Practice Management

The question of outsourcing or hiring to meet your firm’s marketing needs depends on a variety of factors. And the answer may vary at different times even within the same firm.

President Barack Obama called for tax reform as a way to temper drastic automatic budget cuts during his State of the Union address.

The Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board issued a warning to Congress that the IRS is operating in a high-risk environment, with budget constraints leading to lower staffing levels and reduce customer service for taxpayers.

SWK Technologies Inc. is expanding further into Texas as it has acquired the Sage business partner accounts of Colleyville, Texas -based SGEN LLC (aka Software Generation) and has retained key personnel.

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding electronic filers to review their IRS e-file application to make sure the information is still current.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. was prohibited by the U.S. Tax Court from claiming $199 million of foreign tax credits generated in a transaction arranged by Barclays Bank Plc and KPMG LLP.

The Internal Revenue Service is cautioning tax preparers about delays in processing tax returns claiming the Child Tax Credit because of incorrectly filled out forms.

A pair of influential Senate Democrats have introduced legislation aimed at stopping multinational corporations from taking advantage of tax havens abroad.

Seven in 10 business owners in the United States expect to exit their company in the next 10 years, according to research from SellabilityScore.com. When we asked business owners who they would turn to for advice on selling, 64 percent said they would seek the advice of their accountant, thus ranking the CPA as the most trusted professional among all of the advisor categories we measured.

Pacion Ajder PC has merged into the Northbrook, Ill.-based practice of Lipschultz Levin & Gray LLC. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.