Practice Management

You may have heard people talking about blockchain technology, but how does it work and what does it mean for tax compliance?

Warren Averett, LLC, Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, is merging in Hutto & Carver, P.A., expanding the firm’s presence in Florida.

BDO USA LLP is expanding its New York metropolitan area practice by merging in Charles A. Barragato & Company, a firm with offices in New York City and Long Island that specializes in servicing high net worth individuals and family offices.

As Donald Trump prepared for the Republican primaries, he transferred dozens of his most prized assets, the “Trump” trademarks that adorn everything from hotels to ties to his U.S. golf courses, into a new Delaware-based company—a move that offers him a chance to cut his income-tax bills.

Last week I wrote about a CPA going to work for a small client that was creating a controller’s position. Today I’ll talk about going to work for a client that already has a controller or working for a large company.

The so-called “sharing economy” isn’t doing such a good job of disseminating the necessary tax information with its participants.

If you’ve ever listened to or watched “The Dave Ramsey Show” or another financial advice program that features people who have turned around their finances, you’ll frequently hear the host ask what prompted the people to make a change. Often, it was a crisis—a lost job or a major health problem, for example.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a new warning Friday to taxpayers about bogus phone calls from IRS impersonators demanding payment for a non-existent tax that they call the “federal student tax.”

Intuit reported an increase in users of both its TurboTax Online and QuickBooks Online user base last quarter.

Alan Whitman, incoming CEO of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, explains in this video how his firm handles the M&A process.