Practice Management

CPA Dave Roberts finds it baffling that some accountants express reluctance—or even fear—about pursuing a niche practice.

So, you've come to the conclusion that in order to grow your practice or the firm you need to increase the number of referrals you receive. What took you so long?

Pugh & Company, P.C. , one of the Knoxville region’s largest CPA firms, has acquired the Knoxville and Oak Ridge practices of Bacon Howard & Company, CPAs, another local area accounting firm.

The Internal Revenue Service is aiming to provide more Fast Track Settlements to small businesses and self-employed taxpayers and retool its Offer in Compromise mediation and arbitration procedures.

The principal owner of The Kettle Black, a popular sports bar and restaurant in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1.3 million in city and state sales taxes over a five-year period.

The Internal Revenue Service released more information Thursday on the implementation of the new Treasury regulations governing tax return preparers and the new requirements to obtain a Preparer Tax Identification Number, including those who work at CPA firms.

A pair of Long Island construction contractors have been sentenced to serve prison terms and ordered to pay restitution for engaging in payroll tax schemes.

The Senate extended two funding programs for small businesses carrying out innovative technology research on the final day of the lame duck session last week, but their fate in the House remains undecided.

Jeffrey Donovan has been named managing partner at Donovan Certified Public Accountants and Advisors.

The Internal Revenue Service should take immediate action to strengthen its controls over the processing of refunds issued to nonresident aliens to prevent such individuals from receiving erroneous refunds, according to a new government report.