Practice Management

The U.S. Treasury Department and Mexico’s Ministry of Finance have struck a bilateral agreement to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act requiring financial institutions to report the holdings of U.S. and Mexican taxpayers to each other’s tax authorities.

I've never come out on one side or the other with cloud computing, but given my recent experience producing print and electronic content in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, I can say I'm a cloud fan.

Katie Tolin, marketing director at Rea & Associates, talks with Accounting Today managing editor Tamika Cody about how accounting firms can set themselves apart from the competition.

A recent federal appeals court decision has same-sex couples taking note. In Windsor v United States, the court allowed an estate tax marital deduction to the surviving spouse of a same-sex couple, striking down the Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as unconstitutional.

Tax Preparer Solutions, a provider of online income tax filing solutions, has launched two software products: Preparer Direct and the TPS White Label Platform, both designed to let distribution partners to provide consumer tax preparation and filing services to customers.

HSMC Orizon LLC has brought Rand Hansen and his associates from G. Randall Hansen, CPA PC on board.

Sage North America, Intacct, and SugarCRM partner Faye Business Systems Group became the latest addition to the national reseller marketing network ERPVAR.com, with the primary goal of promoting its various integration offerings for the publishers it represents.

The planned union between major Sage North America partners SWK Technologies and Information Systems Management(ISM) is temporarily on hold as both organizations work to solidify their respective year-end businesses and expect to resume merger conversations in the new year.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has revived his calls for increased taxes on the wealthy in the op-ed pages of The New York Times.

Stephen F. Schink CPA and Barone, Howard & Co. CPAs have agreed to merge and will take effect on New Years Day.