Tax season provides a great opportunity to not only manage your clients' tax return, but to leverage those returns to gain powerful insight into their financial lives—insight that could prove valuable if you are considering offering clients additional financial services beyond tax prep. READ ON TO LEARN MORE. »
Last September, Accounting Today published the thoughts shared by “Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting” in an in-depth article, “T100 Extra: The Most Important Issues Facing the Profession.” From the more than 18,000 words expressed by the influencers, I identified the 31 most critical words that truly reflect their wisdom about the real “challenges” facing the Accounting profession today. READ MORE »
Employment rose by 215,000 in March, including 500 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services, although the unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. READ MORE »
A New Jersey man has been indicted for placing hundreds of telephone calls to the Internal Revenue Service’s electronic payment system in an effort to obtain credit for hundreds of millions of dollars in fictitious tax payments to the IRS that he did not actually make. READ MORE »
Gary Shamis of BDO and consultant Jay Nisberg talk in this video about the different ways that firms pursue a strategic planning process, along with their book "Stratagem." READ MORE »
The arrest of banker Andrew Caspersen on charges of trying to defraud investors of $95 million has prompted his family to try to shed light on the circumstances surrounding his father’s suicide six years ago amid a U.S. tax investigation. READ MORE »
KPMG Southern Africa, a member of the global advisory network, has ended a 15-year stint auditing companies controlled by the Johannesburg-based Gupta family, after the ruling party and the national graft ombudsman announced investigations into its alleged influence over the state. READ MORE »
Sage appointed Marc Scheipe president of Sage North America in February, making his interim regional president role permanent and helping perpetuate the company’s “customer for life” strategy. READ MORE »
The Tax Foundation, the nonpartisan think tank devoted to tax research, is not a place you would normally associate with humor, but they do make an exception for April Fools' Day. READ MORE »
Greatland Corporation has compiled a list of misconceptions when it comes to tax-reporting requirements. Failing to understand the real truth behind these myths can cost a business extra money to file again or, even worse, to pay steep fines if reporting is not done in compliance with regulations. READ MORE »
Addressing the Indirect Tax Challenges Facing Communications Providers, an Aberdeen Group white paper brought to you by Avalara, outlines key obstacles communications service providers face in tax management. READ MORE »
