Practice Management

Senate Democrats may be forced to set aside tax extenders and unemployment benefits legislation after they were unable to overcome a Republican-led filibuster for the third time.

A House and Senate conference committee has put the finishing touches to the financial regulatory reform bill.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance to individuals and businesses affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and announced new efforts to help affected taxpayers, including a special Gulf Coast Assistance Day on July 17.

Every firm wants to get new business — it’s a no-brainer. But guess what? It’s a terrible goal, according to marketing strategist Alicia Olesinski of New Angle Marketing. Olesinski facilitated a session here at the Association for Accounting Marketing Summit on niche development and said that type of goal is way too broad.

National CPA and business advisory firm RSM McGladrey has signed a letter of intent to acquire Caturano & Co., the top regional firm in New England.

An overwhelming majority of senior financial executives say their tax department’s top priority is not tax savings or their effective rate, but timely and accurate tax return and financial reporting, according to a national survey of CFOs and senior comptrollers conducted by Grant Thornton LLP.

Moss Adams plans to acquire Grant Thornton’s Albuquerque practice on July 31, 2010, after Grant Thornton’s senior leadership decided to exit the New Mexico market.

Senate Democrats have introduced the latest version of their mammoth tax extenders and unemployment benefits extension legislation, further modifying provisions such as the taxation of carried interest of hedge fund managers and private equity firm partners and reducing the cost to under $110 billion in part by scaling back Medicaid aid to states.

Sometimes you just need advice from someone who has been there before. At the Association for Accounting Marketing Summit in Washington, D.C., those needing a primer heard from a team of experts what they should know when entering the field of accounting marketing.

Master motivator and $100 million salesman Sean McArdle kicked off the 21st Association for Accounting Marketing Summit here with a keynote about mastering the challenge of change.