Practice Management

A fourth former partner at BDO Seidman has pleaded guilty in a tax shelter case.

Many taxpayers spend time during the summer months polishing their résumé and attending career fairs.

Entrepreneurs urged lawmakers to extend the research and development tax credit at a House subcommittee hearing Thursday.

The Internal Revenue Service has shelved hundreds of balance-due accounts for taxpayers who owe more than $1 million.

I’m your client and I’m in a dilemma. I need some hard answers. It always seems that the more uncertain the times, the more certainty I demand from you. I apologize. I know that’s not fair, but that’s the way it is. As my CPA, you are the trusted family advisor and I am going to lean on you for answers.

The current economy has transformed valuation of property for tax purposes into an increasingly complex area and, at the same time, one that is increasingly critical for many taxpayers.

TAX REVENUES DIVE

The financial services sector can count on plenty of merger and acquisition activity in the near future, as insurance companies and retail banks try to turn themselves into financial supermarkets, according to a Tiburon Strategic Advisors report on mergers and acquisitions in the financial services industry that was released this morning.

The PKF North American Network has started a Center for Exit Planning Excellence to help accounting firms advise aging business owners on options for what to do when they are ready to retire or move on.

The Swiss government said it is ready to confiscate UBS client information to prevent the bank from violating secrecy laws by handing documents over to the U.S. government.