Economy

The Big Four firm is winning back customers and no longer bleeding staff as it rebuilds an image tarnished by a series of scandals.

Several red flags indicate a wireless device or service may have a more complex and costly communications tax responsibility, rather than a simple sales tax requirement.

The complaints paint a picture of increasingly desperate measures undertaken by MiMedx’s top two officers to hit sales goals year after year.

The legislation from the House Judiciary Committee would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and reassess pot convictions.

The GREEN Act aims to deal with climate change by offering a range of tax incentives for use of renewable energy.

The Internal Revenue Service is expanding its efforts to ensure businesses and individuals are paying their taxes, particularly payroll taxes, with in-person visits planned by revenue officers to more parts of the country, starting recently in Wisconsin and later this month Texas and Arkansas.

The Top 100 Firm has expanded in its home base city of Indianapolis while adding more expertise in serving health care clients.

When it comes to mergers and acquisitions in the accounting world, the word “robust” only begins to describe what’s happening.

Three senators have reintroduced a bill that would exempt small broker-dealers from the expanded audit requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 and reinstate looser auditing requirements.

The deal will encompass more than 250 accounting, tax, and advisory member firms in nearly 100 countries.

A hundred-year-old firm launches a major management consulting practice.

The new standard transforms the rules that govern accounting for nearly all types of leases, including real estate, vehicle and equipment.

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee wants to create two new tax incentives to help small businesses owned by women to hire and grow and get access to capital.

The fading impact of last year’s tax cuts cooled the pace of job growth.

CEO Steve Heathcote plans to expand the association, especially in Asia and Europe.

Hourly earnings grew this month, but job growth remained relatively flat.

Despite a series of accounting scandals, the major firms are increasing their dominance.

Zach Gordon, a pioneer in serving the marijuana business and senior manager of the cannabis practice at Janover LLC, shares the issues facing this new niche, and how accountants can and should work with it.

Here are some ready-to-use tips to help both tax pros and their customers who provide communications services navigate this tricky landscape.