Accounting Today

Inside Views

• Facebook Co-founder Escapes Taxes but Faces Ban on Hugging

  May 18, 2012

  He's been named, but not shamed.

• Accounting Firm Leaders under Pressure

  May 17, 2012

  CPA firms are starting to feel more pressure again from the economy as the recovery ever so slowly ramps up, with international problems threatening to throw it off course, and regulatory requirements adding to their workload.

• 3 Steps to Maximizing Labor Productivity

  May 16, 2012

  Every entrepreneur that is struggling to be more profitable always tries to cut anything but labor. But I have a new thought for you: instead of thinking about cutting costs, increase productivity!

• Manager's Diary: Boomerangs

  May 15, 2012

  Some office strategies that have turned on their users.

• In Defense of R&D Tax Credits

  May 14, 2012

  The federal Research and Experimentation Tax Credit has had no shortage of publicity.

• Tax Reform or Tax Education?

  May 11, 2012

  Maybe we need tax education as well as tax reform. No matter how simple the Tax Code becomes, it might not be simple enough.

• Tax Effects of Foreclosures and Short Sales

  May 10, 2012

  The subprime mortgage crash of 2008 created a landslide of foreclosures and short sales which could persist for many years.

• Edvard Munch’s Tax Problems Were a Scream

  May 9, 2012

  Edvard Munch, the painter of “The Scream,” was no big fan of the Norwegian tax authorities.

• Scarier Than Stephen King

  May 8, 2012

  What we're not talking about when we talk about the Buffett Rule

• Don’t Let Clients Be Lured by Fool’s Gold

  May 7, 2012

  Far too many people fall victim to scam artists every year, and it’s not just average investors.

• Amazon Laws at a Crossroads

  May 4, 2012

  Things don’t look so good for Amazon laws. The laws, which are the efforts of states to extend nexus to cover sales from remote vendors, have suffered several setbacks in recent weeks.

• I Remember...

  May 3, 2012

  I remember when being a Certified Public Accountant was a big deal.

• Taxmageddon or Taxpocalypse Now?

  May 2, 2012

  The upcoming expiration of the Bush-era tax rates at the end of the year is already starting to produce its share of anxiety along with outsize forecasts of financial disruption.

• Manager's Diary: Experts and ABCs

  May 1, 2012

  It's not that I'm stupid -- it's that you're too smart.

• How Can You Be the ‘Most Wanted’ Accountant if Your Picture Isn’t on the Post Office Wall?

  April 30, 2012

  Maybe the post office isn’t the best place for it, but don’t underestimate the importance of having a picture associated with your professional presence. Your Web site and your social media profiles absolutely need one.

• Wanted: Estate Tax Reform

  April 27, 2012

  It’s been awhile since serious consideration has been given to estate tax reform, but with the Jan. 1, 2013 deadline looming, more people are offering their views on the subject.

• Strategies for Increasing Client Referrals

  April 26, 2012

  Looking to increase your business leads? Who isn’t? The best kind of lead is one that comes through a referral. While accountants always welcome referrals, they don’t always actively work to get them.

• Student Loan Interest Rates Set to Double

  April 25, 2012

  With the interest rates for federally subsidized student loans scheduled to double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent in July, the topic has suddenly become a hot political issue.

• Filing Alone?

  April 24, 2012

  A Tax Day tradition is slipping away -- and that's probably OK.

• Making the Competition Irrelevant

  April 23, 2012

  The business book, “Blue Ocean Strategy,” by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, has clearly changed the way we see our business.