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Apr 17, 2024
Cum-Ex was a tax-driven trading strategy in which bankers, lawyers and others exploited dividend payout laws across Europe to reap duplicate tax refunds.
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Apr 17, 2024
Food delivery fleets allegedly used false invoices that didn't match the services they provided.
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Apr 17, 2024
Payments poured in at the government's mid-April deadline for income taxes.
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Apr 17, 2024
The process of becoming a remote partner isn't much different from the traditional path — but it may take a little extra effort.
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Apr 16, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service is extending tax relief on required minimum distributions from retirement accounts not made in 2024 after providing similar relief in recent years.
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Apr 16, 2024
Internal Revenue Service commissioner Danny Werfel testified at a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee to discuss this past tax season and the proposed budget for carrying out the agency's future plans.
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Apr 16, 2024
Clock ticks on 2020 returns; remembrances; what's ahead for marketing tech; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Apr 16, 2024
A set of frequently asked questions from the IRS says the benefit can be excluded from income.
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Apr 16, 2024
The impact of providing accounts receivable staff with automated AR processes goes far beyond the finance function.
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Apr 16, 2024
The impact of providing accounts receivable staff with automated AR processes goes far beyond the finance function.
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Apr 16, 2024
A recent poll from Rightworks has found that 73% of accountants are not using AI and 35% have no plans to do so in the future.
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Apr 16, 2024
Short-seller Hindenburg had alleged 'major irregularities' and 'manipulated earnings' at the Swiss fintech.
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Apr 16, 2024
PricewaterhouseCoopers said it will investigate an anonymous letter circulating on social media that made "false allegations" about the company and its partners over its role in auditing China Evergrande Group.
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Apr 16, 2024
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden paid $146,629 in federal income taxes on a combined $619,976 in adjusted gross income in 2023.
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Apr 16, 2024
Fewer U.S. taxpayers have received a refund this year in the run-up to tax day compared to 2023, signaling some consumer spending may be disrupted.
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Apr 16, 2024
A CPA's embezzlement turns out to be no excuse for trust fund recovery penalties.
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Apr 16, 2024
The number of individual income tax returns received rose by more than 17.5% in just one week, as tax season entered its final stretch.
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Apr 16, 2024
Embracing artificial intelligence can help firms transition from traditional to holistic client services based around advisory offerings.
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Apr 16, 2024
Top 25 firm Marcum has released a new AI tool called AskMarcum.ai, which has been in development for 18 months and is already being used by its professionals.
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Apr 15, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service is waiving penalties to companies that fail to pay their estimated taxes for the first quarter for the corporate alternative minimum tax.
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Apr 15, 2024
Some financial advisors and tax professionals with high net worth clients could find big advantages before the expiration of provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Apr 15, 2024
Generative AI delivers genuine business value to the CFO organization after all the hype has been subtracted.
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Apr 15, 2024
The economy, the national debt, and tax reform are accountants' top concerns this election season, according to a new Arizent survey.
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Apr 15, 2024
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has unveiled a set of ethical standards for business tax planning in response to complaints over tax avoidance by multinational companies.
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Apr 15, 2024
Overall, the accounting profession generally leans Republican in its political preferences, but it's much more neck and neck in the presidential race.
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Apr 15, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service reported stronger performance on Monday, April 15, as it concluded this year's tax filing season, saying it had answered 1 million more phone calls from taxpayers and helped 170,000 people in person compared to last year.
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Apr 15, 2024
The annual rush to pay Uncle Sam means the Treasury doesn't need to issue as much short-term debt as in other months to fund the U.S. government.
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Apr 15, 2024
if you do not feel good about tax season, ask yourself what upsets you.
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Apr 15, 2024
if you do not feel good about tax season, ask yourself what upsets you.
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