Practice Management

Full-service Minnesota financial firm Apple Valley Accounting & Tax has acquired Gilbertson CPA, with office locations in New Prague and Burnsville.

My father’s largest client was a luggage manufacturer with a national brand sold in specialty luggage stores, but not in department stores.

A federal appeals court has ruled against the founder of Buy.com in a case involving a tax shelter set up for him by KPMG.

Smart Tax, a 28-unit tax preparation chain, has acquired 15-unit chain Eagle Tax Services.

The Internal Revenue Service has approved New York State’s contract with PSEG Long Island while allowing the power company to retain its tax-exempt status.

This was quite a busy year with large vendor financings, acquisitions, cloud and mobile growth and new products galore but I think rather than an expected year in review (we have a pretty good slideshow on that), I thought I’d offer my take on what 2014 will likely bring in the way of accounting technology news.

The U.S. Tax Court has ruled against a business student who tried to deduct the cost of tuition for his Masters of Business Administration program, a case that could have major implications for other MBA students who hope to make their tuition more affordable.

UXC Eclipse Inc., the U.S. arm of Australia-based UXC Ltd., has purchased Tectura North America, effectively creating the largest Microsoft Dynamics reseller in the country.

As CPA firms continue to differentiate themselves, many are turning to strategic consulting services as a way to offer a unique proposition to the business owner.

Deborah Barrett, a 57-year-old accounting manager in Newport, R.I., is one of an estimated 1.3 million unemployed workers who will lose their unemployment benefits on December 28 because Congress failed to extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program.