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Thomson Reuters has released a special report highlighting key provisions of the Affordable Care Act that employers, accounting firms and other professionals should understand to avoid tax penalties.

The average accounting firm is spending less on its marketing than it should, according to a recent survey.

I continue my conversation with two professionals who are influenced, and work with, members of all generations.

H&R Block reports that its revenues for the fiscal year ended on April 30 rose $118 million (4.1 percent), to slightly more than $3 billion.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

You probably know more about Donald Sterling and his mistresses, his infamous recording, and the proposed forced sale of his team, the Los Angeles Clippers, than you want to know. Nevertheless, as tax professionals we should be aware of the tax opportunities and issues for the Sterlings as sellers, if only to make conversation at the next tax-themed gathering we attend.

The House passed a pair of bills Thursday to provide tax breaks to businesses.

The CPA brand remains “incredibly strong,” according to American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon, but the profession still faces challenges.

The Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy has prohibited an accounting firm from changing the name of one of its offices to include the name of the late co-founder and president.

Facing a series of budget cuts in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service is being urged to set a long-term strategy and use return on investment data to better manage budget uncertainty and set priorities at the agency, in a new report from the Government Accountability Office.