Practice Management

The transition will require some adjustment on your part

The golden age of retirement is upon accounting firms, as most have at least one partner in the 77-million-strong Baby Boomer demographic, whose oldest members have already started reaching the 65-year milestone.

You'll want to pay attention to these different areas of change

The principles behind the passive-activity loss limitations rules under Code Sec. 469 and the net investment income Medicare tax under Code Sec. 1411 are similar -- limit business losses from passive activities or raise the tax on passive-type income a bit more, when not the direct result (at least not a significant part) of a taxpayer's labor. Congress, however, did not leave it at that -- or, as some would argue, leave well enough alone.

A roundup of firm mergers and acquisitions from the previous month

When their favorite team lost a match, this small business lost a valuable customer

Marcum's fast-growing LGBT division brings pride and profits

Marketing and business development aren't the same thing at all

If you're still a linkedin skeptic, or are just gathering connections and going no further, you're letting a powerful tool slip through your fingers.

Client newsletters are the most widely used, often abused, and hotly debated marketing tactic for CPA firms of any size. Here are three highly subjective myths and realities to help your firm determine whether it's a worthwhile tool, or how to improve your current newsletter.