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Oct 19, 2018
BlackLine hires first chief people officer; Katz, Sapper & Miller appoints eight directors; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.
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Oct 19, 2018
Prize money is nice, but public recognition is often valued just as much.
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Oct 19, 2018
Speedy time; embezzling from the dead; thousands in gold coins; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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Oct 18, 2018
The Financial Accounting Standards Board's new hedge accounting standard is prompting some companies to adopt the standard ahead of the Jan 1, 2019 effective date, though many companies are still not using hedge accounting at all.
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Oct 18, 2018
The FP&A software provider has its sights set on the billion-dollar examples of Adaptive Insights and Anaplan.
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Oct 18, 2018
The document reflects the reduced 24 percent withholding rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Oct 18, 2018
Jody Padar on how all generations need to embrace new skills, change, and helping clients with their goals.
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Oct 18, 2018
Behavioral retargeting may help increase conversions among potential clients.
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Oct 18, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice Thursday providing interim guidance to clarify how the suspension of the personal exemption deduction in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will affect some of the rules under the Affordable Care Act for claiming the premium tax credit for health insurance.
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Oct 18, 2018
Banco Santander SA became the latest addition to a long list of banks targeted by German prosecutors over controversial tax-driven transactions known as "Cum-Ex" that may have cost the German state about 10 billion euros ($11.5 billion).
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Oct 18, 2018
Florida Governor Rick Scott, who boasts of cutting taxes dozens of times, has a chance to secure his legacy for years to come — even if Democrats manage to sweep his party completely out of power.
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Oct 18, 2018
The billionaire had no spouse or children to divide his empire. But there are many others with interests at stake.
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Oct 18, 2018
Letting staff influence the direction of the firm is a major engagement booster.
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Oct 17, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service are offering regulatory relief and assistance for victims of Hurricane Michael, as well as extending tax-filing deadlines and making it easier to provide low-income housing for people affected by the devastating storm.
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Oct 17, 2018
The official received confidential lists of which audit clients the PCAOB planned to inspect and gave the information to KPMG employees to improve the firm's performance on inspections.
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Oct 17, 2018
The state society recognized three female leaders making strides in their work and communities.
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Oct 17, 2018
New York taxpayers sent about $24 billion more to the U.S. government last year than the state got back in federal spending.
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Oct 17, 2018
It never ceases to amaze me how lax many small and midsized CPA firms are when it comes to managing their work-in-process and accounts receivable and optimizing their cash flows.
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Oct 17, 2018
Moss Adams has expanded in the Albuquerque area by adding BPW&C, a New Mexico-based accounting firm, effective Nov. 21, 2018.
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Oct 17, 2018
GlobalData research places the enterprise software company at the top, alongside IBM and ahead of Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
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Oct 17, 2018
The AICPA and NASBA agree: Accounting grads need to be fluent in technology to be an attractive new hire.
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Oct 17, 2018
Identify the windows of opportunity within each purchasing cycle.
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Oct 17, 2018
The American Institute of CPAs' annual award is given to non-traditional accounting students pursuing CPA licensure.
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Oct 17, 2018
The Best Firms take their commitment to flexibility very seriously.
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Oct 17, 2018
Social Security bump; what accountants do; no IRS taxpayer rights training; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Oct 17, 2018
The expense management and bookkeeping automation company can now classify receipts, invoices and bills of lading.
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Oct 16, 2018
The American Institute of CPAs presented testimony Tuesday during a hearing conducted by the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service about the proposed regulations for implementing the qualified business income rules under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Oct 16, 2018
The underlying challenges are becoming more apparent in comment letters from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Oct 16, 2018
The firm relied on technical reports done by an affiliate during three consecutive audits of a Canadian gold-mining company.
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Oct 16, 2018
A commission report warning publicly traded companies they should consider cyber threats when they implement internal controls.
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Oct 16, 2018
An all-electronic vision, security concerns, and other highlights from the latest IRS National Public Liaison meeting.
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Oct 16, 2018
Creating your perfect competitor makes you a better, more focused firm.
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Oct 16, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission released a report Tuesday warning publicly traded companies they should consider cyber threats when they implement internal controls.
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Oct 16, 2018
What's more important to your firm: someone who can do the work or someone who can sell the work?
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Oct 16, 2018
Helping employees prepare for their life after work will keep them on board until then.
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Oct 15, 2018
Nvoicepay has been building a payment system that can work with accounting and enterprise resource planning technology to automate bill payments.
