Top Stories
L.A.’s NSBN welcomes new clients, and their issues, to the fold.
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Accountants are divided about the upcoming presidential election, a new poll reveals, but they're leaning toward Republican candidate Donald Trump. Read more »
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What the top figures in the accounting field are worrying about now. Read more »
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Donald Trump’s economic team offered more math behind his assertion that his tax cuts will mostly pay for themselves, saying trade policy would generate most of the additional wages and corporate profits that feed government revenue. Read more »
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Deadlines for filing W-2 and 1099-MISC forms are changing next year. Read more »
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Workday, which provides enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, has introduced a new planning, budgeting and forecasting application called Workday Planning. Read more »
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Donald Trump defends paying no federal income taxes on some of his returns from decades ago. Read more »
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Taxpayers can use latest rates to substantiate the amounts they are claiming when traveling away from home. Read more »
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4 private collection agencies will help collect unpaid tax debts as the IRS gears up to resurrect a controversial program. Read more »
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Medows Media Group has established The Accountant’s Content Vault, an online resource to support tax and accounting firms that lack the in-house resources for to develop effective client communications. Read more »
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Intuit updates QB Online with inventory bundles, email updates and bank transfer payments. Read more »
Insights
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September 27, 2016
""It was 1994. The fall of the Navy Suit. More than 20 years ago. And I was sitting in your seat." Read more »
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September 27, 2016
Working Mother magazine has announced the recipients of their 2016 100 Best Companies this week, which seeks to recognize workplaces that help new parents - particularly mothers - continue to "flourish at home and at work," per the company's site. Read more »
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September 23, 2016
The CPA Center of Excellence announced this week that they have launched an academic partnership between Indiana Wesleyan University and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), in which students on both sides of the Atlantic will get to further their "employability skills" using the Center's resources. Read more »
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September 23, 2016
EY (Ernst &Young) and EIG (Economic Innovation Group) have recently published the results of their national survey of Millennials, dubbed the "The Millennial Economy" to poll their economic views on a personal, local, and national level, as well as their economic values following the Great Recession. Read more »
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September 22, 2016
As part of their third annual Global Diversity Week, PwC launched a new report on Tuesday examining the firm's diversity and inclusion initiatives. Titled The PwC Diversity Journey: Creating Impact, Achieving Results, the report covers PwC's efforts and statistics in building a more diverse workforce. Read more »
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September 22, 2016
In recent years, the CPA profession has been doing more to advance women into leadership roles, yet recent data shows that they only comprise 23% of partners and principals. To counter this, the 2017 Accounting MOVE Project survey, titled ”Pipeline to Finish Line: Powering Women to the Partner/Principal Level,” plans to discuss specific strategies and programs that will advance women leadership into higher numbers. Read more »
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September 26, 2016
The American Institute of CPAs’ Accounting and Review Services Committee has finished the last of the standards it has been redrafting and clarifying as part of the AICPA’s Clarity Project. Read more »
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September 22, 2016
The American Institute of CPAs has issued a new report on the growing threat of “executive impersonation,” in which criminals claiming to be corporate executives convince employees to send them sensitive documents and company information. Read more »
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September 21, 2016
PricewaterhouseCoopers wants to show the life of an accountant and auditor isn’t so boring after all, with a new YouTube video. Read more »
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September 20, 2016
Comedienne and actress Leslie Jones has a new job for Ernst & Young: safeguarding her from hackers. Read more »
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September 19, 2016
A startup technology company, AppZen, has introduced new technology that is leveraging artificial intelligence to examine expense reports for signs of fraud. Read more »
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September 16, 2016
Accountants, like everybody else, are entitled to some fun and relaxation, and an upcoming array of holiday gift gadgets promises to provide some fun later this year. Read more »
