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Accounting Today
Jul 26, 2024

G-20 finance chiefs punt on billionaire tax in draft communique
The final wording of the communique is subject to ongoing debates.

Accounting Today
Jul 26, 2024

5 warning sides of a bad ERC claim
Double-dipping on wage claims and saying masks disrupted operations are just two new hallmarks of bad Employee Retention Credit claims.

Accounting Today
Jul 26, 2024

IRS not fully complying with TikTok ban
The Internal Revenue Service isn't in full compliance with the federal government's guidance for removal of TikTok from devices, according to a new report.

Accounting Today
Jul 26, 2024

Some countries see encouraging signs in accounting pipeline
The accountant shortage remains an acute challenge in the U.S. and other parts of the globe, but some countries may be experiencing a comeback.

Accounting Today
Jul 26, 2024

Reflections from a conference host
I volunteered as a conference host to meet the people in the field doing the hard work of government financial management every day.

Accounting Today
Jul 26, 2024

On the move: Hancock Askew appoints CFO
NASBA expands new leadership team; KLR promotes pair of partners; and more news from across the profession.

Accounting Today
Jul 25, 2024

Tax Fraud Blotter: Against the grain
Kratom ka-boom; what a sport; treed; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Accounting Today
Jul 25, 2024

Broker-dealer audits continue to have high deficiency rates
The PCAOB issued its annual report on its audits of brokers and dealers and noted that it's seeing at least one deficiency in 70% of the 103 audit engagements it reviewed in 2023.

Accounting Today
Jul 25, 2024

Tax practitioners both excited and concerned about gen AI
A recent survey of tax professionals has found that practitioners hold both excitement and concerns about generative AI, though there is slightly more of the latter than the former.

Accounting Today
Jul 25, 2024

Automating AR processes brings transformative benefits
Companies that lag in making payments more streamlined have the potential of risking customer dissatisfaction and falling behind competitors.

Accounting Today
Jul 25, 2024

UBS questioned by senator over $350M tax evasion case
UBS Group AG was asked by a powerful U.S. lawmaker about whether the bank it acquired, Credit Suisse Group, failed to report an American accused of evading taxes on $350 million in income.

Accounting Today
Jul 25, 2024

IRS enhances online accounts, adds more e-file business forms
The Internal Revenue Service reported further progress on offering more online tools and expanded taxpayer service.

Accounting Today
Jul 24, 2024

IRS offers guidance on carbon sequestration credit
The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice with initial guidance on claiming a tax credit involving carbon sequestration.

Accounting Today
Jul 24, 2024

OneStream goes public
Corporate performance management solutions provider OneStream debuted today on the Nasdaq with a roughly $490 million IPO

Accounting Today
Jul 24, 2024

New Jersey joins IRS Direct File free tax program
The Garden State will be the next to join the program next filing season.

Accounting Today
Jul 24, 2024

FASB proposes changes in scope of derivatives and shared-based payment rules
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update to request public comments on possible changes to two of its standards.

Accounting Today
Jul 24, 2024

How modern CPA firms are leaving the old partnership model behind
The CPA industry is undergoing profound change, reshaping the landscape of professional services.

Accounting Today
Jul 24, 2024

'Sensationally unpredictable' election clouds tax policy outlook
The shock replacement of the Democratic presidential candidate less than four months before the election has introduced a new element of uncertainty about the outlook for economic policy in 2025 and beyond.

Accounting Today
Jul 23, 2024

Retention risks may lie in the middle ranks
Preliminary results of a recent survey suggest that the location — and sources — of dissatisfaction in accounting firms may be surprising.

Accounting Today
Jul 23, 2024

In the blogs: Knowing the lingo
AitM; IRS strategies after Chevron; the taxman's jackpot; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Accounting Today
Jul 23, 2024

PCAOB explores generative AI
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has released the result of initial outreach efforts regarding auditors and generative AI.

Accounting Today
Jul 23, 2024

Going concerns decrease 31% over 20 years
Going concern opinions have slowly decreased over the last two decades, with the exception of spikes during the 2008 financial crisis and the years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accounting Today
Jul 23, 2024

Talent evolution: From years-on-job to agility in action
The landscape of talent acquisition is rapidly shifting due to intense competition for top talent and the rise of the gig economy.

Accounting Today
Jul 23, 2024

Beryl victims in Texas get tax relief
Individuals and businesses in the affected counties now have until next Feb. 3 to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

Accounting Today
Jul 22, 2024

How Kamala Harris may shift the crucial tax debate in this year's election
While she has promoted the Biden administration's policies, she has campaigned on ideas that are more far-reaching in scope than the president's plans.

