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Today’s college students were born into the Information Age, and simply cannot imagine a world without technology. During my decade-long experience teaching graduate courses, students are increasingly cognizant of using technology to help them find answers quickly and replace manual tasks.

Selling products online (“e-tailing”) is a potential goldmine of opportunity, and technology has made it easier than ever via dynamic software platforms, intelligent fulfillment solutions, and ubiquitous mobile devices.

The American Institute of CPAs has written to the Internal Revenue Service recommending some changes in the IRS’s proposed regulations for country-by-country reporting by multinational corporations of financial information to curb tax avoidance.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has named the members who will serve on a Transition Resource Group to help with implementation of its upcoming credit losses standard.

The odds of being criminally prosecuted by the Internal Revenue Service have fallen as a result of budget cuts at the hands of Congress, decreasing from 13.3 per million population in fiscal year 2013 to 9.2 per million in FY 2015, according to new research.

Alex Quevedo of ADP talks about how accountants can help their clients get the appropriate insurance coverage, in a video interview with Dan Hood of Accounting Today.

As tax professionals, we’re used to seeing a myriad of changes to the tax code every year. We spend hours familiarizing ourselves with the details so we’re prepared to advise our clients in the New Year.

As the founder of a consulting firm that provides cloud-based accounting software and business-process-as-a-service outsourced accounting in the cloud, I’ve gotten a first-hand look at the adoption of cloud software in finance and accounting.

Most taxpayers have at least a vague understanding of the principle that gifts do not constitute taxable income, while payments for services are taxable. Unfortunately for exotic dancer and professional adult entertainer Veronica Fairchild, there is no middle ground which would allow her to include in income some of the money she received from a client as payment for her services, while she characterized the bulk of what she received as gifts.

Relatively few employers are claiming the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new government report.

The National Retail Federation is urging Congress to reject any form of consumption tax as it considers a variety of tax reform proposals in a hearing Tuesday.

Marc Fleischman has been appointed CEO of BeachFleischman, succeeding Bruce Beach, who has led the firm as CEO since 1990.

A Washington-based watchdog group is taking aim at Donald Trump, accusing his foundation of making political contributions that may have violated its status as a tax-exempt charity.

More than half of companies in India are not yet ready for new Indian Accounting Standards, according to a new survey.

The Internal Revenue Service has released the Top 10 Identity Theft Prosecutions for Fiscal Year 2015 to highlights its efforts to combat tax refund fraud and identity theft.

Aldor Delp of ADP discusses the regulatory compliance requirements involved in recruiting talent, in an interview with Dan Hood of Accounting Today.

Last week I met with a client for one hour to get his tax information. This is a client I have had since 1972.

A new survey reveals what your clients really think about taxes and more

The Internal Revenue Service is doing a better job of controlling its spending on conferences after the IRS faced ridicule three years ago for spending on an embarrassing series of training videos for conferences.

FloQast, an enterprise software company that provides month-end closing software for accountants, announced it has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round of funding.