Practice Management

Tech consultant Joe Woodard talks with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood about the changing opportunities for accountants with cloud and mobile technology.

The Internal Revenue Service has made big strides in processing applications from groups seeking tax-exempt status, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, whose 2013 report precipitated the Tea Party targeting scandal that led to the ouster of several top IRS officials.

A convicted tax preparer who was sentenced to probation in 2012 has now received a prison sentence for continuing to prepare and file tax returns in violation of a court order.

Tim Loo learned early this year that his name and Social Security number had made their way onto a fraudulent tax return, and immediately wondered whether the identity thief might also have his bank-account details or his kids’ Social Security numbers.

Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee are being inundated with suggestions for tax reform, despite the limited prospects for comprehensive reform ahead of next year’s elections.

In February, I wrote an article about the challenge I was about to embark on: tax season along with training for an Ironman competition.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to do better at ensuring that health insurance policy issuers and self-insured plan sponsors pay a fee required under the Affordable Care Act known as the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research fee, according to a new government report.

Top 100 Firm McGladrey LLP has agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of the Bay area firm PKF San Francisco and the St. Louis-based firm Wolfe Nilges Nahorski. McGladrey expects to close both deals on Aug. 1, 2015.

Making the case for mergers and acquisitions

Ideas for tax reform abound, though the prospects are not as bright as they once were.