Accounting Today
Jul 22, 2024

Firms face growing threat of social engineering
Social engineering raises some serious questions about data protection and compliance of accounting firms.

Accounting Today
Jul 22, 2024

Checkpoint Edge released with AI-Assisted Research feature
Thomson Reuters announced the general release of Checkpoint Edge with CoCouncil, now sporting an AI-Assisted Research feature for tax research as well.

Accounting Today
Jul 22, 2024

Mindful technology: Balancing digital tools and human connection
It's all too easy to become consumed by our screens, losing touch with the human connections that are vital to our work.

Accounting Today
Jul 22, 2024

NASBA president elect appoints key leadership
Daniel Dustin has named Kent Absec, Brenner Allen, William Emmer and Sedrik Newbern to key leadership roles at the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, effective Aug. 1.

Accounting Today
Jul 22, 2024

Art of Accounting: My wife wanted to call the gardener…
There is a tendency to keep the clients we have, whether they are overgrown or not, or whether or not they still fit.

Accounting Today
Jul 22, 2024

The practice leader's role in growth
Service line leaders stand at the point where a firm's overall strategy meets the delivery of its actual services, says Sarah Dobek of Inovautus Consulting.

Accounting Today
Jul 22, 2024

Accounting Today news quiz: July 22
Test your accounting knowledge on chief AI officers, Operation Hidden Treasure, and more. No. 2 pencil not required!

Accounting Today
Jul 19, 2024

Last-minute sales tax changes create difficulties for businesses
You need to be on your toes if you work in sales tax, as states are known to make substantial sales tax policy changes with little to no notice. Vermont, North Carolina, New Jersey and Ohio provide standout examples this summer.

Accounting Today
Jul 19, 2024

IRS regs on transferring clean energy and vehicle tax credits take effect
Accounting firms are helping clients navigate the tax incentives available under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Accounting Today
Jul 19, 2024

On the move: Forvis Mazars hosts week of giving
Weaver appoints regional executive partners; Plante Moran adds 25 partners; and more news from across the profession.

Accounting Today
Jul 19, 2024

Boom in late 10-K filings: CFOs may need 'triage' accounting
If CFOs were students, their grades would be taking a hit due to late homework.

Accounting Today
Jul 19, 2024

Tech news: Intelligize announces AI solution for SEC filing
Intelligize announces AI solution for SEC filing; Bloomberg Tax and Accounting unveils new AI features; and other news from the accounting technology world.

Accounting Today
Jul 18, 2024

Tax Fraud Blotter: Treated like royalty
Go Pats; on the hook; two down; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Accounting Today
Jul 18, 2024

RSM acquires firms in Europe
The RSM network made five strategic acquisitions in Europe, including specialist audit and consulting firms in Austria, Denmark and France, plus a prestigious law firm in Spain.

Accounting Today
Jul 18, 2024

Study finds GDPR reduced value but increased cybersecurity
A recent study looked at the impact of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation and found that firms lost some value but, at the same time, suffered fewer data breaches.

Accounting Today
Jul 18, 2024

IRS updates RMD guidance
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations Thursday to update the rules for required minimum distributions.

Accounting Today
Jul 18, 2024

San Francisco mayor hopeful wants tax cut to spur return to work
San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has a plan to get workers back into downtown offices — and it doesn't include commuter benefits or coffee machines.

Accounting Today
Jul 18, 2024

The road to November: What tax pros' clients think about the election
Expiring provisions and a misunderstanding of how tax law is made top the list of client worries, practitioners say.

Accounting Today
Jul 18, 2024

It's time for tax leaders to invest in AI
The time is ripe to start implementing AI in organizations to harness its power in time for next year's busy season.

Accounting Today
Jul 18, 2024

Using AI to shed the constraints of the monthly close
To achieve greater agility, accuracy, and foresight needed to adjust and adapt, businesses must shed the constraints of the financial close and embrace continuous accounting.

Accounting Today
Jul 18, 2024

20 states that collect the most tax per capita
The top state takes in $7,200 in tax per capita.

Accounting Today
Jul 17, 2024

Project 2025 goals would transform wealth management landscape
Former President Trump is disavowing the conservative blueprint, which advocates for radical shifts in regulations and taxes that would reverberate in the industry.

Accounting Today
Jul 17, 2024

Grant Thornton UK weighs selling stake to private equity
An influx of investors is accelerating growth in the professional services sector.

Accounting Today
Jul 17, 2024

GOP eyes tax changes after election
As Republicans gather in Milwaukee this week for the Republican National Convention, the details in the platform provide no specifics on taxes, although extending the expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts of Jobs Act of 2017 is a top priority.

