Practice Management

The so-called fiscal cliff has politicians in Washington performing the political equivalent of a soap opera as they leave the country in suspense about whether they will manage to resolve a self-inflicted crisis in time to avoid a recession next year.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations on the 0.9 percent Additional Medicare Tax for upper-income taxpayers scheduled to take effect next year as a result of the Affordable Care Act.

Small businesses need to deal with several changes in W-2 and 1099 forms and reporting requirements this year as the IRS looks to close the tax gap.

The Los Angeles office of PKF California and the Glendale office of Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP, have agreed to merge.

Charles “Sandy” Kennedy Jr. joins G.T. Reilly & Co. as vice president and director of tax services.

Microsoft Dynamics and Intacct partner Massey Consulting will be launching an educational webcast series aimed at helping CPAs to better utilize social media.

Top 100 Firm Wipfli LLP and Minnesota-based Eikill & Schilling Ltd., have agreed to pair up.

People who are interested in learning forensic accounting and economic crime investigation have found it has become much easier to do today.

House Republicans, rejecting President Barack Obama’s demand for higher tax rates, countered with a $2.2 trillion deficit-cutting plan that would trim Medicare and Social Security and cap tax deductions for top earners.

Accounting and advisory firm Marcum LLP has introduced the Marcum Commercial Construction Index, a quarterly index that will track the performance of the U.S. commercial construction industry.