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Oct 15, 2018
The Big Four firm will make OneStream's software available to its clients, while offering services to OneStream customers.
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Oct 15, 2018
Sacha Romanovitch will not stand for re-election for a second term and will step down after a successor is appointed before the end of this year.
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Oct 15, 2018
Grant Thornton UK LLP said Monday its CEO, Sacha Romanovitch, will not stand for re-election for a second term and will step down after a successor is appointed before the end of this year, as the firm weathers an accounting scandal at one of its clients, the bakery shop chain Patisserie Holdings.
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Oct 15, 2018
Public speaking is a serious responsibility and must be approached that way.
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Oct 15, 2018
Taxpayers now have until Feb. 28 to file a number of returns and make certain payments.
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Oct 15, 2018
Luke Johnson should have read his own aide-memoire. A month after the Patisserie Holdings Plc chairman published an advice column on spotting fraud, his finance chief has been arrested in an accounting scandal that threatened to shut the cake baker's 200-plus stores.
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Oct 15, 2018
Individual income taxes are the federal government's single biggest revenue source. In fiscal year 2018, which ended Sept. 30, the individual income tax is expected to bring in roughly $1.7 trillion, or about half of all federal revenues, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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Oct 15, 2018
The issue hasn't been the political boon party leaders hoped it would be.
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Oct 15, 2018
U.S. corporations have largely abandoned the contentious deals that allowed them to shift their addresses abroad for a lower tax rate. Yet a key part of the transactions is continuing quietly even after President Donald Trump's tax overhaul.
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Oct 15, 2018
He founded one of Northern California's leading accounting firms in his home in 1977.
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Oct 15, 2018
Forty-one up-and-coming professionals graduated from the American Institute of CPAs' 10th annual training and education program in Durham, N.C.
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Oct 15, 2018
The ACI rebounded this month from a decline in the previous month.
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Oct 15, 2018
Beyond technical training, top firms help staff improve themselves.
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Oct 15, 2018
The IMA's Jeff Thomson discusses generational issues in accounting and how they're learning to use advanced technologies
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Oct 12, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended three former accountants from BDO USA LLP for improperly backdating the work papers of Amtrust Financial Services, a publicly traded insurance company, during a 2013 audit.
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Oct 12, 2018
The Prince of Wales' Accounting for Sustainability project and the International Integrated Reporting Council intend to promote sustainability reporting and integrated reporting at the World Congress of Accountants that's set to take place in Sydney, Australia in early November.
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Oct 12, 2018
Make sure staff know there's life outside their department.
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Oct 12, 2018
The firm will lend its expertise in governance, security, risk management and controls to Cred's understanding of the movement of digital currency.
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Oct 12, 2018
The firm will lend its expertise in governance, security, risk management and controls to Cred's understanding of the movement of digital currency.
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Oct 12, 2018
The Oregon Society of CPAs also held its annual Day of Service, and UHY Advisors adopted a rescue dog for its Michigan offices.
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Oct 12, 2018
AICPA announces award and scholarship recipients; Vrakas opens second office; and more news from CPA offices across the country.
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Oct 12, 2018
Elliott Davis names COO; Selden Fox installs president; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.
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Oct 12, 2018
Whether you're at a Big Four firm, a regional firm or a sole practitioner, you have the potential to be a rainmaker.
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Oct 12, 2018
The state society will once again host 25 students for its all-expenses paid Mary T. Washington Wylie internship program this coming January.
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Oct 12, 2018
Patisserie Holdings Plc finance chief Chris Marsh was arrested as U.K. fraud prosecutors opened a probe into an accounting scandal that threatens to shutter the cake baker's 200-plus stores.
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Oct 12, 2018
The is extending its footprint in the Louisville, Kentucky, area.
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Oct 12, 2018
Preparer for illegal aliens pleads; wheat tricks; Ace goes down; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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Oct 11, 2018
More than 67 million people will receive larger benefits next year, thanks to the inflation rate.
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Oct 11, 2018
Press releases that tout a company's earnings in the headline should be looked at more skeptically, according to a new academic study.
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Oct 11, 2018
More than 67 million people will be receiving larger benefits next year, thanks to the inflation rate.
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Oct 11, 2018
Have you discovered the latest and greatest tax planning strategy? Before suggesting it to clients, consider the ever-persistent loophole cycle.
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Oct 11, 2018
The mileage and expense tracking app has also reached the 500,000 user milestone.
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Oct 11, 2018
When contemplating a 1031 exchange, one of the most commonly overlooked issues by investors is state taxation.
