Practice Management

The Internal Revenue Service warned that many investors and other taxpayers may receive their year-end tax statements later than in past years, but the forms are likely to be more accurate.

A woman who posed as a tax accountant and CPA has pleaded guilty to six counts of tax fraud after she prepared returns for police and firefighters.

Seckendorf Hasson & Reilly LLP and its affiliate, LL Business Management Inc., have merged with Eliot H. Lebenhart CPA, to form a Long Island-based sports and entertainment accounting, tax and consulting firm.

Two senators want to stop multinational companies from lobbying to include a tax break for offshore earnings in the economic stimulus package.

There has been talk, and some hope, that the current financial crisis might be the perfect storm for tax reform, allowing the Obama administration to push through significant policy changes.

The Maryland Association of CPAs has created an interactive job board, the MACPA Career Center, to give its members and the CPA profession at large a targeted way to make employment connections.

Accounting firm Wiss & Co. has created an economic advisory group to help business owners and executives deal with the recession.

The Internal Revenue Service’s program for allowing “Son of Boss” tax shelter investors to settle their tax disputes often did not lead to greater taxpayer compliance, according to a new report.

The House included a taxpayer accountability amendment in the economic stimulus bill that provides protections to federal workers who expose waste, fraud and abuse, drawing praise from whistleblower advocacy groups.

Whether navigating your firm through the choppy waters of today’s unstable economy or mapping out both long- and short-term strategies, a trio of CEOs from CPA firms in both the U.S. and Canada agreed that communication with staff members and an understanding of the competition are among the more critical factors in driving a firm’s growth and evolution.