Practice and client management

BCG Systems director of networking services Ken Klicka explains why if you aren't prepared to address the cloud computing wave with your clients, you'll soon be left behind.

The IRS has issued a consumer alert about possible scams taking place after Hurricane Sandy.

Check out the digital edition of the November 2012 issue of Accounting Today.

The American Institute of CPAs has improved its Interactive Tax Checklists to allow tax professionals to work more efficiently next tax season.

President Barack Obama, fresh from his re-election, turned his attention Friday to the economy, offering to talk with Congress about how to avoid the prospect of automatic tax increases on the middle class.

The Internal Revenue Service identified 39.1 percent more attempts at fraudulent tax refunds last tax season than in the prior year, leading to tax refund delays early in tax season.

With the election out of the way and efforts taking shape in Washington to resolve the threat of automatic tax increases and the fiscal cliff, CPAs and certified financial planners are recommending ways to protect their clients no matter what Congress and the Obama administration ultimately decide to do about the tax laws for next year.

The Treasury Department said it is engaging with more than 50 countries and jurisdictions across the globe to improve international tax compliance and implement the information reporting and withholding tax provisions in the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

It may be some time before Congress and the Obama administration decide what to do about the tax rates for next year, so it’s a good idea to plan for various alternative scenarios just in case.

CCH has introduced the new weekly electronic publication, Global Tax Weekly – A Closer Look, which promises to provide up-to-date analysis and insights into international tax developments.

More than three years after the official end to the recession considered the worst since the Great Depression, U.S. businesses are recovering but not recovered.

The election results, while no surprise, have pretty much left us where we were in terms of tax policy, according to Roger Harris, president of Padgett Business Services.

In one of his last appearances before his departure on November 9, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman touched on a number of issues confronting the service and the accounting profession in general.

In the aftermath of the elections, the payroll tax cut appears to be one of the likely casualties of the scramble to resolve questions over expiring tax cuts and the looming fiscal cliff during the lame-duck session of Congress.

In the wake of Sandy, the IRS has unveiled programs to help victims of the hurricane.

The chances for comprehensive tax reform occurring in the wake of Tuesday’s elections are murky at best, with a divided Congress and a re-elected President who has been unable to persuade Republicans to support his tax policies.

The re-election of President Obama is likely to result in substantial changes for taxpayers, especially with the expiration of the Bush-era tax rates approaching.

Paul Allan, Global BPO Portfolio and Service Line Leader, at HP Enterprise Services, explains how to justify organizations' investment in Business Intelligence technologies and how a trusted advisor can help in the process.

The International Federation of Accountants has released for comment a proposed strategy for projects it plans over the next four years to address the needs of accountants who work within companies or as advisors to businesses.

President Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech early Wednesday morning after winning re-election in a hard-fought campaign against Republican rival Mitt Romney as the U.S. faces the risk of another plunge into recession with the expiration of the current tax rates coupled with deep automatic spending cuts.