Accounting Today
Jul 17, 2024

M&A roundup: Andersen, Platform expand
Andersen adds Reilly, Fisher & Solomon; and Platform Advisors acquires Silver Co.

Accounting Today
Jul 17, 2024

Docyt unveils AI bookkeeper GARY
The bookkeeping solutions provider debuted its Generative Accounting Retrieval sYstem, GARY.

Accounting Today
Jul 17, 2024

IRS adds user authentication to FATCA site
The Internal Revenue Service is now requiring taxpayers and financial institutions to authenticate their identities when they sign in or register to use the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act website as an extra security measure.

Accounting Today
Jul 17, 2024

PwC names Dan Priest as chief AI officer
Big Four firm PwC announced that Dan Priest, mostly recently its cloud and digital market leader, as the new chief AI officer for U.S. firms.

Accounting Today
Jul 17, 2024

PwC names new chief AI officer
The Big Four firm named Dan Priest as its chief AI officer for the U.S.

Accounting Today
Jul 17, 2024

Founder Files: Stealing your wife's firm
Tyler Otto, president and owner of Specialty Bookkeepers, turned his wife's side hustle into a full-fledged firm after losing his job.

Accounting Today
Jul 17, 2024

The future of on-chain accounting in stablecoin markets
The adoption of on-chain accounting in stablecoin markets is not just a theoretical concept; it's already being implemented.

Accounting Today
Jul 16, 2024

KPMG takes lead in Q1 SEC audit clients
The Big Four firm netted the most new SEC audit clients in the first quarter, followed closely by Deloitte.

Accounting Today
Jul 16, 2024

In the blogs: It's understandable
BOI guidance; IRS accessibility; home on the road; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Accounting Today
Jul 16, 2024

Internal auditing to undergo major transformation, says IIA
The role of the internal auditor is expected to change drastically in the decade to come, according to a new report by the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Accounting Today
Jul 16, 2024

2024 at the half: What's been happening in tax
A roundup of the most important court cases, regulations and more in tax for the first six months of the year.

Accounting Today
Jul 16, 2024

How real-time accounting drives a healthier financial future
Accounting is an industry wedded to traditional techniques, so leveraging new technology will require a cultural shift within the organization.

Accounting Today
Jul 16, 2024

Trump's rise poses threat to tax break that underpins muni bonds
The muni tax-exemption — estimated to cost the U.S. government roughly $40 billion each year — has been mentioned as a target for elimination.

Accounting Today
Jul 16, 2024

AI in accounting: Who are the humans in the loop?
Accounting firms and vendors alike have stressed the importance of having a "human in the loop" to oversee AI. Just who are these humans and what do they do?

Accounting Today
Jul 16, 2024

AuditBoard releases assessment tools for IIA standards
AuditBoard has released an out-of-the-box assessment tool feature for internal auditors to assess conformance with new IIA global standards.

Accounting Today
Jul 15, 2024

IRS debunks nonexistent Self Employment Tax Credit social media claims
The IRS warned about bad advice that's being peddled on social media promoting a bogus "Self Employment Tax Credit" and prompting unsuspecting taxpayers to file false claims for the credit.

Accounting Today
Jul 15, 2024

IRS crypto enforcement could get tougher
The Internal Revenue Service could be doing a better job of cracking down on tax noncompliance by users of virtual currency or digital assets, according to a new report.

Accounting Today
Jul 15, 2024

Wolters Kluwer releases tax solution for multinationals
Wolters Kluwer announced the release of CCH® Tagetik Tax Provision & Reporting, a solution offering data collection and group tax provision calculations for multinationals.

Accounting Today
Jul 15, 2024

A complex but tax-friendly approach to diversification
The combination of variable prepaid forwards with long and short equity positions outpaces the after-tax returns of a direct indexing strategy, a new study found.

Accounting Today
Jul 15, 2024

Art of Accounting: Strategy from Ron Baker
Ron Baker's efforts to elevate practice management are innovative, insightful and venerable and should be understood by everyone managing a practice or who wants to.

Accounting Today
Jul 15, 2024

KKR-backed OneStream seeks $466M in IPO
OneStream Inc. is seeking to raise $465.5 million in a U.S. initial public offering for the cloud-based platform. which includes accounting and budgeting.

Accounting Today
Jul 15, 2024

KKR-backed OneStream, shareholders seek $466M in IPO
OneStream Inc. and a group of shareholders including KKR & Co. are seeking to raise $465.5 million in a U.S. initial public offering.

Accounting Today
Jul 15, 2024

CLA attracts young accountants, leveraging global presence
CliftonLarsonAllen CEO Jen Leary has been focusing on expanding the firm's appeal, especially to young accountants, as CLA grows its international network.

