Financial Planning

U.S. Wealth Management CEO John Napolitano discusses how CPAs can overcome the knowledge gap in providing clients with personal financial planning services, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Private sector employers added a healthy 213,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, even though small businesses and some industry sectors slowed their hiring pace.

Payroll giant Paychex reported Monday that its index of small business employment saw the strongest one month gain since its peak in April of last year.

A group of senators have introduced legislation aimed at enhancing the tax breaks available in Section 529 college savings plans, only days after the Obama administration backed away from a proposal to tax new contributions to such plans.

Check out the digital edition of the February 2015 issue of Accounting Today.

Tax prep offers a great opportunity

A half-hearted attempt won't succeed

The best-laid estate plans just got muddled.

Real estate partnerships pool funds from various investor groups, family offices and public entities to invest in property platforms seeking high cap rates and strong yields. Even though the investors within each fund have different tax structures and tax needs, the goal of enhancing each investor’s rate of return can be accomplished through sophisticated tax planning strategies.

A lawmaker has filed legislation in Congress to allow student loan debt to be treated like other forms of debt that can be discharged in bankruptcy proceedings.