Practice Management

Bernard Madoff’s former accountant pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges he helped the convicted con man carry out a Ponzi scheme.

Avalara has formed a strategic alliance with PrimeGlobal North America, enabling its member firms to access Avalara’s online resource center and take advantage of the company’s accountant-centric partner programs.

While keeping up with legislation and regulations remains the top risk facing corporate tax directors, global transfer pricing is quickly becoming a more serious concern for them, according to a recent survey

Top Sage partner Net@Work has enhanced its Partner Alliance Program, which will offer Sage and non-Sage VARs and other professional service providers – including CPAs – access to the firm’s full range of products and services and future business opportunities.

Top 100 Firm The Bonadio Group is merging with Gaines Kriner Elliott LLP. The merger is expected to be finalized on November 1, and the two firms will operate under the Bonadio name.

The Internal Revenue Service has set the per diem rates that taxpayers can use to substantiate the amount of expenses for lodging, meals and incidental expenses when traveling away from home.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve the process it uses to account for and report costs associated with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to a new government report.

Attorneys for the Internal Revenue Service presented their arguments before a federal appeals court in an effort to reinstate mandatory testing and continuing education of tax preparers.

Tax preparers are beginning to respond to the recent proposal by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to further regulate paid preparers.

Jackie Oneto, the first female managing partner at Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, sat down with Accounting Today to discuss the main hurdle hindering women in attaining leadership roles in the profession, and how to block out the background noise of people who say that they can’t conquer their goals.