Accounting Today
Jul 15, 2024

Accounting Today news quiz: July 15
Test your accounting knowledge on AI layoffs, the IRS Direct File program, and more. No. 2 pencil not required!

Accounting Today
Jul 12, 2024

Why AI will kill accounting generalists
Both accounting firms and the businesses they serve will grab onto the automation wave or die.

Accounting Today
Jul 12, 2024

FASB completes conceptual framework
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a new chapter of its Conceptual Framework on the measurement of items recognized in financial statements, while also drawing that project to a close.

Accounting Today
Jul 12, 2024

Aprio receives PE investment
The Atlanta-based Top 50 Firm secured funding from Boston-based Charlesbank Capital Partners.

Accounting Today
Jul 12, 2024

On the move: MACPA hosts High School Leadership Academy
Grant Thornton names three regional leaders; Schneider Downs establishes new subsidiary; and more news from across the profession.

Accounting Today
Jul 12, 2024

Tech news: CBIZ rolls out "D@ta Nexus" suite
CBIZ rolls out "D@ta Nexus" suite; Biller Genie launches QuickBooks Desktop integration, PayPal integration; and other accounting technology news.

Accounting Today
Jul 11, 2024

Trusts are useful but complicated. Here are some basics
For financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients, the opportunities and acronyms look endless. Three experts explain the key questions to consider.

Accounting Today
Jul 11, 2024

IRS collects $1B from millionaires
An important element of the initiative is to counter a widespread impression that people can get away without paying their taxes, according to Commissioner Werfel.

Accounting Today
Jul 11, 2024

IAASB offers guidance on auditing less complex entities
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board issued new advice Wednesday for auditing smaller companies.

Accounting Today
Jul 11, 2024

Insightsoftware buys LeaseAccelerator
The lease accounting solutions provider is the company's third acquisition this year.

Accounting Today
Jul 11, 2024

Choosing the scheduled tax season
After my last column about spreading out the tax season, several readers contacted me to share their experiences about making busy season more sane.

Accounting Today
Jul 11, 2024

Tax Fraud Blotter: Big deals
Action; very little cash; not from around here; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Accounting Today
Jul 11, 2024

Hong Kong's audit regulator says allegations against PwC in letter not supported
The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council is still carrying out a separate investigation into audits on China Evergrande Group.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

IRS issues FAQ on Clean Fuel Production Credit
Notice 2024-49 and a new set of frequently asked questions from the Internal Revenue Service offer more clarity around the credit.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

The Supreme Court had an eventful term — here's what its decisions mean for financial advisors
The decisions indicated that justices will use far stricter scrutiny of government regulations moving forward, and some cases dealt a direct impact right away.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

Intuit plans to replace 1,800 employees
The laid-off workers will be replaced by specialists in engineering, product, and customer-facing roles as part of Intuit's larger AI plans.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

Founder Files: The reluctant entrepreneur
Orumé Hays, founder of Hays CPA, wanted to make sure her future was never in someone else's hands.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

PwC starts mass China layoffs
Following an exodus of major clients, Big Four firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is cutting at least a hundred employees in China.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

Dean Dorton acquires SaaS solutions provider
The acquisition will expand the Top 100 Firm's portfolio of specialized accounting software and ERP solutions, particularly in manufacturing and distribution.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

Weather victims in Mississippi, Iowa get tax relief
The IRS is pushing back both filing and payments deadlines for impacted taxpayers.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

The Fastest-Growing Firms: Challenges to growth
Some of Accounting Today's 2024 Fastest-Growing Firms share the obstacles they had to overcome to turbocharge their revenue.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

The Fastest-Growing Firms: Opportunities ahead
Some of Accounting Today's 2024 Fastest-Growing Firms share what they're excited about for the future.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

The Fastest-Growing Firms: The secret sauce of growth
Some of Accounting Today's fastest-growing firms share what turbo-charged their expansion over the past year.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

9 ways not to think about pricing
Too many accountants use these arguments to avoid charging clients what they should.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

Building a free tax prep program at the IRS
The head of the IRS's Direct File program cites careful scoping and a blended team of government and private sector for making it work.

Accounting Today
Jul 10, 2024

Inside Direct File: How the IRS built its free tax prep program
The head of the Internal Revenue Service's Direct File program cites careful scoping and a blended team of government and private sector for making it work.

Accounting Today
Jul 09, 2024

Rich people freeze themselves, and fortunes, for future revival
Estate attorneys are creating revival trusts aimed at extending wealth until people who get cryonically preserved can be revived, even if it's hundreds of years later.

Accounting Today
Jul 09, 2024

In the blogs: All the news that fits
The rich and the audits; after Beryl; just ask; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

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