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Oct 11, 2018
Staff want to work with tools that are at least as good as the ones they have at home.
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Oct 11, 2018
Testifying at the accounting fraud trial of two former executives, the U.K. retailer's chief talked of his genuine shock when he was first shown a report that described howthe company had overstated income by 246 million pounds ($326 million).
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Oct 11, 2018
The tax law gave a last-minute windfall to commercial property owners such as President Donald Trump. But regulations proposed by the Internal Revenue Service could diminish the benefit.
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Oct 11, 2018
The American Institute of CPAs recognized collegiate accounting educators across the country for their innovation in the classroom.
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Oct 11, 2018
A poll of finance and accounting executives revealed that most firms are willing to provide tuition reimbursement to hires without college degrees for certain positions.
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Oct 11, 2018
Global economic confidence among accountants declined sharply in the third quarter, reaching ots lowest level since early 2016, according to a survey released Thursday by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.
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Oct 10, 2018
Steven Henning, a former partner in charge of advisory services at Marks Paneth LLP, was arrested and charged with wire fraud for allegedly defrauding investors out of $2 million by claiming to have entered into multimillion-dollar intellectual property deals.
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Oct 10, 2018
Amy Vetter shares her journey from CPA to "cherished advisor."
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Oct 10, 2018
Financial institutions around the world are revising how they estimate credit losses, but institutions subject to the International Accounting Standards Board's standards have gotten a head start on those that will follow the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board's current expected credit loss model, or CECL.
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Oct 10, 2018
Helping clients with payroll has led some pioneering firms to realize that they need help with a host of other back-office functions, from HR and onboarding to benefits administration. This report looks at how firms are exploring these new services, and the tools and strategies available to them.
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Oct 10, 2018
Text message recipients were told there was impending, unspecified bad news coming before the accounting scandal unfolded.
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Oct 10, 2018
The Regional Leader has added a Franklin, Tennessee-based consulting firm that specializes in servicing financial institutions.
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Oct 10, 2018
Grooming staff for top positions is a hallmark of the best firms.
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Oct 10, 2018
Cash flow management is a priority service for the hundreds of firms in the U.S. serving small to midsized business as clients.
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Oct 10, 2018
The Big Four firm is ramping up recruiting efforts in the coming year, with a special focus on diverse candidates and tech skills.
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Oct 10, 2018
Developing new business is tough enough for professional services firms, but when those services happen to be accounting, things can get even tougher.
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Oct 10, 2018
Authorities tried to collect an allegedly unpaid $655,000 unemployment tax bill, but car maker said it's a clerical error.
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Oct 10, 2018
A former Julius Baer banker who leaked documents from a Cayman Islands subsidiary was cleared of breaking Swiss banking secrecy by Switzerland's top court, creating possible problems for how the Alpine nation's banks manage their foreign units.
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Oct 10, 2018
Ordinary families might stash spare cash under a mattress or in a safety deposit box. South Korea's Lee family are so rich they spent years leaving billions of dollars under the names of their employees.
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Oct 10, 2018
U.K. cake baker Patisserie Holdings Plc suspended its chief financial officer after uncovering "significant, and potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities" and a demand for more than a million pounds in back taxes.
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Oct 10, 2018
Firms' winter policies; SALT county by county; new forms and a potentially delayed season; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
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Oct 09, 2018
The investment firm wants to buy the Australian accounting software provider to pad its Asia-Pacific tech portfolio.
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Oct 09, 2018
The American Institute of CPAs testified Tuesday at an Internal Revenue Service hearing about the problems the AICPA is anticipating from the IRS and Treasury Department's proposed rules for auditing large partnerships.
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Oct 09, 2018
The investment firm wants to buy the Australian accounting software provider to pad its Asia-Pacific tech portfolio.
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Oct 09, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service generally is not enforcing the tip agreements it has in place with some businesses, according to a new report.
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Oct 09, 2018
PricewaterhouseCoopers is developing blockchain technology to help clients validate transactions as they deal with possible risks.
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Oct 09, 2018
The Top 100 Firm is expanding in Phoenix with its latest M&A deal.
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Oct 09, 2018
If you thought YouTube only featured videos of cute babies and stupid pet tricks, think again.
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Oct 09, 2018
Pet insurance, serving employees like clients and other ways to stand out.
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Oct 09, 2018
The Top 100 Firm is expanding in the Des Moines area.
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Oct 09, 2018
Numerous issues could prove challenging and even put deals at risk.
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