Partnerships

While many midsized CPA firms strive to be well-managed, many fall short and revert to the loosely managed style of midsized law firms.

New methods of allocation value in the firm may help overcome hurdles in expanding a partnership.

A battle over who should be Deloitte LLP’s next U.S. chief raises awkward questions about the governance of Big Four partnerships.

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Catalyst has published an analysis of the new Section 199A qualified business income deduction for pass-through entities ushered in by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

What happens when your firm isn’t clicking on all cylinders?

Focusing immediately on culture, strategy and building a ‘one firm’ model top the list.

A managing partner is the heart and soul of a CPA firm who must do what needs to be done to ensure success.

The American Institute of CPAs has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service asking the IRS to provide maximum flexibility in its regulations for the new centralized partnership audit regime.

Building a culture of accountability is critical for professional services firms.

Dan Gardiner was elected to head the Louisiana-based Top 100 Firm last year.

The software helps taxpayers determine the new Section 199A tax break on qualified business income of partnerships and S corporations under the new tax law.

If a firm doesn’t effectively address obstacles, it will not be able to grow at a satisfactory rate.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have issued details about the withholding on the transfer of non-publicly traded partnership interests by foreign persons under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, along with guidance on the “transition tax” on the untaxed earnings of overseas subsidiaries of U.S. companies.

What is the right stuff to become a partner?

This perspective has been written for CEOs at CPA firms doing $50 million to $100 million in annual revenue with quality profits per partner who want to make their firms bigger, better, stronger and more profitable.

At some point in my practice I had to ask a staff person if he would want to specialize in taxes. The first time occurred over 35 years ago when my main tax reviewer left for a position with another firm where he would be “more important than just a tax reviewer.”

Final regulations have been released for how to avoid the centralized way the IRS can now examine large firms.

When it comes to a firm's owners, conducting performance evaluations can be problematic.

The name that Republican tax writers gave to a new, multibillion-dollar business levy implies that it targets foreign earnings from “intangible” intellectual property—hitting tech firms and drugmakers like Apple Inc. and Pfizer Inc.

The Internal Revenue Service has proposed guidance on the new partnership audit regime that promises to make it easier for firms, if not all their partners, but with some extra complications added by the new tax reform law.