E-book: Tax Season Kickoff 2012

Our annual roundup of best practices and strategies from cutting-edge tax firms, and the most critical issues facing tax preparers, from... Read more »

AICPA Calls for Ideas for Website Competition

The American Institute of CPAs announced a new high school program, Project Innovation: The Start Here, Go Places Competition of Creative... Read more »

Credit Recovery for a Better-Looking Bottom Line

Large accounts payable organizations manage millions of payments to thousands of vendors each year. Read more »

Mitts Named Chief of Decosimo's Cincinnati Office

Kathy Mitts succeeds Paul Cheney as office managing principal; Chris Flaig named principal-in-charge of assurance. Read more »

News

FASB, IASB Hone Differences in Financial Instruments Standards

Boards say they will work together on reducing differences in their classification and measurement models for financial instruments. Read more »
IRS Watch

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IRS Warns of Tax Refund Delays

The Internal Revenue Service warned Thursday that tax refunds could be delayed a week this tax season because of new anti-fraud safeguards. Read more »
Senate Holds Hearing on IRS Role in Mutual Fund Commodity Speculation

IRS private letter rulings allowed mutual funds to use offshore shell corporations to circumvent Tax Code limits on commodities trading. Read more »
Obama’s Minimum Tax on Millionaires May Conflict with AMT

President Obama stuck to his main priorities in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, with just a few surprises in the way of tax reform. Read more »
Romney and Gingrich Tax Disclosures Causing Problems for Candidates

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich squared off in a lively debate as the candidates traded charges over finances and other issues. Read more »

Baker Tilly International Revenues Grow 5 Percent

Revenues of global accounting firm network grew to $3.2 billion for year ending June 2011. Read more »
Rick Santorum Goes Home to Work on His Taxes

Former Senator Rick Santorum took a break from the campaign trail on Friday and said he was going home to do his taxes. Read more »
Podcast: Diamond Foods' Accounting Troubles

J. Bruce Maffeo of the law firm Cozen O'Connor talks about the SEC and Justice Department investigations of Diamond Foods' accounting for its momentum payments to walnut growers. Read more »
Bank of America Launches CPA Financing Program

Bank of America has begun offering financing to CPA firms to help them fund mergers and acquisitions, expand their facilities, buy equipment and software, and other purposes. Read more »
Business News

Walmart Teams with Nonprofits on Free Tax Prep
SWK Technologies Acquires Sage Accounts of IncorTech

Brothers change roles as deal adds nearly 150 clients to Sage reseller. Read more »

Insights

January 27, 2012

Fashion & Finance: Social media savvy and style

As e-marketing and communications specialist here at my firm Freed Maxick CPAs, I spend a lot of time using social media and digital tools. Read more »
January 26, 2012

Philadelphia firm gives students peek into CPA profession

Philadelphia-area accounting firm Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co. recently hosted 29 aspiring accountants for its fourth annual Externship Day, which gives college students an inside look at the CPA profession. Read more »
January 25, 2012

Five tips for effective e-mail management

Like it or not, your e-mail inbox is likely the place where you spend the majority of your work time. Read more »
January 24, 2012

PwC creates brand experience website for students

PricewaterhouseCoopers will launch a “customizable brand experience” on its campus website Feb. 6-10, intended to help students start building their careers. Read more »
January 24, 2012

Two ways to keep the marketing engine running during tax season

It’s the new year and accountants celebrate it with mixed emotions, as tax season is on the horizon. Read more »
January 23, 2012

The secret, magnetic pull of tax season: A wicked illness

How did it get to be tax season again? Where did my off season go? Read more »