Economy

Once a client sees how your strategic or business advice will help them make money, they are more willing to part with their hard-earned dollars for a new engagement.

Economic confidence has rebounded in the first quarter of the year, according to a survey of accountants around the world by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.

The president is signing an executive order Friday directing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to review any significant tax regulations from last year, especially those that might burden Americans.

Adding new practice niches is good, right? Well, yes and no.

The U.S. offices of a recently relaunched Arthur Andersen network have shut down as part of a legal settlement with one of the firms to resolve trademark infringement claims by Andersen Tax.

Central and South America and the Caribbean offer the best opportunities for Americans looking for lower tax burdens.

CFOs and senior finance executives are taking on a greater role at startups and early-stage growth companies, according to new research.

Ask your business clients how they know whether their business is successful, and many of them are likely to answer, “I check my bank balance.”

Private sector employers added an estimated 263,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, in a healthy sign of a growing economy despite rising interest rates.

Payroll giant Paychex reported a slight dip in small business hiring last month, while the pace of employment growth stayed relatively unchanged compared to last year.

The financial information company Sageworks has released The Definitive Guide to Improving Cash Flow, a free e-book for accountants to help their business clients with liquidity.

There are five capabilities firms must have to remain successful and future-ready, but too often they think they've already done or tried that.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice explaining how small businesses can take advantage of a new option allowing them to apply a portion or all of their research credit against their payroll tax liability, instead of their income tax liability.

For firms interested in implementing a health reimbursement arrangement, several steps must be completed to do so correctly and compliantly.

The proposed changes to the Tax Code could have major ramifications for S corps, C corps and LLCs.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revenue procedure permanently establishing a process for quickly resolving IRS audits after pilot-testing it in recent years.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy is calling for exemplary leaders by June 17, 2017.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs is calling for exemplary CPAs and the people who champion them by May 19.

CorpNet CEO Nellie Akalp discusses how accountants can advise their business clients on the proper entity to use for legal and tax purposes.